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A Facebook post sharing two photos of a young boy with cuts and bruises on his face claims he was “found walking behind a home” in Hartlepool. But this is a hoax. 

The post, which appears in a local community group says: “This little boy approximately 3 years old was found last night walking behind a home here in #hartlepool Officer Sam Jenson saved him and took him to the Police Station but no one has an idea where he lives, the neighbours don’t know him or how he got there. He says his mom’s name is Ella. Let’s flood our feeds so that this post may reach his family, thank you.”

This did not happen. 

For one thing, Cleveland Police, who are responsible for Hartlepool in County Durham, told Full Fact that the force does not have an officer by this name. 

And…

MISSOULA — An opportunity for anyone in Missoula seeking childcare options is happening at 6 p.m. on June 13, 2024.

As childcare is becoming increasingly harder to find and more expensive, The Missoula Child Care Advantage (MCCA) is hosting an open house.

CEO of United Way of Missoula, Susan Hay Patrick told MTN, “The traditional child care model in our country and community is broken, it costs too much to provide a service that too few people can afford and there’s not enough of it and there’s a lot of turnover because it pays so poorly and that affects quality.”

Operating through Zero to Five — which is part United Way of Missoula County — the organization has two main objectives. “A short term goal of improving the availability of high quality child care and the long term goal…

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa nonprofit that assists struggling families and advocates for preventing child abuse and neglect will be hosting a fundraiser.

The Parent Child Center of Tulsa will be raising money by hosting an art auction on April 25.

The mission of the Parent Child Center is “to prevent child abuse and neglect through education, treatment, and advocacy.”

“April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we want to draw attention to the fact that there were 2,711 substantiated cases of child abuse in Tulsa,” Jennifer Legler told 2 News. “We really need to work together as a community. It’s a community issue, and certainly we can all pull together to child abuse.”

Legler is the vice president of development at the Center.

The Center will auction off a wide variety of artwork during its…

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington is hosting a public information session about all things child care, including how it is lacking locally.

On Monday evening, social services’ children’s early years division will hold a meeting at Aboyne Hall for those who want to learn about the state of local licensed child care, the county’s role as the service system manager for child care, how it is funded and the roll out of $10 per day child care.

On top of all that, there will be an opportunity to learn about and join a potential child care advocacy group being spearheaded by county…