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River Oak Center for
Children Honored
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Alliance member River Oak
Center for Children has been selected to receive the
Inspirations Community Service Provider Award from the
Child Abuse Prevention Council.
The award recognizes the agency’s leading role in preventing child
abuse and neglect through developing and implementing innovative and
effective programs and services that improve the lives of children
and families in the community.
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“It is a great honor for me to accept this award on behalf of 250
dedicated and hard-working River Oak employees whose tireless
efforts bring hope to so many vulnerable children and their
families.” Mary Hargrave, River Oak president/CEP said at the awards
ceremony. “The award strengthens our determination to continue doing
everything possible to end child abuse, which still harms millions
of children and the people who love them across the nation.”
Hargrave was interviewed by a local television station following the
awards ceremony. Watch an excerpt of the interview
here.
Established in 1966, River Oak has grown from an organization of
group homes to an agency reaching annually 2,000 emotionally and
behaviorally challenged children and their families through 15
programs and services operating at six area sites. A demonstration
of its commitment to safety and high quality of client care is
accreditation and the Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint
Commission, an honor rarely bestowed on non-profit organizations not
affiliated with large hospital systems. Learn more at
www.riveroak.org.
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