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Monday, April 01, 2013  April is set aside as National Child Abuse Prevention month to recognize the role that we all play in the well-being of children.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; Students donate a box of toiletry items to the Lily Pad Sane Center.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Local agencies have teamed together to inform parents and children about the danger of strangers.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Updated with video; As a part of Governor Nathan Deal's sweeping criminal justice reform bill, new guidelines concerning who should report child abuse will go into effect in July.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Updated with video; A new study released by the journal of Pediatrics is bringing the severity of child abuse to the light.

Monday, December 19, 2011  The family of Cliff Rouse is going to Disney this year thanks to donations.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  Updated with video; You often hear about reindeers in Christmas songs, but rarely do children get to meet them in person.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  The "100 Black Men of Albany" has given a special gift to the Lily Pad Sane Center to help bring light to some of southwest Georgia’s children in need.

Saturday, April 09, 2011  You never know what someone has gone through until you walk a mile in their shoes.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Saturday at 9 a.m., gates will open at Deerfield-Windsor High School for the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event, hosted by the Lily Pad Sane Center.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  To purchase a raffle ticket you can go to the Lily Pad office or call (229) 435-0074.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Stalking is a crime that affects 3.4 million people each year - some of them in Southwest Georgia. One in four Americans will be the victim of a stalker in their lifetime.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Albany’s Lily Pad Center announced a $3,000 donation contribution from the National Association of women in Construction. Mars Chocolate North America presented the center’s Executive Director Karen Kemp with a $1,000 check.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  Officials say the expansion will allow them to help children who are victims of abuse and sexual assault.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  In Georgia alone there are about 19,000 registered sex offenders, but when you log onto the world wide web, that’s exactly what you’re getting; predators world wide.