m. in providing a direct service to
area children," Oliver
said.
Children in crisis can look for the diamond shaped, yellow and black
Safe
Place logo on participating businesses and fire stations or call
(407) 323-6903 for assistance
.
Short-term services and counseling may be provided to the child and family.
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"While we are
active in a number of charitable activities, this is a first
for Amerada Hess Corp. The shelter
staff provide a safe place for the youth while assessing
their needs and seeking family reunification
or placement in a youth facility.milwaukee cocoon
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will join with
Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida to provide
four new Safe Place
locations for children at its Hess Express stores as part of National Safe
Place
week.
Seminole County Hess Express stores will now be safe havens for children
in crisis.
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WHAT:
It may look like a personal ad, but for many unwanted
and abandoned pets in
Midwest shelters, the new PETsMART Charities Rescue Waggin' Pet Transport
Program
is their only lifeline.
WHY:
This is a first-of-its-kind pet transport program launched
on a national
scale and is estimated to save the lives of more than 4,000 homeless
Midwest pets
in its first year alone.situation immediate
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, Gary Michniewicz, Manager, SunWest
Division, Amerada Hess
Corp.away confidential
On hand today at the Hess Express at 3015 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo,
to announce the new partnership
were Steve Oliver, Senior Category Manager
Food Services, Amerada Hess Corp.snohomish cocoon
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"Because of caring
agencies such as Girls and Boys Town and socially conscious businesses such as
Amerada Hess Corp
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The national pizza chain, which franchises 120 outlets in Hess
Express stores, is Girls and Boys
Town's national corporate sponsor.homeless counselors
WHO:
Officials from the Wisconsin Humane Society of
Milwaukee, adoptive families
from the Rescue Waggin Midwest pilot, adoptable pets, and PETsMART
Charities
Executive Director Susana Della Maddalena will be on hand for
interviews., Amerada Hess Corp.
The Safe Place program operates in 42 states and provides services to over
700 communities
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WHERE:
The Wisconsin Humane Society located at 4500 W. "The Safe Place program and
the
hundreds of trained volunteers in locations like Hess Express are able to
help us give children an
opportunity to get off the streets and find safety,
help and hope.crisis teenagers
"Our locations are some of the
safest and most convenient anywhere,
making this program a perfect match to assist children who desperately
need
help.
Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida helps thousands of children and
families
in the community through its shelters, long term residential program,
in home services, parenting
classes, the Girls and Boys Town National Hotline
(1-800-448-3000) and other outreach and training
programs.hotline snohomish
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In celebration of the national launch of the
Rescue Waggin' Program, the
Waggin' will deliver adoptable dogs and puppies to the Wisconsin Humane
Society from overcrowded shelters in neighboring states, where they faced
euthanasia.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.
The Midwest is home to the nation's highest euthanization
rates with an
estimated 3,000 homeless pets needlessly euthanized each day on average,
more than
one million annually."
Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida is the first and only Safe Place
administrator in Seminole County.counselors peer
m. Wisconsin Avenue in
Milwaukee. OVIEDO, Fla., Mary Kate
O'Leary, Executive Director of Girls
and Boys Town of Central Florida, Father Val J. If you are
a
family in need of services please call (407) 366-3667 for assistance.switchboard teenagers
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"We are very proud
to have such a great new partner in our efforts to
assist area children and families," O'Leary said
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Peter, National Executive
Director of Girls and Boys Town, Sarah Robinson, Communications Director
,
Florida Network of Youth + Family Services and Ron Gartlan, CEO of Godfather's
Pizza, Inc."
Youth arriving at a Safe Place site receive assurance they are safe, and a
call is made to Girls
and Boys Town of Central Florida to come and assist the
youth.situation snohomish
Amerada Hess Seminole County Stores
to Become 'Safe Place' for Area Kids
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"Project Safe Place is an important outreach effort
by Florida Network
agencies to children living on the street or in danger because they are being
bullied or pursued by an abductor," Robinson said.counselors hotline
In addition to the Hess Express locations,
nearly
40 area locations with trained staffs, including fire and sheriff
departments and counseling centers
, provide help to hundreds of young people. Events such as National Safe Place Week help to make the
Safe Place sign recognized nationally as a symbol of help and safety for any
young person who
is lost or scared, abused, threatened or in any unsafe
situation.If you are thinking of running away
, first take a look at the help that is available to you before you make any moves.
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and Godfather's Pizza
, Florida has nearly 3,000 Safe Place
sites, considerably more than any other state in the nation
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