Parents Anonymous® Honors Congresswoman Norma Torres with the National 2024 Juanita Chavez Award
LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents Anonymous, Inc. announces Congresswoman Norma Torres as the recipient of the 2024 Juanita Chavez Award, which recognizes an individual for their work in promoting parent leadership to ensure better outcomes for children and families by breaking the stigma so that parents, children and youth know that Asking for Help is a Sign of Help®.
- The national nonprofit established the Juanita Chavez Award in 1999 in honor of one of Parents Anonymous' first parent leaders who was an exceptional staff member and social worker.
- This year, Congresswoman Norma Torres was selected as the 2024 award recipient for her ongoing support of Parents Anonymous.
- Parents Anonymous is a longtime community champion in the Inland Empire for families impacted by trauma and abuse," states Congresswoman Torres.
- The award was presented on February 22, 2024 to wrap-up celebrations of National Parent Leadership Month (February), which was created and shared nationwide by Parents Anonymous in 2000.