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- 1. Love Our Children USA Cheyenne HoughtalingReading 142 05 October 2010
- 2. Love Our Children USA Overview DID YOU KNOW?!?!In the next minute a child will be a victim of violence or neglect. Every year over 3 million children are victims of violence and those are only the ones that are reported. The actual number is 3 times greater. Almost油1.8 million are abducted. Nearly 600,000 children live in foster care.Every day 1 out of 7 kids and teens are approached online by油predators,油1 out of 4 kids are bullied and 43% of teens, 97% of middle schoolers and 47% of older teens 18-24 are cyber bullied.
- 3. Over All Service GoalMission StatementSince 1999, Love Our Children USA has paved the way in child violence prevention. As the national nonprofit leader it works to break the cycle of violence against children. It has become 'the go-to prevention' organization for all forms of violence and neglect against children in the U.S.Love Our Children USA works to eliminate behaviors that keep children from reaching their potential. It redefines parenting and creates kid success by promoting prevention strategies and positive changes in parenting and family attitudes and behaviors through public education. Love Our Children USA honors and respects children and works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy, and online youth mentoring. 油 Its goal is to keep children safe and strengthen families -- Its message is positive ... one of prevention, empowerment and hope.
- 4. Breaking the cycle that breaks childrens heart, lives, and their spirits This foundation works on making childrens life safer by focusing on :Informing and communicatingAdvocacyLeadershipCommunityAccountabilityTheir values / visionSocial ChangeParentingPreventionChildhood development
- 5. Love Our Children USA vs. Shuttleworth FoundationShuttleworth FoundationOpen practiceOpen communicationOpen reportingOpen sourceOpen licensingLove Our Children USA Empowers the public w/ knowledgeGives children a voiceTeaches & practices safe positive parenting in homesTries to break the cycle before it starts
- 6. Critical Thinking Love Our Children USA is an organization that was made to help think of ways to improve the lives of children. There mission involves evaluatingways to acknowledge that attitudes and behaviors need to be changed in order to undergird a healthier and happier life style for the child. In order to improvethe childs life it is important to focus on strengthening the family through support from our nations communities. In order to see that their idea of making a difference can work Love Our Children USA has analyzed what aspects need to be elaborated more when it comes to the overall safety of the child. For instance , they have broken it down to getting information and resources, to parenting education along with kids and teen awareness, and public awareness. By making sure each group of the society has a chance to understand and grasps the ideas presented to them allows them to make the decision of perusing to a healthier and more educated life style for themselves and the people they may associate with.
- 7. Critical ReadingIn order to see that a child is receiving the treatment they deserve the Love Our Children USA foundation observesthe cycle that any maltreatment may be taken place. They then generateways to promote the healthier life styles in that family by explaining that attitudes and behaviors are what need to be focused on and changed to make a difference. This foundation seeks the t truth into the past treatment of the families .The foundation understands and glean that in most cases the parents learn to victimize children early in often very erroneous behaviors. They learned this by acting upon their own experiences when they were children. What is learned behavior can be unlearned and the cycle can be broken by education and intervention.
- 8. Critical Action By engagingin the childs life this organization is stepping in the right path to make a difference one life at a time. By taking the action of educatingall people that make up the community that effects the child life is a productive step to see that changing negative attitudes into positive behaviors can lead to a brighter tomorrow. This foundation in particular sees to connect with the community . Developing community-based support and response prevention networksthey work with children, families, law enforcement, and communities. As the national grassroots leader in our field Love Our Children USA turns awareness into action for the over 3 million children who are abused each year, and for the almost 1.8 million children who are abducted each year giving them a chance to be safe, loved and nurtured. They are getting to the root causes which will stop child victimization before it starts. They see that children count on our Youth For Youth Partnership as a safe haven. Families, schools, and communities count on Love Our Children USA for information, resources, and help to insouciant themselves from any wrong doings.
- 9. Why you should care & how you can help This is not an area of our society that should be ignored. Many children are abused and do not even see it as anything. By stopping and educating both child and their community we can change the world one life at a time. To get evolved in volunteer programs or just to get more information go to :www.volunteermatch.com and type in Love Our Children USA