Categories: Misc, Other, Things We Like

New children’s book, Gracie Finds Her Voice by Jacob Williams

Our good friends and facilitators Angela Williams and Tom Scales with Voice Today have released a new children’s book, Gracie Finds Her Voice, as part of their I Found My Voice Today program.  Through their brave mascots Gracie and Grant, they educate children about personal boundaries and the importance of open and honest communication. Children …

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New Jersey’s YMCAs Partner With Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey

NEW BRUNSWICK – Last week, Prevent Child Abuse and the NJ Alliance of YMCA’s announced they were joining forces to end child sexual abuse in communities throughout the entire state. In 2011, PCANJ established the New Jersey Partnership to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, focused on replicating a research-based prevention strategy, the Enough Abuse Campaign. The …

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Dinner to benefit child sexual abuse prevention program

Three Penns Valley organizations are pitching in to help bring awareness to child sexual abuse. Progress Grange and the Centre Hall Lions Club and Women’s Club are hosting a turkey dinner on Saturday to benefit the Stewards of Children program. Launched by the Centre County Women’s Resource Center, the Youth Service Bureau, the United Way …

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Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in America: Op Ed

Americans share the common vision of a world where children have the opportunity to grow up safe, healthy, and whole. Child sexual abuse threatens this vision. The adverse consequences of child sexual abuse for children and society can last a lifetime, depriving a child of their full potential. Sexual crimes against children are also a …

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