Community Education
What We Do
Child abuse is preventable. With greater awareness, our community can learn to recognize, report, and prevent child abuse – and together, we can work towards ending such abuse for generations to come.
Treehouse Talks
We are always eager to educate the community about our work. Presentations can be tailored to fit your needs. Topics range from program services, child abuse, sexual assault, mandated reporting, agency protocols and other education and awareness.
Safe to Compete Training
Sports should be safe places for children to grow both as people and athletes. Unfortunately, recent high-profile media cases of young athletes being abused while competing have drawn attention to the issue of child protection in sport all over the world. But child sexual abuse in sport is preventable! Safe to Compete seeks to equip coaches and parents with the tools needed to create a safe environment in sport where boundary violations of any sort are not tolerated, and where child safety and respect are top priorities. The new and improved program now includes:
- 30-minute interactive training course for coaches
- 15-minute parent education module
- Discussion guides on boundary setting and safety for kids ages 5-11 and 12-17
- Information on child sex trafficking
- Resources for coaches
Connect to Protect (Coming Soon!)
Connect to Protect Kids is an innovative solution. It’s a new, unique collaboratively-governed nonprofit organization created to develop a new, comprehensive prevention program. With aligned values and goals, six founding partners supported by their four organizations are collaborating with a multitude of partners to develop programs, resources, and strategies at the intersection of research, tradition, and technology. Using the latest research, updated prevention best practices, and consistent messaging for youth, parents, and all adults in a community, this flexible, inclusive toolkit will better meet the needs of all stakeholders and communities.