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SAFEchild was established by the Junior League of Raleigh's long-standing commitment to protect children. In 1978, League members adopted the following position statement: "We believe that every child in Wake County has the right to mature in an environment free from physical abuse and emotional neglect." In 1991, League members voted to create a "signature" project to further expand their commitment to protect children, and after a year of planning and formulating ideas, SAFEchild was incorporated as a not-for-profit agency in 1992.
The League funded SAFEchild with more than $300,000, allowing the newly hired agency personnel to focus on developing the agency into a "best-practices," mission driven agency concerned with the well-being of children and families. In addition, League members collectively and individually have designed and implemented unique, well-attended and lucrative fund-raising events that provided unrestricted funds critical to SAFEchild's ability to meet its budget obligations.
During the past ten years, the League has contributed more than $1 million to SAFEchild and extended its generosity by providing a lead gift of $260,000 to kick off the SAFEchild Comes Home campaign, a campaign to raise funds for SAFEchild's new home. Annually, more than 50 League members work in SAFEchild programs as mentors to new mothers, parent and children's group facilitators, board members, fundraisers and office support workers. League members have worked more than 15,000 hours with SAFEchild including the Team Transfer’s annual commitment to the Angel Tree.
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