{"id":37622,"date":"2022-03-28T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-1-is-go-blue-day-3\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T20:00:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:00:34","slug":"april-1-is-go-blue-day-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-1-is-go-blue-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"April 1 is Go Blue Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April is designated as Child Abuse &amp; Neglect Prevention Month nationally. During this month, and throughout the entire year, <strong>thread <\/strong>encourages all Alaskans to come together to combat child abuse and neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be a parent to take steps to help keep children safe and healthy. There are many ways to make a positive difference in a child\u2019s life, including mentoring, teaching, fostering, or volunteering,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Go Blue Day<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Start by recognizing Go Blue Day on Friday, April 1 when you are encouraged to dress in blue to show your support for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/child-abuse-prevention-month\">Alaska Children\u2019s Trust<\/a> has provided fun ideas for you and your family to support Go Blue Day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On Friday, April 1, wear blue, paint your nails blue, use food coloring to make your food blue, make a sign, or get creative with your own blue ideas!<\/li><li>Celebrate a child \u2013 Ask a child in your life what they would like to do with you (whatever it is) and do it! Spending quality time with a child makes them feel special and seen.<\/li><li>Take a selfie and post it on Facebook or Twitter using these hashtags:<br>#GoBlueDay #goblue4kids #wearblue4kids #DareToBeTheOne<\/li><li>Change your Zoom virtual backgrounds for the day using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/child-abuse-prevention-month\">these images<\/a>.<\/li><li>Make a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/586370cec534a5dbdedba846\/t\/5ab534960e2e72bd835f32cb\/1521824920637\/Make+Your+Own+Pinwheel.pdf\">blue pinwheel<\/a> and plant in your front yard!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for sharing the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect, and for promoting the social and emotional well-being of children and families!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anchorage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1035045880693262\/?privacy_mutation_token=eyJ0eXBlIjowLCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoxNjQ3OTAxODQ2LCJjYWxsc2l0ZV9pZCI6MzU5MDM2MDAxOTY4NDMyfQ%3D%3D&amp;acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D\">Go Blue Day Celebration at the Fairview Recreation Center, April 1 from 3-5pm<\/a><\/li><li>Plan your own event to recognize the day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/building-resilience-through-strengthening-families\">Reducing Child Abuse &amp; Neglect through Strengthening Families<\/a> (<strong>thread<\/strong>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/families\/family-resources\/reporting-concerns\">Reporting Concerns<\/a> (<strong>thread<\/strong>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/child-abuse-prevention-month\">Child Abuse Prevention Month<\/a> (Alaska Children\u2019s Trust)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.alaska.gov\/newsroom\/2020\/04\/01\/child-abuse-prevention-month\/\">Governor\u2019s Proclamation of Child Abuse Prevention Month<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Workshops for Parents<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/events\">Prevention Month Opportunities for Parents<\/a> (Alaska Children\u2019s Trust)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/business-community\/events\/parent-talk\">Parent TALK<\/a> (<strong>thread<\/strong>)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27794,"template":"","news_tags":[27,28],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37622","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tags-alaska","news_tags-child_welfare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>April 1 is Go Blue Day - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-1-is-go-blue-day-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"April 1 is Go Blue Day - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April is designated as Child Abuse &amp; Neglect Prevention Month nationally. 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