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June is Internet Safety Month
For kids, technology and the internet offer amazing opportunities to learn, explore, socialize, and play. But how do you protect them from the dangers that come along with it? Read our Internet Safety Month tips for putting safeguards in place that...
Darkness to Light Selected as a 2024 TCS New York City Marathon Charity Partner
Darkness to Light has been selected as an Official Charity Partner for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! As a charity partner, we received five entry spots for the race on November 3, 2024. These runners will raise funds to support Darkness to...
What it Takes to Protect Children, Our Summer Camp Toolkit
Summer camp, whether overnight camp or day camp, is a time for kids to experience recreational fun balanced with growing independence. When making a choice about the camps your child will attend, it’s important to know what to ask. More than likely...
Darkness to Light Secures State Funding, Championed by Representative Wetmore
Recognizing the vital need to address and support programs and policies that improve community welfare, Democratic Representative Elizabeth “Spencer” Wetmore (D-115) played a pivotal role in securing significant funding for Darkness to...
Safety in Seconds: Human Trafficking Prevention
This Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we are shedding light on child sex trafficking – one microlearning module at a time. Explore the knowledge and tools needed to prevent child sex trafficking with our Safety in Seconds series featuring...
Join Our Virtual Roadshow
Our team is hitting the road… virtually! Darkness to Light’s Lead Instructor, Carol Hogue, and Director of Programming and Partnerships, Tracy Leonard, are gearing up for an exciting month of virtual meetings, heading to a region near...
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Scotty’s House wants to shed light on abuse
Scotty’s House, Precinct 3 Constable Rick Starnes and his deputy Gary Norton launched a campaign Wednesday to offer the “Darkness to Light” program to the Brazos Valley community. The workshop will be provided throughout the summer and into the fall on a demand basis, and will be available to anyone who asks for the program … Read More
Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #2 – Grooming Thru Gift Giving
Be on the lookout for an adult or older youth that singles out children with gifts, special privileges, or preferential treatment. Sandusky’s victims testified that he gave them expensive gifts, took them to bowl games, and gave them tickets and access at Penn State football games. Gift giving is an important part of the grooming … Read More
Shine a Light and Let the Whole World See!
The Sandusky trial is in the limelight but child sexual abuse cases are playing out in communities across the world and have been for centuries. Dr. Polly Dunn one of our Authorized Facilitators, child psychologist and mother of four, recently submitted a blog that we would like to share regarding a recent case in Auburn, Alabama. … Read More
Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #1 – Tickling Taken Too Far
We can learn a lot from a prolific pedophile like Sandusky. This week we’ll take a look at how we can better protect children from others like him. Lesson 1: Be on the lookout for an adult or older youth inappropriately touching or tickling a child. Abusers touch or handle children in ways that are … Read More
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