In partnership with the Old Colony YMCA, dozens of Stoughton, MA town employees and community members have been receiving training in the Darkness to Light Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Program. “Child sexual abuse is not a Y problem, or a school problem, or a church problem or a Penn State problem: it is a community problem, …
If you read our blog on a regular basis you surely have seen all of the amazing prevention work happening with the different YMCAs across the country. Recently we had the opportunity to speak with the South Carolina Y Alliance during their retreat. What a great group of people! Soon after our time with them, we received word that …
Wilmington University, among other Universities in Delaware, have agreed to work with Darkness to Light’s Authorized Facilitators to train their faculty and staff in Stewards of Children. The Athletics Department at Wilmington University was among the first to get trained. Next the public safety departments, education colleges and other general staff are getting trained. This …
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, and this month as well as throughout the year, the YMCA of Greater Tri-Valley encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making our communities safe. “April is a time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children,” said Maryalice Golden, Marketing Manager. …
“Darkness to Light seemed like a good organization for us to get involved with,” says Leandra Lambert, a Johnson intern. The Johnson Intern Program is a Chapel-Hill, NC based initiative that selects 8 young adults to serve for 10 months in local non-profit organizations. This year the interns have decided to promote the Stewards of …
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