Dawn McCoy Instagram – A week from today will mark 5 years since it was discovered that my weeks-old godson, Waylon, was being abused by someone he should have been able to trust. Out of his and his mom’s immense pain eventually came a shared vision to help fellow child abuse victims, their families and caregivers in the way they’ve needed support during their long recovery from devastating tragedy.
It’s called @lovingwayfoundation .
Loving Way’s mission is simple: Offer families opportunities for respite, healing and joy; provide them with resources to help them navigate the often confounding legal, medical and social services systems; raise awareness of the scourge that is child abuse; and strengthen laws and penalties for those who prey upon our most vulnerable.
I’m honored to serve on Loving Way’s board, and was witness to much of the remarkable things that Dawn & Waylon and Loving Way accomplished this year. Here are just a few highlights:
🩵 We hosted 5 Loving Way Stays for child abuse victims and their families & caregivers, coordinating all-expenses-paid respite vacations in Palm Springs, Austin, Oceanside, and Anaheim
🩵 We produced and hosted 7 advocacy events, reaching more than 5,000 people in person, and hundreds of thousands more online
🩵 We took on 11 one-on-one advising and mentorship cases, helping victims & their families navigate the dizzying criminal justice, social services and medical systems
🩵 Founder Dawn made 5 public speaking appearances, contributed to 2 child abuse prevention conferences and supported 6 criminal court cases with child abuse or murder charges at their center
🩵 And Dawn appeared on 6 television news shows speaking about Loving Way’s mission, child abuse prevention and child safety
How about that?!? ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Dawn and Waylon and their big-hearted Loving Way team are heading into 2025 with plans to make an even bigger impact on this largely unseen and underserved community.
If you’re looking to make a charitable donation by year’s end, we’d love to have you join in our fight against child abuse.
Donate online now at:
www.LovingWayFoundation.org/donate
If you’d like to donate by check, contact [email protected] | Posted on 28/Dec/2024 03:22:04
