Our Outreach to the Community
Children’s Advocacy Centers play an important educational role in their communities. Since our founding, AWAKE has consistently offered programs that help children and adults understand, recognize and respond to child abuse.
Puppet Shows
AWAKE performs a puppet show for all Kindergarten and Second Graders in Jackson County each year to teach children about their bodies and their rights. Each year children come forward about abuse as a result of the education the puppet shows provide. In fact, one child who was sexually abused for years, only came forward after watching the puppet show. This show gives children a first step to move from abuse to healing.
Specialized training
AWAKE is happy to meet with your group or organization and come up with tailored training to meet your specific needs. The more we educate our community about child abuse, the less shame victims feel.
Darkness to Light-
Stewards of Children®
Darkness to Light’s flagship program, teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
AWAKE has multiple authorized facilitators who can come out to your agency or group and help strengthen your organizations prevention and response to child sexual abuse. We believe it is our job as adults to protect children, and this training is a great first step.
Did You Know?
Average Age For Disclosing Child Sexual Abuse
52
Click Here What Percentage of Cases Go Unreported?
86%
Click Here What Helps Children Tell Their Stories?
Number one is access to someone they can trust
Click HereRecognizing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
The R&R training is our most requested training
This program trains participants to recognize, respond to, and report child abuse. Whether we are educating a church group or public-school teachers, the participants walk away armed with confidence to help protect the children in their community.
