EVENTS & OBSERVANCES Calendar
APRIL 25, 2025 – Children’s Memorial Day
Path to Healing: Children’s Memorial Day Walk
On the fourth Friday in April every year the Children’s Memorial Flag is flown in memory of all the young lives lost in California due to violence in the previous year. This is a day of remembrance set aside to recognize the national tragedy of violence against children.
Please join us in observing this day with Path to Healing: Children’s Memorial Day Walk at Lake Merritt, Oakland. 9:30-11:00am at the Children’s Memorial Statue near the Sailboat House.
Here are other ways to honor the young lives lost:
Flag Viewing: 9:00am – the Children’s Memorial Flag will be raised and flown all day at Gail Steele Multiservice Center, 24100 Amador St Hayward, CA 94544
Path to Healing: Memorial Walk Event: 9:30am-11:00am – Come to Lake Merritt in Oakland and meet at the Children’t Memorial Statue near the Sailboat House for a commemorative walk and brief ceremony honoring the children whose lives have been lost due to neglect, abuse and violence. REGISTER HERE TO LET US KNOW YOU’RE ATTENDING
Visit: Children’s Memorial Grove Trail in Chabot Regional Park (1.8 mile trail)
Moment of Silence and Reflection: At any point during the Day on April 25, 2025
APRIL 26, 2025 UNPEELED: Ultimate Children’s Event
10am-1pm at Children’s Fairyland
UnPeeled, hosted by Bananas and supported by Strong Families Alliance of Alameda County, returns to magical Fairyland in Oakland on Saturday, April 26, 2026 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. REGISTER HERE
This is a FREE event for children and their caregivers, with LIVE shows from local performers. This is a great opportunity to let your little one tap into their creative side to sing along, dance and explore!
APRIL 4, 2025 WEAR BLUE FOR KIDS!
#WearBlue4Kids
The Strong Families Alliance of Alameda County invites you to participate in #WearBlue4Kids Day. Grab something BLUE and wear it on April 4 for Child Abuse Prevention Month to bring awareness to child abuse and to support prevention efforts in Alameda County. Post on Instagram & Facebook and tag Strong Families Alliance of Alameda County when you #wearblue4kids
APRIL 9, 2025 LET’S CHALK ABOUT PREVENTION!
#PoweredByHope
Connecting with your children through play is a wonderful way to show them care and security. In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month and the protective factors that keep children safe, on April 9, grab some sidewalk chalk and draw, write, and play! Write messages of hope such as “Love shouldn’t hurt”, “No excuse for abuse” or come up with your own. Snap pictures and tag Strong Families Alliance of Alameda County across your social media accounts and be entered into a prize drawing a for gift card!
APRIL 11-18, 2025 PINWHEELS FOR PREVENTION WEEK
#PinwheelsForPrevention
Join our Alliance member agencies this week by displaying blue pinwheels, which represent the great childhood that every child deserves, and the role we each play in providing a loving and supportive environment for the children in our lives. Visit SFA agency offices to see pinwheel gardens and displays. Take some pictures, post on Instagram/Facebook and tag Strong Families Alliance.
APRIL 19, 2025 FAMILY STORY TIME & CRAFTS
#ItTakesAVillage
Children and families are invited to Newark Library for a Family Story Time and Craft Activity on Saturday, April 19, 11:00am-12:00pm. Meet author Tiffany Golden and hear her read two of her books – I Want To Be Big! and Wash Day. Learn more about how the member agencies of Strong Families Alliance of Alameda County are a safety net of services for Alameda County residents and take home some SFA swag.
