Tag Archives: Delaware YMCA
Delaware AG Biden Seeks Funding Support for Stewards
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden asked the legislature’s budget-writing committee today to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and report it to authorities. Biden made his request for $60,000 for the Stewards of Children program during the Department of Justice’s annual Joint Finance Committee hearing. “It is not a child’s job to protect him or herself from abuse, that is our job as adults,” Biden said. “When 90 percent of abused kids are victimized by someone they …
Recent AP article highlights the D2L/YMCA community prevention efforts
The Associated Press published an article over the weekend about the child protection efforts by national youth serving organizations including the YMCA. The article specifically mentions the work local YMCAs are doing to increase awareness and educate adults in the community. Like Big Brothers Big Sisters, the YMCA of the USA relies on its locally run affiliates to implement and enforce child-protection policies, although the national office provides support and guidance. “Our Y’s have to be diligent on this issue every second of every day,” …
