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Congratulations to the Merrimack Valley 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! 

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Childhood Dreams Donates Funds to D2L

Recently we blogged about an amazing song that was written by a group of Penn State students and alumni in the wake of Penn State’s sexual abuse case. The song itself was dedicated to the victims in hopes that it may bring healing and comfort to them. The writer of the song, Joe Conrad has recently agreed to donate the funds to us here at Darkness to Light to further our prevention efforts. Often times in the wake of something horrible it is hard to …

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Penn State students write song for young sex abuse victims

Penn State students & alumni wrote a very powerful and moving song for the young sex abuse victims.  To read about the song writers and learn more about their goals in writing the song please click here. To listen to the song and watch the moving music video click here. Lyrics: “Innocent community. So naive. Standing firm in your beliefs, and your perfect dreams. Then one day it fell apart and sent you flying through the darkness. You were broken-hearted. Heroes falling from our skies amidst …

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Happy Holidays!

Sending Season’s Greetings to the D2L family of friends, facilitators, supporters and advocates. Thanks for all your passion and hard work in 2011. We look forward to our partnership in 2012 and continuing the efforts to end child sexual abuse. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Dialogue Brings Perspective, Public Attention to Child Sexual Abuse

Late December is always the time for reflection. We consider how our thinking has been affected by what we’ve learned during the past year, how it has changed behavior and, ultimately, altered some beliefs. Change in perspective on child sexual abuse may be 2011’s lasting legacy. But it is so much more than a year’s end reflection. It could signal the tangible shift in public dialogue that this issue has needed for far too long. Over the past two months, we have witnessed communities in …

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Stop Abuse Campaign Includes Darkness to Light in DC Press Conference

As the author of I’m the Boss of Me! I was fortunate enough to be included in the Stop Abuse Campaign’s recent press conference in Washington, DC. I’m the Boss of Me! was written for Darkness to Light as a way to open a dialogue between young children and their caregivers, and gave me the opportunity to speak at the press conference about awareness and prevention. Darkness to Light holds a special place in the hearts of those involved with the Stop Abuse Campaign because …

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Sex abuse prevention is focus at the Childhood Trauma Treatment Program at Advocate Health Care

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.

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Stewards of Children Online Training in Spanish

Today marks a milestone in Darkness to Light’s history.  We have launched Stewards of Children Online training in Spanish!   The cost is $10, the same as the English training.  It can be purchased on our website or directly at the training website. We are very excited about this announcement and hope that with this new training we will be able to empower more individual’s to prevent child sexual abuse.

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A Letter to Jerry Sandusky, Coward

“I don’t believe you’re a monster, Jerry. But I do believe a part of you really wanted to make a difference in these boys’ lives. You still can: tell the truth.” ~ Gretl Claggett

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Penn State Incident Should Empower All Adults To Better Protect Children

As individuals and communities, we are all impacted by the horrible allegations of child sexual abuse by a former assistant football coach at Penn Sate.  These reports leave us  wondering how such atrocities could happen when so many well-minded adults were around –– yet none took the necessary action steps to end the abuse and the offender’s access to children.   Further, parents are left wondering how they can best protect their children. Shock, disbelief and outrage are often the first reactions to such news.  However, …

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