SCAN, Inc. was founded in 1974 by Charlotte Salinger and a dedicated group of volunteers to stop the ever-increasing problem of child abuse and neglect in northeast Indiana. The agency's sole mission was to prevent child abuse and neglect and it offered three primary service areas: 1) the Parent Aide project, in which volunteers were paired with parents in crisis to help prevent child abuse and neglect; 2) a crisis hotline for parents who needed assistance; and 3) public education on what abuse and neglect are. Today, 36 years later, SCAN remains the only agency in northeast Indiana with the sole mission of eliminating child abuse and neglect.
Currently, SCAN offers the following program services:
* Prevention Through Education (PTE)
* Family Restoration Services
* Healthy Families
* Daybreak Crisis Homes
* The Network For Safe Families
* Community Partners For Safe Families
Currently there are no other agencies with the sole mission of eliminating abuse or neglect in northeast Indiana through family services, education and community partnerships. SCAN regularly works with Lutheran Social Services, the Allen County Department of Child Services, Family and Children's Services, and more than a dozen other social service organizations in the region. |
To contact SCAN, click here.
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