Highland causes unite to reduce the vulnerability of children to abuse and assault
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High Life Highland has announced its new partnership with children's charity Safe Strong and Free.
Safe Strong and Free is currently running a campaign which aims to raise awareness of the work the charity does throughout the Highlands and elsewhere.
The charity aims to reduce the vulnerability of children to abuse and assault. It teaches children strategies that will help them stay safe if they experience bullying or inappropriate attention from strangers as well as adults they know.
High Life Highland’s chief executive Steve Walsh said: “It is great news that High Life Highland is linking up with Safe Strong and Free. There is a great synergy between the work both our charities undertake across the Highlands.”
High Life Highland staff are being encouraged to dress as superheroes at work to support the cause and its libraries are promoting superhero books this week.
Kerry Lowe, chief officer with Safe Strong and Free, said: “The partnership will see us working towards our respective teams promoting the work that Safe Strong and Free undertakes with our interactive puppet shows. We are hoping that these will be able to take place at High Life Highland Libraries offering sessions to children who may be home-schooled or who may have missed their own nursery of school session when the team has been in attendance.
"Bringing the initiative to a community location like a library seems a great outcome which also means we will be able to reach children we may not otherwise have been able to do so.”
Safe Strong and Free will bring back their superheros again at the free Get Set for Summer event at the Northern Meeting Park in Inverness on June 24.
