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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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Shining a Light on Child Sexual Abuse in Prince George’s County, MD

An amazing partnership between Prince George County, MD, YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, YMCA Potomac and Darkness to Light. To learn more about Darkness to Light child sexual abuse prevention training in Metropolitan Washington, please visit www.YMCADC.org

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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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Y program helps address childhood sexual abuse

Woburn, MA – The statistics are startling. Approximately 20 percent of all victims of sexual abuse are under age 8. One in five children are sexually solicited while on the Internet, and 30-40 percent of children who are sexually abused are abused by family members. There are an estimated 39 million survivors of sexual abuse …

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Syracuse YMCA Leads The Way In Prevention

Just a few weeks ago I (Susan Komisar Hausman) had the great pleasure of traveling to Syracuse, NY to lead a Darkness To Light Facilitator Workshop. Thanks to the determined efforts of the Syracuse Y’s team leaders and workshop organizers, Kelly Miner and Cheryl Walker, folks attended from near and far, representing, among others, YMCAs, …

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