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Darkness to Light Awards Scholarships to Organizations Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Efforts
Eight Organizations Receive $6,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Child Protection Initiatives. We’re proud to honor our commitment to empowering adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse by announcing the recipients of our...
Becoming an Advocate: Steps You Can Take to End Child Sexual Abuse
Becoming an advocate is a powerful commitment to protect children and create safer communities. It’s a role that calls for courage, empathy, and determination—and the impact can be truly life-changing. Child sexual abuse is far more common than most...
Safety in Seconds: Healthy Sexual Development
As children grow, they naturally become curious about their bodies and begin to explore what feels good and safe. This curiosity is a normal part of healthy development, and understanding it can empower adults to foster open, supportive conversations...
It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year!
Halloween safety can be tricky (see what we did there?). You have to hold allowing children to build independence and resilience in tension with maintaining a protective environment for your child. Kids need to learn to be savvy and street smart, but...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Darkness to Light
At Darkness to Light, we are honored to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of impactful events that elevate the voices within Hispanic communities and empower adults to take action to protect children. These events not only raised...
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West Virginia Group Makes Prevention a Priority
Just for Kids Inc., a Raleigh and Fayette county child advocacy center, announced an ambitious “2,012 by 2012” campaign Tuesday that organizers say could have a positive effect on more than 20,000 local children. The goal of the initiative, according to prevention coordinator Christina Bailey, is to train 2,012 adults by the year 2012, with … Read More
Tuesday Talking Points: Mackenzie Phillips
Mackenzie Phillips was awarded Darkness2Light’s 2009 Voice of Courage award for her honesty in telling the story of her own childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas. This is her acceptance speech at our 2009 Circle of Light Gala. Thanks Again Mackenzie!
“Darkness to Light” by Dan Mackenzie
As we’re preparing for the holidays, we thought we’d bring you a special performance by Dan Mackenzie of his song “Darkness to Light.” The Charleston School of Arts Orchestra and the Ashley River Creative Arts School Unichorous Unicorns both accompanied Dan at the 2006 Circle of Light Gala!
National Sex Offender Registry
Click HERE to view the U.S. National Sex Offender Registry (SOR). Most of the state registries are very effective and allow you to search by neighborhood, name, or zip code. As we said in our Tuesday Talking Point, knowledge is power, and becoming more aware of offenders around you allows you to better protect the … Read More
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