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PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

Upcoming 2023 Protect Our Children Prevention Trainings

  Stewards of Children Stewards of Children is an evidence-informed, award-winning two-hour 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

TAKE ACTION in 2020: Make a plan to do these 5 things to keep kids safe

    By Summer Lewis, Internet/Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The beginning of a new year is a great time to regroup, reevaluate and recommit to a new plan of action for protecting your kids from abuse. By knowing what to do and making a few simple changes, you

10 ways to keep children safe from abuse this holiday season

  By Betsy Lewis, Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The holidays are coming, and families and friends will be gathering together to celebrate. Unfortunately, the holiday season is also the time of year when all types of child abuse increase. And it is those we know, these very family

Calling All Grandparents!

  By Betsy Lewis, Internet and Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I don’t know about you, but back when I was a parent in the 1980s and ‘90s I didn’t know much about child abuse or how to prevent it. I just assumed it wouldn’t happen to my kids

Are your kids safe at summer camp?

By Leah Howell I have worked at summer camps for most of my career.  I started as a junior camp counselor, and over the course of high school, college, and graduate school found myself drawn to camp program management in the most beautiful of settings.  I completed my graduate thesis at a summer camp, and

All Adults are KEY to protecting our children from abuse

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County   April is Child Abuse Awareness month.  I want to use this opportunity to talk to you about the unvarnished and raw truth about child abuse.  Generally, people do not like to talk about it.  I have been in meetings where we

Un futuro brillante

By Claudia Cervantes, Bilingual Training Coordinator for the Protect Our Children Project Recientemente asistí al Encuentro Regional de Coordinadores del Proyecto Protegiendo a Nuestros Niños que tuvo lugar en Eugene. Fue un día completo de inspiración y aprendizaje, y sin duda puedo puedo decir que después de la primera conferencia, yo ya no era la

Usted podría ser la única esperanza

By Claudia Cervantes, Bilingual Program Coordinator for the Protect Our Children Project Usted podría ser la única esperanza en la vida de un niño. Por cada 10 niños hay uno que es abusado antes de cumplir los 18 años, y usted podría ser su única esperanza si toma el tiempo para leer este artículo. Hay

My Spin: Oregon’s Top Rank Registered Sex Offenders

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County School has started back.  At my house we are shifting back to “normal” schedule.  You know—the regular routine.  6:30 wake up.  7:12 out the door for school and work.  6:00 get home.  6:15 start our reading homework.  6:45 do the rest of