“LIFT EVERY VOICE” AT BRONX ACADEMY OF ~ ARTS & DANCE ay temas ciske 1 Stuy, Api 8 tte ws. ermal wt in penis (@ ee mance of “Lif Every Vice” an formed and showed her talents a an Evening of Song, at BAAD (Bronx authentic luc sage Her accompa Academy of Ars & Dance). Thi isthe nist i Bll Simms, her father, who ‘oneluding event of the BAADasS played the piano fist and ae the gu Women Series. BAAD has very tar. She opened with "St. Lous Blues” strive and intimate conert snd cud which esablabed Ms. Sime low Space that seas 70 people at 841 Bar voice wih its careful, modlated and retto St. in the American Bank Note jazzy delivery. A memorble sng ws Bullingof Huns Point, South Bront. very slow and bluesy pumber "Put & “The frst act was Sargenta G, Spel on You, From Which You Woa' young and “out” Latina rapper. Het Recover" where Ms. Sims uses her ‘motos 10 "PutPlenue before Feat” voice to good dramatic effect. 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They and outside his womans word BRONX RESIDENTS JOIN WHEDCO IN PREVENT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION WALK ‘2 Thurtday, April 2nd, in aoe of Child Abuse Preven jon Month, The Women's Housing and Escnomie Development CComporation (WHEDC0), a comm ty used non pei enganization dei ated to bulking @ more beautifland prosperous Brom, partaered with Pre ‘ent Child Abuse New York to host the Sth annual community walkea- thon to suppor statewide education, advocacy and preventative programs to end child abuse and neglect. "The Bronk has a alarmingly high rte of chil abuse and neglet that simpy canot be tolerated” said DDoxene Roberts, WHEDCo's Direc: tor of Family Support and Housing Services and the organizer of the Walk. "This is the fifth year that WHEDCo, Prevent Child Abate NY ‘nd the local community bave ome together to raise funds, promote ‘awareness and advocate for the pro tection of ll eileen throughout the Bronx” ‘Over 75 South Brom resi- dents, more than half of which are ‘hlden from WHEDC0's afterschool ‘rogram, gathered in the schoolyard (of SIMS 218 to begin the one-hour walk. The children made signs 10 protest child abuse proclaiming, “Love Your Chil and "Litle Hears, Big Hurts" Local organization such 5 Planned Parenthood of New York, ‘he Catdaal McCloskey Series, the Rockland Child Development Ser vies, and the New York City Child (Care Resource and Referral Cons. tium offered suppot and infomation before the walk.” WHEDCo staffers joined South Bronx resides and kis inthe walk, Prevent Child Abuse New York is « nom profit organization, I svat founded in 1980, a the Feder ion om Child Abuse and Neglect, by a network of county child abuse task Torces with asistance from Cornel University's Family Life Develop- ment Centr and trp finding oma the Rober Stering Clark Foundation 11982 the ageney became the New York chapter of National Commitee forthe Prevene tion of Child Abuse. The ors tion's name was changed to Prevent Chi Abuse New York in 1959, when ‘he national name was changed fo Pre- ‘ent Child Abuse Ameria, Chill Abuse Prevention Advor cate Cris Capone helped kickoff the vent witha brief motivational alk, ‘commenting 0 his patizpation Chis ssid "ama survivor ofeild abuse tnd there was ove person i my life ‘that reached out to my sister and ‘when we needed it most. Se gave us ‘he love and courage t keep gong in if. His ny mission wo be that person in the lives of neglected children by inspiring eters o put a top to child sbuce, WHEDCo' Walk for Children ‘ive us all that voice to spread the ‘ward it gave me the voice to release eae ala ec tepormty {a popleopea op ere ae ee ae ee ee leave pee cick Doni Acatony fly: ‘ports the cause she walked for this & peach eo oe ot Site fam ting sbued se acts eer eee fea pean ane hd aus infection oes © Teper Bete seta teers eee re information abot WHEDCo oro donate pense vist wve-WHED Georg ere ca) 9