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Teaching my first “Stewards of Children” class

On Thursday, February 28th, I facilitated my first Stewards of Children training for the staff of Central Bucks Family YMCA. Stewards of Children is an awareness program for adults that teaches them to recognize, prevent and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. As I setup for the training, I was very much aware that with the statistic of “1 …

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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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Stewards of Children holds training session for community

By Jamie Lee Miros Collegian Staff Writer Adults and professionals in the Centre County area set aside their busy schedules for a night to learn about important steps to help protect a child.Stewards of Children Child Sexual Abuse Training was held at the Ramada Inn on South Atherton last night to a full turn out by …

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Together we are one – moving forward in Centre County

We support a new effort launched by the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County in response to the NCAA sanctions levied on Penn State — provided the whole message is communicated and embraced. Posters are popping up around the county, each bearing the open-ended phrase “Together we are one — moving forward.” The …

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Penn State Walk for Prevention

We’re excited to announce the Penn State Walk for Prevention! One month ago, we were contacted by some compassionate students at PSU who wanted to make a difference in their community. Having been shocked and saddened by the situation at Penn State (a school they loved), these students were resolved to turn this terrible reality …

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