Child Safety Task Force Presentation At The Y June 17 2015

Fall River and New Bedford social service directors were invited to a Summit at the Fall River YMCA on June 17, 2015 to learn about a new initiative undertaken by the South Coast Child Safety Task Force. This group, which includes representatives of the District Attorney's Office (DA), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Southcoast Health and Saint Anne's/Steward Hospitals, the Council of Churches, and the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), has undertaken an effort to reach 14% of the 280,000 people living on the South Coast with information about steps that can be taken to protect children from sexual advances and abuse by adults and other children. "We've come a long way in this organization in preventing this and dealing with this," noted Southcoast YMCA President Gary Schuyler, "but still, to think one in four [girls] and one in six [boys are affected], we haven't come far enough." He, DA Assistant District Attorney Rudman, CAC Executive Director Michelle Loranger, Fall River DCF Area Director Elaine Lucas, YMCA Executive Director of Education Kathy Treglia and CAC Education and Outreach Coordinator Nasha Macedo then introduced the group to the "Darkness to Light" curriculum that the Task Force plans to roll out over the next several years to reach their target goal. For more information, go to ymcasouthcoast.org.

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Ariyani

Como educador, estou profundamente engajado no desenvolvimento dos estudantes em ambiente escolar, adotando métodos pedagógicos que valorizam conexões genuínas e são movidos por inovação e fervor. É minha vocação guiar os alunos na jornada de se tornarem uma geração notável, empregando estratégias de ensino amplamente aclamadas por prestigiadas instituições acadêmicas ao redor do globo - events.zulekhahospitals.com