Categories: News and Events, Other, Success Stories

Lumpkin County School district in GA trains all of its educators

A big shout out to the Lumpkin County School District for training 100% of their staff in Stewards of Children.   Lumpkin County becomes the first school district in the state of GA to accomplish this important goal.  We applaud Superintendent, Dewey Moye, and all of the teachers for taking this giant step towards the prevention …

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Anne Lee featured in People Magazine’s Heroes Among Us

Our very own Anne Lee is featured in this week’s People Magazine’s Heroes Among Us sharing her story of abuse and how that led her to launching Darkness to Light.  Anne truly is a “hero among us” for her tireless efforts to protect children from the devastating effects of sexual abuse.  We are so proud …

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Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars

At the age of 18, Stacey Lannert shot her father twice while he slept. He had sexually abused her from the age of 8, but the final straw came when he also began raping her younger sister. Lannert confessed and was found guilty of first-degree murder. The judge later said the mandatory sentence of life …

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Categories: Misc, Other, Our Perspective

Are we more concerned about being groped by aiport security than we are about protecting our children?

What does it say about us as a society that we get this riled up over the TSA screening procedures yet there is no overwhelming outrage over the sexual violation of our children.  “I feel dirty” said one woman on the news this morning after experiencing a pat down by the TSA. So imagine being …

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