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Norton adopts MOUs with children’s advocacy center and proclaims child-abuse prevention, foster-care awareness and autism acceptance months

Norton City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted annual Memoranda of Understanding with the Southwest Virginia Children’s Advocacy Center and proclaimed April Child Abuse Prevention Month, May Foster Care Awareness Month and April Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month; NDSS Director Abe Rutherford announced a walk‑a‑thon April 24 and reported recent case counts.

Norton City Council on April 7 adopted Memoranda of Understanding between the Norton Police Department and the Norton Department of Social Services (NDSS) and the Southwest Virginia Children's Advocacy Center of Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc. (CAC MEOC). Council also adopted resolutions recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, May 2026 as Foster Care Awareness Month, and April 2026 as Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month.

City Manager Jeffery A. Shupe said the MOUs formalize existing cooperative services and had been…

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