A YMCA Initiative to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse June 6, 2012 Thank you for joining us. We will begin shortly.

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Today’s Speakers  Ed Hurley, CEO Hockomock Area YMCA, Chair of Partnering in Prevention Steering Committee  Jolie Logan, CEO Darkness to Light  Michael Graves, CEO YMCA of Delaware 3

The Issue  1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their 18 th birthday (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006)  93% of children know their abusers (Snyder, 2000)  Most child victims never report the abuse (Smith et al., 2000; Broman- Fulks et al., 2007)  Reported cases of CSA cost $35 billion annually in the US (  Social outcomes: teen pregnancy, depression, suicide, academic failure, substance abuse. ( For a full list of outcomes and references visit 4

What We Know  There are people in our midst that would rob our children of their innocence and they are people we know and trust  Child safety is the job of an adult  Child sexual abuse is preventable through awareness and education  The fight against abuse has to be a collaborative effort 5

Partnering in Prevention  Why Now? - Protecting kids is a priority  Why YMCA? - Social Responsibility  Who is involved? - YMCAs - Darkness to Light - The Redwoods Group Foundation  How is it done? - Educating adults in the community using Darkness to Light training program 6

Steering Committee Ed Hurley CEO Hockomock Area Stephen Ives CEO Merrimack Valley Mike Graves CEO Delaware Kim Grooms Vice President of Operations Peter Milinazzo CEO Newport County Bill Lovett Executive Director NJ Alliance Rick Gorab CEO Metro Oranges (NJ) Mike Landers, CEO Armed Services David Brown CEO, Capital District James Morton CEO Greater Hartford Angie Reese-Hawkins CEO Metropolitan Washington Angie.Reese- Seth Goldman YUSA Resource Director Mike Grady CEO Greater Oklahoma City 7

YMCA as Convener YMCAs Law Enforce- ment Schools Child advocacy groups Faith community Medical community Business Elected officials 8

Milestones Executive Committee of PA State Alliance adopts initiative MA Child Protection Initiative launched TRGF and D2L establish YMCA Seed Fund DE State Initiative begins 30 Largest YMCAs in the NE adopt initiative Partnering in Prevention Steering Committee created and NJ State Alliance commits to statewide initiative 2011

Where Are We Today?  Growth and momentum since Y Associations Ys in some phase of exploring/planning facilitators within Y networks - State Alliance commitment from NH, DE, PA, and NJ  Expansion beyond eastern states  More than 10,000 trained by YMCAs in the past year  Initial goal of training 5% of adults in Y service area 10

We Can’t Do It Alone 11 Partnering in Prevention Knowledge Capital Social Capital Financial Capital DARKNESS TO LIGHT National leader in evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention training for adults THE REDWOODS GROUP FOUNDATION Seed Fund Staffing YMCA Local Relationships Convener and Leader

Darkness to Light  To empower people to prevent child sexual abuse  Raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse  Working with organizations across the country to help build community prevention initiatives 12

Stewards of Children  2.5 hour video-based, facilitator led or online curriculum  Shares life experiences from survivors and experts  Teaches adults to think and to act on their feet to protect children  Evidence based - Increases knowledge & awareness - Changes child protective behavior 13

Getting Started – Local Level  Familiarize key staff and board with the program  Convene and recruit community leaders and partners  Build training capacity - Train trainers, purchase materials - Appoint staff person to coordinate efforts  Implement training program community wide  Report and track progress  Local level examples - Merrimack Valley YMCA - Newport County YMCA 14

Getting Started – State Alliance  Initiate a planning call  Convene alliance for an introductory presentation  Y CEOs to introduce staff and board to the program  Create a Planning Task Force  Hold a series of workshops to train instructors throughout the state  Coordinate at the local level 15

State Initiatives  NJ Model - Goal: 82,000 in 5 years - 30 instructors facilitators - D2L Planning Task Force  DE Model - Goal: 35,000 in 5 years - Statewide Steering Committee - Partnership with PCA Delaware and Attorney General Office - Full time staff coordinating the initiative 16

Funding Support  Initial YMCA Seed Fund available  Partnering in Prevention Steering Committee and D2L can assist with prospects and proposals - Delaware Community Foundation example - Merrimack Valley funding examples through local funders 17

Call to Action  Watch D2L Documentary at  Learn more at  Read FAQs in follow-up  To get started now, contact Elizabeth Warren – 18