About Us
Every minute in America a child is reported abused or neglected. One in ten is born affected by drugs. One in five is sexually abused. Half a million children are reported abused in California each year. Every day in California at least one child dies as a result of abuse or neglect. The need for action is now. The cost of prevention is a fraction of the true cost, financially and personally, of abuse and neglect. In Yuba County, the Children’s Council goal is to strengthen our families and protect our children by improving the coordination of countywide child abuse prevention services. The council also serves as a policy and advisory body to the Yuba County Board of Supervisors on issues related to the well-being of children in our county.
.The Children’s Council provides a forum for Yuba County community and government leaders to do the following:
.The Children’s Council provides a forum for Yuba County community and government leaders to do the following:
- plan, coordinate and impact the policies, practices, and programs affecting children and their families in Yuba County.
- review and report on the status of children and families;
- strategize on issues related to children and families;
- develop recommendations for the consideration of any or all of the governmental agencies whose scope of governing impacts children in Yuba County;
- and where possible, collaborate in obtaining funding resources for programs that will benefit children and their families who are residents of Yuba County.