Categories
Archives
Quick Links
Congratulations to the Merrimack Valley YMCA!
January 18, 2012 | 10:58 am
Tags: Anne Whalen, Darkness to Light, Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley YMCA, YMCA
Merrimack Valley YMCA has already trained 413 individual’s in 2012 and they have 2 more trainings to go this month! What a way to start the new year! They have also just received a $4,000 donation from their local Rotary Club to support their Darkness to Light initiative! This will go a long way in their efforts to train all of the Methuen Public Schools and the Methuen Fire Department. Keep up the amazing work Merrimack Valley YMCA! We are so proud of you!
Sex abuse prevention is focus at the Childhood Trauma Treatment Program at Advocate Health Care
December 13, 2011 | 11:38 am
Tags: Chicago, child sexual abuse prevention training, D2L, Darkness to Light, Illinois
Congratulations to Heather Randazzo at the Childhood Trauma Treatment Program Advocate Family Care Network in Boilingbrook, Illinois! Their program is one of many to receive financial support from Chicago Tribune Holiday Giving. Heather has trained over 760 individual’s in Stewards of Children since she became an authorized facilitator. Their organization hopes to train over 1,000 next year! Read more here.
The CAC of Warren County and Mason Schools collaborate to protect children
November 30, 2011 | 12:12 pm
Tags: Amy Spicher, Mason Schools, Stewards of Children, The Child Advocacy Center of Warren County
The Child Advocacy Center of Warren County honored Mason Schools with its Stewards of Children award this month on Nov. 18th. The District Associate Superintendent Amy Spicher accepted the award in honor of the district’s recognition of and dedication to protecting youth. The 11,000-student Warren County school system became the first Ohio school district this year to require each of its staff to participate in Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children child sexual abuse curriculum. The Child Advocacy Center of Warren County provided the training. …
New Jersey YMCA State Alliance takes a bold stand against child sexual abuse
September 28, 2011 | 21:14 pm
Tags: D2L, Darkness to Light, Metro YMCAs of the Oranges, New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, Rick Gorab, YMCA
Last Friday, September 23, 2011 the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance came together to discuss child protection. Thirty-nine Ys were present at the meeting, and all approved taking D2L’s Stewards of Children program to scale and moving ahead with implementing the training program in their communities. Rick Gorab, CEO of the Metro YMCAs of the Oranges, stated “We all look forward to our important work together as we begin to lay the groundwork to deliver the program statewide and take the 7 steps to protect …
AG Biden, DE Community Leaders Launch Prevention Initiative
September 08, 2011 | 13:38 pm
Tags: Attorney General Beau Biden, D2L, Darkness to Light, Delaware, Karen DeRasmo, Michael Graves, Prevent Child Abuse Delaware, Stewards of Children, YMCA of Delaware
Attorney General Beau Biden, child advocates, and community leaders in Delaware are on a mission to protect the children of the state from sexual abuse. On Wednesday, AG Biden unveiled the plan to train 35,000 Delaware adults using D2L’s Stewards of Children in a joint press conference with Rev. Ruth Lawson Kirk of Christ Church in Delaware City, YMCA of Delaware President Michael Graves, and Prevent Child Abuse Delaware Executive Director Karen DeRasmo. “It is not a child’s job to protect him or herself from …
Berkeley Schools first in nation to set standard for child sexual abuse prevention
August 30, 2011 | 15:16 pm
Tags: Berkeley County Schools, Partners in Prevention, South Carolina, Training Educators
MONCKS CORNER, SC (Aug. 24, 2011) / www.berkeley.k12.sc.us / – The Berkeley County School District has taken the lead in a national initiative to prevent child sexual abuse. The District was recognized recently by Charleston-based Darkness to Light (D2L) as the first school district in the nation to achieve D2L’s “Partner in Prevention” designation, a nationally-recognized standard reached when 100-percent of an organization’s members have completed child sexual abuse prevention training. “We are thankful for the leadership of local organizations like the Berkeley County School …
One woman on a mission in Carroll County GA
August 17, 2011 | 11:45 am
Tags: Carroll County, Carrollton Presbyterian Church, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse prevention, Emily Cole, Georgia, Stewards of Children, The Villa Rican
Emily Cole of Carrollton Presbyterian Church is on a personal mission to protect the children of Carroll County Georgia from child sexual abuse. Emily is an authorized facilitator of Stewards of Children and along with fellow facilitator, Jill Hesterlee, the two have trained almost 700 adults in Carroll County in the past year! Targeting educators, faith-based groups and even the police departments of Carrollton and Villa Rica, they are working tirelessly at educating the community on the importance of prevention. Through a series of community …
Prevent-a-Thon Kickoff & Partners in Prevention
August 04, 2011 | 10:11 am
Tags: Partners in Prevention, Prevent-a-thon
This Monday we kicked off our annual Prevent-a-Thon with a press conference at the Charleston Public Library. We were joined by our first ever Partners in Prevention! A Partner in Prevention is an organization that has committed the time and effort to educate themselves on how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to CSA. An organization receives the D2L Partner in Prevention distinction when they have successfully met specific criteria. For more information on Prevent-a-thon and to learn how to get Partner in Prevention status …
Memphis Child Advocacy Making Prevention Happen
July 21, 2011 | 11:50 am
Tags: Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Memphis Police Department, Teach for America, Virginia Stallworth, Woodland Presbyterian Church
Virginia Stallworth, Associate Director of Memphis Child Advocacy along with her team, are on a mission to teach Memphis adults how to keep children safe. They recently launched a new initiative in Memphis/Shelby County with a goal of training 35,000 adults in 5 years. Virginia was recently quoted in The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, “If we can touch 5 percent of the population, a cultural shift will occur,” Stallworth said. “Just like with the seatbelt movement and smoking policies, we want to create a lasting, …
Hockomock YMCA to raise awareness about CSA by using D2L programs
May 28, 2011 | 12:29 pm
Tags: Darkness to Light, Hockomock Y, Hockomock YMCA, Stewards of Children, Sun Chronicle, YMCA
Across the country YMCA’s and D2L are working together to help prevent child sexual abuse. One of these Y’s is the Hockomock YMCA in MA. They are working with their 5 member communities to bring awareness and offer Stewards of Children trainings. They have had tremendous support from their community as they work towards training 5% of their adult population. Check out a recent article in the Sun Chronicle profiling their efforts. Great work!
