Yes, 22,290 is a big number. We wish all these children and families didn’t need help last year. But they did.

Here’s how the agencies in the San Juan Continuum helped in 2004:

4,025 children received information about substance abuse and sexual abuse prevention

2,031 children, adults and families received mentoring services, pre-natal and parenting education, and pre-school services

5,581 children and families received therapeutic
support for mental illness and domestic violence

10,653 children and families received needed food