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"A Hundred Years From Now It Will Not Matter What My    Bank Account Was, The Sort    Of House I Lived In, Or The Kind Of Car I Drove...But The World May Be Different Because I Was Important In The Life Of A Child."
                                               – Forest Whitcraft

Each year over 3 million children are victimized and neglected and those are only the ones that are reported! The actual number of child victims is estimated to be three times greater. Each year almost 1.8 million children are reported missing – many of them abducted from their own homes and front yards. Over 580,000 children in this country live in foster care.

Love Our Children USA is dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence against children. It has become the go-to prevention organization for all forms of violence and neglect against children. 

Programs

Public Education

Offers prevention strategies, information and resources to parents, child caregivers,
children, teens and to the general public.

- Over 3,800,000 visitors to our Web site
- Offering a great amount of resources for parents and children which is constantly   growing.
- Various police precincts in the country display our materials
- Community outreach
- Parenting Seminars
- Seminars for kids and teens

Public Awareness

- Working with communities, law enforcement, the media and celebrities.
- Blue Ribbon Pins and two awareness bracelets are sold on our Web site and has a   dedicated site for awareness products www.until-the-cycle-breaks.org. We also create   awareness through various community and cause-related marketing initiatives and events.

The Youth For Youth Partnership

The Youth For Youth Partnership connects volunteer youth mentors 16-24, who want to
be part of the solution, abused youths and the power of the Internet. Through the Youth
For Youth Partnership, volunteer young people mentor their peers who have been abused, bullied or who are at-risk of abuse. By listening to abused and at-risk youths,
sharing information about child abuse and violence, making the experience of reporting abuse a more supportive one, and offering information, hope, resources, and referrals – abused and at-risk youths are empowered to talk about their abuse, school violence and other abuse and violence issues. Simultaneously, volunteer mentors become powerful
advocates for other youths and themselves … becoming part of the solution …thereby,
making a difference for ALL young people.

The National District Attorney's Child Protection Task Force

A national group of child abuse and domestic violence prosecutors and law enforcement
professionals working on various issues on how to help children and families in our
communities, the prosecution of abusers and family court issues.

National Block Parenting Program

Creating safe havens for children in times of danger. Neighborhoods unite and select
parents who are home, while others work. Block parents are screened by police
and display visible Block Parenting signs on windows and on doors to assist children in need of help. If a child is frightened for some reason, harassed by someone, lost, approached by a stranger, witnesses an accident or needs help for any other
reason, they can go to the Block Parent for help.

The Block Parent program makes neighborhood children feel safer whether or not they are ever actually called on in an emergency, because Block Parent signs can often deter kidnappers and child predators.

The Darko Rapotez Memorial College Scholarship Fund For Aged Out Foster Youth

Scholarships will be awarded to youths who have aged out of the foster care system on the basis of academic excellence and need.

Youths from anywhere in the United States, who age out of the foster care system and who ordinarily would not be able to afford a college education are eligible to submit applications. Youths must be emancipated or will be graduating from foster care, relative care and/or dependency.

The scholarship will be available to undergraduate students who have aged out of the foster care system with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Each scholarship recipient will receive $5,000 to $10,000 and is encouraged to reapply each year.

Additionally, they will be matched and mentored by business executives throughout their college education giving, them a real hands-on view of the business world.

National Love Our Children Day

National Love Our Children Day celebrates America’s children on the first Saturday of every April. Recognized annually with a proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the day is a celebration of children …much like Mother’s and Father’s day — but for children, was first introduced on ABC’s “The View.” It was created to acknowledge the value of children - giving them a healthy start. By giving kids the three essential
elements which are love, protection and respect, we give our children the confidence they need to become strong and fit adults.

Parents should take time to honor children each year on the first Saturday of April! Events will take place and communities across the country will celebrate their children. This national celebration is an initiative of Love Our Children USA.

By honoring, respecting and protecting children and celebrating the loving relationship we all should have with them, we can keep them safe and protected and break the cycle of violence and neglect against them. Reinforcing values of treating children with kindness and respect, nurturing their development, maintaining their self-esteem, creating a safe, non-violent world in which they can live, and reinforcing loving, healthy families to give all children a healthy start.

Parenting Seminars

Redefining parenting for the way we live Today. Promoting positive changes in parenting and family attitudes, along with behavior and prevention strategies. Offering small informative parenting seminars with experts speaking on various parenting
issues.

Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention

Creating “Anti-Bullying” and "Anti Cyberbullying" programs in schools and communities. Educating parents, kids and teens about the dangers and how to prevent both types of bullying.

Internet Safety

Educating kids, teens and parents about “Safe Internet Practices”

Wish Program

Enhancing the lives of foster children and child victims by granting wishes to children who have been victims or who have been removed from their home.

                  We can stop the violence before it starts because ...
                                       it is completely preventable!

 

 

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