Front Porch Project®

Find out more about this exciting new program initiative, a partnership between PFSA and American Humane.

 

Read about Front Porch Project trainings in Pennsylvania here.

 

Upcoming training in Bellefonte - WJAC (Johnstown) broadcast about the March 9 / April 5 training session here.

 

The power of one person's intervention is the subject of this Front Porch Project artwork, created in April 2011 in Indiana PA.

 

Interested in bringing the Front Porch Project® to your community? Download information here. Read about some of our local training partners here.

 

How did the Front Porch Project® get to Pennsylvania, and why? Learn more about the partnership between PFSA, American Humane, and local communities.

 

Front Porch Project® in PA - A map of where we have held trainings and where training sessions are being planned.

 

Front Porch Moments- A collection of experiences shared in training sessions.  The final activity of the FPP training is to make a post-it note depicting a summary of the FPP training. 

  • A Girl Scout Leader uses Front Porch techniques.
  • Here are some of the reponses at the recent training in YorkErie, and Reading.

 

American Humane Associate is a leader in child welfare work, including the Front Porch Project®.  Visit the American Humane Association website

 

Research supports the concepts of Front Porch Project.  Read a report in "Creating Community Responsibility for Child Protection."

 

What to do if you see a child being mistreated in public. Here are some simple tips to help in a difficult situation

 

What does child abuse cost in dollars and cents? Protecting children and preventing child abuse makes sense. PFSA’s 2010 research on the total cost of child abuse in PA

 

To learn more about child abuse, click here.

 

To learn more about how to recognize and report child abuse, click here.