April 2009 Soc Series Flyer

to end child abuse.

...because it takes a team

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month:

What Will YOU Do To Protect Children? FACT:

1 in 4 girls AND

1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused by the time they turn 18. FACT: YOU can learn the 7 Steps to Protecting Safe Shores—The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center is offering a FREE Stewards of Children training ($25 materials included at no cost) to the first 100 registrants. Stewards of Children is a revolutionary interactive prevention program developed by Darkness to Light, a national child sexual abuse prevention organization. The program educates adults to take simple, proactive steps to protect children from sexual abuse, including how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly. Training participants will hear stories from adult survivors and learn from their experiences, learn the “7 Steps To Protecting Our Children,” and receive a free workbook on the principles of choice, consciousness and personal power.

Children. APRIL 2009 Training Dates: (Advance Registration Required) April 1, 2009 8:30am—12:00pm Charles Sumner School 1201 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 RSVP Deadline: March 30, 2009 April 8, 2009 5:30pm—8:30pm Charles Sumner School 1201 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 RSVP Deadline: April 3, 2009 April 23, 2009 5:30pm—8:30 pm Charles Sumner School 1201 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 RSVP Deadline: April 20, 2009 April 28, 2009 8:30am—12:00pm Leadership Greater Washington 1727 I (“Eye”) Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 RSVP Deadline: April 24, 2009

To register—Before Mar.30, please email: [email protected], include name(s), preferred training date, organization & phone #(s) On & after Mar. 30, please contact Jessica Galimore: p. 202 638 2575 ext.101 / [email protected] www.safeshores.org