Anne Lee & Darkness to Light Rocks! Above is a video of Angela and Ann Lee discussing the Report IT Campaign and how it can lead people to awareness, and then to wanting to educate themselves through a program that Darkness to Light has come up with “Stewards of Children”. Learn more about all that Darkness to Light has to offer us below.
Darkness to Light is a national nonprofit 501c3 organization and initiative located in Charleston, SC.
Our Mission
to diminish the incidence and impact of child sexual abuse, so that more children will grow up healthy and whole our programs will raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to the reality of child sexual abuse
Darkness to Light offers the following educational resources to further this mission:
- 7 Steps to Protecting our Children from Child Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Responsible Adults
- Stewards of Children: Adults Resolving Child Sexual Abuse in Community
- Helpline: toll-free number for community based referrals (1-866-FOR-LIGHT)
- Website: features recent articles on child sexual abuse, book suggestions, mandatory reporting laws, a Darkness to Light sponsored internet radio talk show and access to our educational materials
- Our Products: 7 Steps booklets, rack cards, Darkness to Light Ant sculptures, Cherish the Innocent bracelets, Risk Managment Essentials and much more!
A Brief History
In 2000, Anne Lee, now Darkness to Light’s President and CEO, developed and implemented a strategy for a non-profit primary prevention program with the mission of reducing the incidence of child sexual abuse through public awareness and education. With tremendous community support, over $100,000 was raised and an award-winning Darkness to Light media campaign was developed and launched in June of 2001.
The Present
Darkness to Light’s public awareness campaign seeks to raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse. Our ads are a “call to action” encouraging adults to call or go online for free materials that educate adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Darkness to Light is also actively educating adults through its newest initiative, Stewards of Children, a sexual abuse prevention training program that provides frontline training for organizations and corporations that serve children and youth.
The Future
Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children will be adapted into an online format by early 2006, vastly increasing the number of adults that will be trained to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Darkness to Light believes that the answer to success lies in collaboration and partnership with other stakeholders in this field. By working together, we can help stop countless numbers of children from being sexually abused.
