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Child abuse prevention group changes name, hires director
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Pictured above are members of the Child Abuse Prevention Education Board including: Back row left to right: Becky Stonebraker, Mary Thurman, Connie Dyer, Shala Ehrlich and Sabrina Chism; and front row left to right: Sheryl Neeland, Dana Murphey (the new executive director), Alvena Spangenberg and Michelle Daniel. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO
Ourselves and Our Families Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse has changed its name to the Child Abuse Prevention Education and the board of directors has hired Dana Murphy as the executive director. Though Ourselves and Our Families has been educating area youth for 25 years about child abuse prevention, many people in the area might still be unfamiliar with the program, Murphey said. She hopes to change that, starting with the new name for the organization that will more clearly indicate the program’s mission.