Thursday, June 11, 2015

DARKNESS TO LIGHT

Deborah,

A child is alone in the restroom and an adult tries to walk in. What would you do?

This was a decision faced by a young recreation center employee. The facility had a policy prohibiting isolated, one-on-one situations and so the employee was holding the door for children to use the facility restroom one at a time. When the adult tried to walk in, the employee stood his ground and said, “I am sorry but you can’t use the restroom while the children are using it.”

This young man had been trained in Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children® prevention program and knew that more than 80% of child sexual abuse occurs in isolated situations. This training empowered him to choose the child’s protection over the discomfort of saying no to an adult.

You might think you’d know what to do if a child were at risk, but the right answer isn’t always obvious. That’s why Darkness to Light partners with local organizations to make sure all adults can access the resources they need to protect the children in their community.

Preventing child sexual abuse is our shared responsibility, and there are simple things you can do to keep the children in your life safe. Click here to take Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children® training for free and become empowered to protect children in your community. Due to the tremendous demand for our May campaign, we’ve extended free trainings for a limited time only. Use code June2015 to get your free training.

Adults can prevent child sexual abuse, but only when they empower themselves with the knowledge and tools to protect children. When you connect with local resources and learn the steps to protection, you help make your community safer for children.
Thank you,
Cindy McElhinney
Director of Programs, Darkness to Light
*Free training has been made possible through a generous grant provided by the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation.


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This is a regular letter I get from Darkness to Light, an organization that I donate money to frequently.  Donating money is one way I can help make sure the education of children and adults about child abuse goes on.  I don't know if you know this but I am disabled and can't walk so I can't help by getting trained to go out in the community and teach these things but I can donate some money.  Maybe you could take the training and/or donate money.

I am donating 10% profit from the sale of my books to Darkness to Light so you have 3 options: buy my book in November which will be around $15.99, take the training for free or donate money to them. 

DO YOUR DUTY TO HELP CHILDREN BE SAFE EVERY WHERE!

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