The RescYou Group released statistics on the top causes of deaths to TRG children over the past year.
Homicide and motor vehicle crashes rank at the top of the list.
Reecie Gilmore, founder of The RescYou Group, said with 70 percent of child deaths preventable, they are partnering with little Blessings Childcare and Preschool LLC to create The RescYOU Group Prevention Program.
The group donated $10,000 to a startup program to help promote community awareness and education to hopefully reduce child loss statistics that plague our beloved Acadiana region.
Nate Moore, president of Little Blessings Childcare & Preschool LLC, started the first center in 2008. After opening the first center, Moore said he discovered a lack of quality and consistent care for children who were placed in the foster care system, making one of the many priorities of Little Blessings Childcare & Preschool LLC reaching and caring for children who had come from very difficult situations.
Little Blessings now has eight locations throughout the Acadiana area, providing a safe place for children to grow and learn, conveniently close to home.
Gilmore said, keeping with Little Blessings mission, this partnership will allow them to spread the word, facilitate prevention workshops, promote drive through car seat checks, and work on campaign strategies, establish community relationships with partnering organizations so we can get literature, ads, and handouts out and in our community.
For more information on this initiative, you can head to www.therescyougroup.org.