To ensure a safety net for children and families through increased educational outreach activities and information into the community and to schools.

A sample of past and current activities:

1. The Blue Ribbon Campaign. The Council invites everyone in the community
to wear a blue ribbon, to indicate concern for abused children and support for prevention efforts. Blue ribbons are distributed with child abuse information and parenting information. Blue ribbons can be worn all year but we concentrate our efforts in April, which is Child Abuse Awareness Month. This committee coordinates the Blue Ribbon effort.

2. Informational Brochures. The committee develops and distributes brochures about child abuse and about parenting skills which are distributed in the community.

3. San Jose Children's Fair. The Child Abuse Council is one of the sponsors
of the San Jose Children's Fair in April. The Public Awareness Committee also organizes a booth for the fair. The committee is also considering participating in similar fairs in north county and in south county.

4. Media Awareness. The Public Awareness Committee distributes child abuse
information to the mass media and responds to opportunities to discuss this information in interviews.

5. Special Educational Rights. The Committee is working to increase awareness of the special education and related services available to K-6 "exceptional needs" children.

6. Other Activities. The Public Awareness Committee has made specific outreach efforts with schools, religious communities, and libraries throughout the county. The committee is always looking for ways to provide the public with useful and helpful information.