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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...
Two Boys Enjoying Kayaking On Lake

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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Reduce the Risk. Insist on Policy.

One proactive thing parents can do to be more involved in child safety is to ask the youth organizations that serve their children about the policies they have in place.  Make sure organizations have all of the following: Policy for reducing or eliminating one adult/one-child situations. The policy should ensure that all activities can be … Read More

D2L Announces new partnership and leadership changes to help prevent childhood sexual abuse

This month we finalized a dramatic leap forward in our mission in the form of partnership with a group of large YMCA’s up and down the eastern seaboard. As an organization this means we are moving out of start-up phase and into a true large-scale operating phase. To support this evolution in our organization’s life, … Read More
Recent Child Abuse Stories in the Media

Recent Child Abuse Stories in the Media

You may have heard the recent news about the international child pornography ring which was busted, and Warren Jeffs’ conviction on child sexual abuse charges.  As disturbing as these stories are, it’s easy to overlook them as something that just doesn’t affect us.  Chris  Newlin, Executive Director of the National Child Advocacy Center recently responded … Read More

Touching Safety

Do you work with children as part of your job?  If so, you have probably been made aware of your organization’s policies with respect to child protection.  Here are a few great reminders about appropriate touching when caring for children in a work setting. * Appropriate touch to arms, upper back, head and hands only. … Read More