The Child Protection Center, Inc. (CPC) is selected as a Junior League of Sarasota 2024 Done In A Day (DIAD) grant recipient, where $1,000 is awarded to fund a project that Junior League volunteers complete in one day. The Child Protection Center was established over 44 years ago after the Junior League of Sarasota (JLS) conducted a community needs assessment and discovered there was a gap in serving kids in our community. Since CPC’s inception in 1980, the relationship with JLS has continued to thrive. CPC received donations from the Antonucci Family, various Junior League Members, Recovery Tree Service, Florida Native Plants Nursery, and Troy’s Tropics. Fourteen JLS volunteers and a few CPC staff gathered on a cool Saturday morning and helped re-establish the importance of the space as people enter and leave the building, a space of hope and healing for thousands of children and adults annually. In addition to the gardening, a butterfly mural was created through a partnership with Alissa Silvers of Liss Art & Design. The butterfly is incredibly symbolic within the Child Protection Center, representing a client’s journey from victim to survivor to one who thrives. The body of the butterfly is a semicolon, as a reminder for all survivors of child abuse and neglect that their story is not over. The Child Protection Center’s (CPC) mission is the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse, as the organization envisions a community where children are safe from abuse and free to thrive. For over 40 years, CPC has been serving Sarasota and DeSoto Counties in the State of Florida and is accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. For more information on CPC or to inquire about ways to get involved, please visit them at  www.cpcsarasota.org or call 941-365-1277.