Sponsorship Opportunities
Help prevent abuse & neglect.
In 1974, Charlotte Salinger, social worker and philanthropist, spearheaded a movement to Stop Child Abuse and Neglect in Allen County by joining with 10 peers to form SCAN. In the early days, community volunteers and one employee worked to provide education and relief to over-whelmed parents with the goal of preventing child abuse in Allen County.
Over five decades, SCAN grew to meet this community’s needs as the awareness of the horrors of child abuse swept the nation and child abuse reporting strengthened. As the agency grew, its geographic reach expanded, and SCAN began to serve a greater number of families through educational programming and home-based services. By 1995, SCAN worked from a budget of $1 million and continued to grow. During this time, SCAN established the Family Preservation program.
In 2000, SCAN moved to downtown Fort Wayne and thrived in its new location. Since then, several transformative programs have been introduced – Daybreak Crisis Homes, Family Connections, Community Partners, Clinical Services and the Northern Indiana Preservation Services. These programs diversified SCAN's funding and allowed the agency to continue to reach more families while holding true to its mission to protect children, prepare parents, strengthen families and educate our community to Stop Child Abuse and Neglect.
Unfortunately, Indiana ranks second in the nation for child abuse and neglect, with incidences occurring at more than twice the national average.
Each year, it takes more than $15 million to serve 45,000 children and parents in our prevention and preservation services. While we receive funding from the State of Indiana through our contract with DCS, we're left with a $7.26 gap for every hour of service we provide. In order to meet the needs of the children and parents in our community, we strive to raise more than $1.1 million annually. Proceeds donated to SCAN will help children and families in northern Indiana during their greatest time of need.
