Darkness to Light - Fighting Child Abuse

A new project for our Rotary Club is set for early June. Working with Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit organization providing care for victims of abuse and neglect, this program is planned to open our membership’s eyes to the devastating effects of child abuse. The “Darkness to Light” training uses a curriculum called “Stewards of Children”. The goal is to provide adults with the necessary training to be able to prevent, recognize and react to child sexual abuse. The goal for our community is to reach a tipping point based on Malcom Gladwell’s premise of social change by promoting an idea by 5% of a community’s population. Our personal goal is to train 50 of our members to be able to recognize and to react to the signs of possible child abuse. Our hope is that through this training LaGrange Rotarians will push this movement forward in our community to help prevent and end child abuse in our community.

This project is being designed to certify members in our club in this awareness program. Rotarians are then also going to be charged to spread the word within their churches, organizations or social circles to hopefully have additional individuals to take advantage of this training program for themselves to be then certified.

We wish to especially thank Rotarian John Harrell, assistant program coordinator of the Children's Advocacy Center of Troup County and Twin Cedars for helping to offer this opportunity to our members.