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Celebrating 25 years of child protection & sexual abuse prevention

Celebrating 25 Years of Championing Child Protection

Charleston, SC – January 23, 2025 – Darkness to Light, a global leader in child sexual abuse prevention, proudly announces its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of empowering adults and communities to create safe environments for children...
Darkness to Light Awarded $2.5 Million from Oak Foundation for Child Protection

Reflecting on Our Impact in 2024

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ~Desmond Tutu  We often share this quote at Darkness to Light Authorized Facilitator trainings because why...

Our Guide to Modeling Healthy Boundaries this Holiday Season

One of the most important gifts we can give our children during the holiday season is the ability to understand and respect healthy boundaries. Boundaries are essential for creating healthy relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and...

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...

 

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Letter to the Editor: Learn More About Child Sexual Abuse

Excerpt from ydr.com You have probably heard something about the recent legislative changes regarding child abuse and child protection. For some of you, this may have raised some questions, including how will you recognize the signs of abuse and how will you respond when you suspect abuse. Darkness to Light is an organization that was … Read More

Pocono Family YMCA offers program to spot signs of child sex abuse

Excerpt from poconorecord.com Child abuse does not necessarily involve violence or anger. Abuse often involves adults using their power over children as objects for their own gratification. Parents take their children for regular pediatrician visits, make sure they receive all their immunizations and eat nutritious food — all in order to protect their child. “But … Read More
He Wrote It Down

He Wrote It Down

Excerpt from inotherwords.com My beautiful cousin, who I’d not seen in 35 years, and I set out to dance on our grandfather’s grave. Our first dilemma was, of course, song choice. You have to have the right song. We bandied a few song titles about, Alanis Morrisette was a front runner. Obviously. We drove to … Read More

Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation Impact Acceleration Award Brings Darkness to Light and Anne Lewis Strategies Together

Excerpt from Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation News Release The Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation today announced that Darkness to Light is the winner of the Foundation’s first Impact Acceleration Award, a new grant available to current participants in the Foundation’s Impact Grant program. As part of the Impact Grant program, nonprofits receive a two-year donation of Cornerstone Learning and a range of pro bono business consulting … Read More