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Guided by the vision of a world where children can grow up happy, healthy, and safe,Darkness to Light is committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse.We believe that protecting children is an adult’s responsibility, and that througheducation and training, adults will be empowered to act.  

Stewards of Children® is an evidence-informed, award-winning two and a half hour training that teaches adults to prevent,recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with livedexperience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduceinstances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities.  

Guiada por la visión de un mundo donde los niños puedan crecer felices, sanos y seguros, Darkness to Light se compromete a capacitar a los adultos para prevenir el abuso sexual infantil. Creemos que proteger a los niños es responsabilidad de los adultos y que, a través de la educación y la capacitación, los adultos estarán capacitados para actuar.

Stewards of Children® es una capacitación galardonada de dos horas y media basada en evidencia que enseña a los adultos a prevenir, reconocer y reaccionar responsablemente ante el abuso sexual infantil. A través de entrevistas con un grupo muy diverso de personas con experiencia vivida, expertos y proveedores de tratamiento, Stewards of Children® enseña a los adultos acciones prácticas que pueden tomar para reducir los casos de abuso sexual infantil en sus organizaciones, familias y comunidades.

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River Bridge is starting up a new initiative project to help us with the development of our child abuse prevention program. And as an essential community organization providing services for children and families we are seeking your support to help this project thrive! 

Our ultimate goal is in creating a Child Abuse Prevention Program specifically designed for our community. We recognize that our area is home to numerous child-focused organizations, offering valuable resources that remain underutilized. Together, we can share these resources and address the gaps that exist. Our aim is to gather this information through a Community Needs Assessment, which will help us gain a deeper understanding of the collective efforts being made to ensure that children are safe from abuse every day, no matter where they are. Amy Gomez, Mental Health Therapist and Prevention Coordinator, and myself are leading this work for River Bridge. 

This is a project that has been on our docket for a long time, and we are finally able to begin this work and we hope to have it completed in April 2025 just in time for Child Abuse Prevention Month.  

On Tuesday, October 29th, we will host a kickoff meeting for our community partners led by our research team from OMNI Institute out of Grand Junction, CO. We invite our community partners, nonpfrofit agencies, parents, and other concerned individuals that work/care for children, to join us to gain insights into our assessment efforts. We are seeking eyes, ears, and attendance to learn more. And then you can decide if it's something that is in alignment, interest, or ability to further support us with. 

This meeting will be held starting at 12pm, at our River Bridge 2 location, 504 21st Street, GWS, and virtually if you can't make it in person. However, lunch will be served in person 🙂 It is a 2 hour meeting, however, we encourage participation for any or all of it!

Please read through our Press Release and flyer.

Let me know you are coming by registering!