Over the next few weeks, Safe Shores – The DC Children’s Advocacy Center has a number of helpful events to help you learn about and be an active participant in child abuse prevention.
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Wear Blue Day
We wear blue at the beginning of April to spread awareness of child abuse prevention work. Prevention starts with you -- in blue! If you take a photo, make sure to share it on social media and tag us @safeshoresdc.
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Webinar – Building Blocks of Childhood: Key Lessons for Grownups
Webinar – Building Blocks of Childhood: Key Lessons for Grownups
Protecting and caring about children means knowing the facts – the building blocks – about childhood and child development. The more that adults know and understand children, their behaviors, and their essential needs, the better we can stand on business for children to help them thrive. Children don’t come with instruction manuals (wouldn’t that be...
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Virtual Stewards of Children® Training
Virtual Stewards of Children® Training
Stewards of Children® is an evidence-informed training that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through interviews with child sexual abuse survivors, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities.
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Coffee for Kids (Virtual)
Coffee for Kids (Virtual)
Tour our thoughtfully designed, child-friendly, victim-focused facility, meet our team, and learn firsthand how Safe Shores works to provide intervention, hope and healing for children and families affected by abuse,...
Guardianes de los niños®
Guardianes de los niños®
Esta capacitación, enseña a los adultos a prevenir, reconocer y reaccionar de manera responsable ante el abuso sexual infantil. El programa está diseñado para individuos preocupados por la seguridad de los niños, así como para organizaciones que brindan servicios a la juventud. La capacitación incluye la discusión sobre temas críticos en la prevención del abuso...
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Virtual Talking With Children About Safety from Sexual Abuse
Virtual Talking With Children About Safety from Sexual Abuse
Having age-appropriate, open conversations about our bodies, sex, and boundaries is an important step in protecting children from sexual abuse. Talking about personal safety and sex creates a protective bond...
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Hablando con los Niños Sobre la Seguridad Contra el Abuso Sexual
Hablando con los Niños Sobre la Seguridad Contra el Abuso Sexual
Esta capacitación, enseña a los adultos a prevenir, reconocer y reaccionar de manera responsable ante el abuso sexual infantil. El programa está diseñado para individuos preocupados por la seguridad de...
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Virtual Bystanders Protecting Children from Boundary Violations and Sexual Abuse
Virtual Bystanders Protecting Children from Boundary Violations and Sexual Abuse
A bystander is a person who witnesses a boundary violation or sees a situation where a child is vulnerable. Being prepared to intervene as a bystander is key to preventing...
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Coffee For Kids (In Person)
Coffee For Kids (In Person)
Tour our thoughtfully designed, child-friendly, victim-focused facility, meet our team, and learn firsthand how Safe Shores works to provide intervention, hope and healing for children and families affected by abuse,...
Espectadores que Protegen a los Niños de Violaciones de Limites y Abuso Sexual
Espectadores que Protegen a los Niños de Violaciones de Limites y Abuso Sexual
Entrenamiento suplementario que se basa y fortalece el contenido en los Guardianes de los niños y se enfoca en la habilidad de intervención de espectadores. Proporciona habilidades para que los...
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Internet Safety: Parents, Guardians & Community Presentation by NCMEC (Virtual)
Internet Safety: Parents, Guardians & Community Presentation by NCMEC (Virtual)
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Safe Shores invited the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to facilitate a presentation for parents, guardians, and the general community who are interested in keeping kids safe on the internet. Do you know how to have preventive conversations with your children to keep them safe...
Seguridad en internet: Padres, Guardianes, Comunidades
Seguridad en internet: Padres, Guardianes, Comunidades
En honor al Mes de la Prevención del Abuso Infantil, Safe Shores invitó al Centro Nacional para Niños Desaparecidos y Explotados (NCMEC) a facilitar una presentación para padres, tutores y la comunidad en general que estén interesados en mantener a los niños seguros en Internet. ¿Conoces acerca de cómo puedes entablar conversaciones preventivas con tus...
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Every April since 1983, child-serving organizations across the nation come together for Child Abuse Prevention Month – to shed light on an issue that pervades and impacts every one of us, regardless of class, race, age, or culture.
Child abuse affects us all, and it’s up to each one of us to prevent it. Join us in building a hopeful future for children, together!
Make a Donation
Child Abuse Prevention Month is an opportune time to invest in the specialized intervention, hope, healing, and prevention work that Safe Shores provides ensures that the children and families we serve can focus on healing. Any gift, no matter the size, is an invaluable resource helping build a safe, happy and hopeful future for children.
Attend an Event
From webinars to child abuse prevention trainings, Safe Shores has free, virtual events happening every week of April. Scroll up to see everything that’s happening in April and register.
Watch the video message
Michele Booth Cole, Safe Shores Executive Director, invites adults to learn more about children and more about themselves in order to prevent abuse. She offers examples of steps adults can take to support and protect children.
A sweet way to support!
Purchase a Community Cookie Box in support of Safe Shores
More than 20 of the DC area’s finest bakers, chefs, and food writers are joining forces to create a limited-edition cookie box with proceeds benefiting Safe Shores!
The box features flavors such as blueberry-cornmeal-thyme cookies, s’mores cookies, pineapple-coconut crème 5-spice sandwich cookies, cranberry-rosemary shortbread, and classic chocolate chunk cookies! 🍪 Hurry, they’re going fast!
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar!
Building Blocks of Childhood: Key Lessons for Grownups
Children don’t come with instruction manuals (wouldn’t that be great?). Fortunately, there are adults who dedicate their life’s work to studying, understanding, caring for, and helping children grow up safe and healthy.
This Child Abuse Prevention Month, join us for a rich conversation with three such experts.
