St. PJ's Children's Home: A Leader in Preventing Child Abuse Texas’ Headquarters for Saving Children Texas’ Headquarters for Saving Children San Antonio

St. PJ's Children's Home: A Leader inSt. PJ's Children's Home: A Leader in Preventing Child Abuse Preventing Child Abuse

Texas’ Headquarters for Saving ChildrenTexas’ Headquarters for Saving Children

San Antonio is a Texas leader for medicine, San Antonio is a Texas leader for medicine, hospitality, military affairs, and emerging hospitality, military affairs, and emerging international industries.international industries.

It is the home for national corporations such as It is the home for national corporations such as Valero, USAA, NuStar Energy, Catholic Life Ins., and Valero, USAA, NuStar Energy, Catholic Life Ins., and Rackspace and state giants such as Frost Bank, Bill Rackspace and state giants such as Frost Bank, Bill Miller’s Bar B Que, SWBC, Zachry, Terrahealth Inc Miller’s Bar B Que, SWBC, Zachry, Terrahealth Inc and organizations like yours.and organizations like yours.

Now it’s time for San Antonio to be the Now it’s time for San Antonio to be the Headquarters for preventing child abuse.Headquarters for preventing child abuse.

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St. Peter-St. Joseph Children’s HomeSt. Peter-St. Joseph Children’s Home

Homelike/Therapeutic EnvironmentHomelike/Therapeutic Environment

Staff training emphasizes how to promote Staff training emphasizes how to promote an atmosphere of safety, stability, an atmosphere of safety, stability,

nurturance, consistency, constructive nurturance, consistency, constructive thinking and positive decision-making for thinking and positive decision-making for

youth.youth.

Spiritual Discovery

St. PJ’s campus culture helps children recognize that one is never alone in the world and God’s love will help overcome

all adversities.

Personal Growth

Through education, music, sports and art programs, children build on natural strengths, talents and self-worth.

Children

Adolescents

Character Building

An emphasis on values and social manners is taught from

morning to night.

Psychological & Emotional Healing

On-site clinical therapy compliments on-site case management enhancing recovery from trauma and skills

development for healthy functioning.


Invest in San Antonio by investing in saving Invest in San Antonio by investing in saving lives.lives.

What is the human potential of one child?What is the human potential of one child?

In 2009 in San Antonio there were 6,800 confirmed In 2009 in San Antonio there were 6,800 confirmed cases of abuse. The ripple effect of those 6,800 cases of abuse. The ripple effect of those 6,800 children will influence the lives of 408,000 people.children will influence the lives of 408,000 people.

In 2009 St. PJ’s served 18% of the children placed in In 2009 St. PJ’s served 18% of the children placed in Basic Child Care and 25% of the children placed in Basic Child Care and 25% of the children placed in Emergency Shelters in all of the state of Texas – a Emergency Shelters in all of the state of Texas – a phenomenal testament to our excellent quality phenomenal testament to our excellent quality programs.programs.


Child FatalitiesChild Fatalities280 children died due to CA/N in 2009 vs. 213 280 children died due to CA/N in 2009 vs. 213

children in 2008, a 31.5% increase. Child Abuse children in 2008, a 31.5% increase. Child Abuse related fatalities have increased 271% from 1997 related fatalities have increased 271% from 1997

to 2009.to 2009.


Impact of Child Abuse: Short-term and Impact of Child Abuse: Short-term and Long-TermLong-Term


Vision: Vision: Stop the cycle of child abuse and neglect / start a new path.Stop the cycle of child abuse and neglect / start a new path. Goal: Goal: Within next ten years reduce child abuse and neglect in Texas by Within next ten years reduce child abuse and neglect in Texas by 40%. From 70,000 confirmed cases to no more then 42,000; from 280 40%. From 70,000 confirmed cases to no more then 42,000; from 280

deaths to no more then 165.deaths to no more then 165.

Strategies: Strategies: Create and broadcast video and audio public service announcements Create and broadcast video and audio public service announcements

related to children’s wellness, healthy parenting, preventing child abuse.related to children’s wellness, healthy parenting, preventing child abuse.Utilize strategic market planning and promotion.Utilize strategic market planning and promotion.

Formal presentations at conferences, associations, faith community, Formal presentations at conferences, associations, faith community, neighborhood outreach, corporate community, etc.neighborhood outreach, corporate community, etc.

Local and national magazine articles.Local and national magazine articles.Billboard, bus and print advertising.Billboard, bus and print advertising.

Direct mail campaigns.Direct mail campaigns.Short videos and feature film documentary.Short videos and feature film documentary.

Public policy research and educationPublic policy research and education..


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Let’s keep all of San Antonio’s and Let’s keep all of San Antonio’s and Texas’s children safe. Texas’s children safe.

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St. PJ's Children's Home: A Leader in Preventing Child Abuse Texas’ Headquarters for Saving Children Texas’ Headquarters for Saving Children San Antonio