MONCKS CORNER, SC (Aug. 24, 2011) / www.berkeley.k12.sc.us / – The Berkeley County School District has taken the lead in a national initiative to prevent child sexual abuse. The District was recognized recently by Charleston-based Darkness to Light (D2L) as the first school district in the nation to achieve D2L’s “Partner in Prevention” designation, a …
Emily Cole of Carrollton Presbyterian Church is on a personal mission to protect the children of Carroll County Georgia from child sexual abuse. Emily is an authorized facilitator of Stewards of Children and along with fellow facilitator, Jill Hesterlee, the two have trained almost 700 adults in Carroll County in the past year! Targeting educators, …
This Monday we kicked off our annual Prevent-a-Thon with a press conference at the Charleston Public Library. We were joined by our first ever Partners in Prevention! A Partner in Prevention is an organization that has committed the time and effort to educate themselves on how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to CSA. An …
Virginia Stallworth, Associate Director of Memphis Child Advocacy along with her team, are on a mission to teach Memphis adults how to keep children safe. They recently launched a new initiative in Memphis/Shelby County with a goal of training 35,000 adults in 5 years. Virginia was recently quoted in The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, “If …
Across the country YMCA’s and D2L are working together to help prevent child sexual abuse. One of these Y’s is the Hockomock YMCA in MA. They are working with their 5 member communities to bring awareness and offer Stewards of Children trainings. They have had tremendous support from their community as they work towards training …
