Family Nurturing Center is pleased to offer the Stewards of Children curriculum in partnership with Darkness to Light. Stewards of Children is a revolutionary prevention program designed to teach adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. It uses real people and real stories to show you how to protect children. The framework of the training is built off the foundation of The 5 Steps to Protecting Children™.
You’ll meet survivors who lived through child sexual abuse, experienced its immediate and long-term effects, and ultimately were able to find healing. You’ll meet experts who work with children and families, and confront abuse on a daily basis. Many of these survivors and experts are also parents themselves.
WHY DOES IT APPLY TO ME?
Child sexual abuse is likely the most prevalent health problem children face, with the most serious array of consequences. In fact, 1 in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday.
This means that whether you work with youth, are a parent, or are simply a member of a community, it is highly likely that someone you know or care for has experienced, or is currently experiencing, child sexual abuse. It’s going to happen whether you are prepared to deal with it or not – unless you stop it from happening. And the good news, it can be stopped. (Excerpt taken from www.d2l.org) Once completing the 2-hour training, participants will receive a certificate of completion and CEU credits if requested.
“Thank YOU! This training should be a requirement for ALL parents and caregivers of children. We all know about “stranger danger”, but the monsters whose faces we know and trust are a million times worse. It’s unbelievable to me that if a stranger came up to our child we would know how to protect them, yet millions of families unknowingly deliver their children right into the hands of an abuser. I know this because I was one of those mothers who thought “this wouldn’t happen to us”. Please note that I said “wouldn’t” and not “couldn’t”. I believed I knew the people in my children’s lives. I believed I had these superhuman mothering abilities that would magically uncover the truth if anyone ever touched or hurt my children. I had no idea I was living in a dream world. When I “woke up” and realized something was wrong, I didn’t hesitate to do the right thing and tell the authorities. It was just 4 years too late. My children are safe now, and their abuser will stand on trial for what he did to them.” – Parent after attending Stewards of Children training

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Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect ...The Stewards of Children program has been empirically evaluated and is shown to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and change participants’ child protective behaviors over the long term. In 2007, the Stewards of Children Program was awarded the National Crime Prevention Program of the Year by the National Crime Prevention Council.
To schedule a Stewards of Children training, contact L-A.Stopa@familynurture.org or 859-538-1620.
For additional information, visit Darkness to Light – National
Funding support for Stewards of Children made possible by the Child Victims’ Trust Fund
87% of participants committed to implementing at least one child protective behavior.
79% of participants increased their knowledge of child sexual abuse.
Many thanks to the following who have been trained as Stewards of Children
4C |
Abby Enrichment Center |
ABC Childcare |
All About Kids Childcare |
Angels Guarding Our Children |
Around the Clock Childcare |
Aunt Kathy’s Childcare |
Bengals Tots Daycare |
Big Loving Childcare |
Boys and Girls Club-Newport |
Bright Days Daycare |
Car Bear Daycare |
Chapman Childcare |
Child Connection |
Child Development Play Care Center |
Childrens Inc. |
Children’s Place |
Country Hills Montessori Ft. Thomas |
Discover Zone |
Droopy Drawers Daycare |
Benchmark |
Every Child Succeeds |
Faces Without Places |
Funshine Childcare |
Gingerbread Academy |
Goddard Schook (Crestview Hills, Ft. Mitchell) |
Grant Co. Relatives Raising |
Growing Tree |
Heavenly Daycare |
Jump for Joy Preschool |
Kiddie College |
Kids Academy |
Kids and Cribs |
Kids at the Creek Preschool |
Kids Club Preschool |
Kids Day out |
King’s Kids Childcare |
Lighthouse Youth Services |
Littlest Angels |
Mother Hubbard |
NKY Childrens Home |
NKU Childcare |
Rainbow Childcare (Cresent Springs, Florence) |
RC Durr YMCA |
Redwood |
Skidaddles |
Stepping Stones |
Strong Minds |
Tender Love and Care |
Visions Early Learning Center |
NKCAC |
CAC Hamilton County |
Bright Future |
Buckeye Ranch |
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky |
Diverstion Foster Care |
Family Ties Foster Care |
First Step Home |
Hamilton Co. GAL |
Holly Hil |
Life Skills Center of Cincinnati |
MEBS and Associates |
Mental Health America |
Metor Hope |
NECCO |
KY Cabinet |
New Beginnings |
ProKids CASA |
Peas in a Pod |
P.I.E.R |
Romper Room Childcare |
Voice for the Innocent |
The Mentor Network |
SAFY |
Dominach’s Taekwondo Academy Elementz Dance |
BLOC Ministries |
Bridgetown Church of Christ |
Cincinnati Mennonite Church |
City Gospel Mission |
Clough United methodist |
Community Baptist Church |
Community Faith Church |
Creation Museum |
Crossroads Center |
Crossroads Church |
Crossroads Preschool |
Diocesan CCH |
Diocese of Covington |
Erlanger Christian Church |
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church |
Gospel City Mission |
Hebron Lutheran Church |
Hickory Grove Baptist Church |
Holy Cross Preschool |
LifeSprings Christian Church |
Loveland Christian Church |
Main Street Baptist Church Ed. Center |
MOM’s Christian Childcare Center |
Revive Church |
Roselawn Lutheran Church |
Sonrise Church |
St. Catherine of Siena Church |
West End Community Church |
Williamstown Baptist |
Beckfield College |
Beiderman |
Boone County Administration |
Boone County Board of Education |
Calvary Academy |
Campbell County FRYSC |
Chatfield College |
Crittenden Mt. Zion Elementary |
Dry Ridge Elementary |
Gateway |
Goaddard School (Crestview Hills, Ft. Mitchell) |
Grant Co. Middle/High School |
Mason Corinth Elementary |
Mayerson Academy |
Mt. Healthy Jr/Sr Achieve Program |
North College Hill Schools |
Northern Kentucky University |
Norwood School District |
Ryland School |
University of Cincinnati |
Williamstown Elementary |
Williamstown Middle/High School |
Xavier |
Bridge Pointe |
Brighton Recovery Center |
Burlington Fire |
Campbell County Police Deparment |
Care Net |
Center for Chemical Addictions |
Cincinnati Fire Department |
City Heights |
Florence UMC |
Hamilton County Juevenile Court |
Hebron Fire Department |
MSA Architects |
NASW Ohio |
Salvation Army |
Santa Maria |
Springdale Paramedics |
Talbert House |
Transitions |
Welcome House |
Women’s Crisis Center |
WRAP |
Wyoming Fire EMS |