Kicking off Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit is taking the fight against child abuse virtual this year with a monthlong online fundraising campaign to help them meet increased need during the pandemic.
The “Month of Hope” campaign takes the place of Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Pikes Peak Region’s annual Light of Hope fundraiser, typically held in April, spokeswoman Keri Kahn said. The annual event won’t happen this year because of pandemic concerns, but nonprofit leaders hope to raise $144,000 through their online fundraiser to serve the additional 120 children in El Paso and Teller counties they expect will come to their program in 2021, Kahn said. It costs the program $1,200 a year to serve one child.
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