Family Nurturing Center, an agency dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse, is pleased to join with the Child Victims’ Trust Fund to encourage community members to keep children safe.
The Child Victims’ Trust Fund (CVTF) is administered through the State Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board. CVTF funds come solely from the tax refund check-off program, the “I Care About Kids” license plate program, and private donations. The Fund supports abuse prevention and education programs across the state, as well as providing the portion of child sexual abuse exams not covered by Medicaid or private insurance.
The Child Victims’ Trust Fund provides partial support for the adult education program Stewards of Children offered through Family Nurturing Center. Stewards of Children is a revolutionary prevention program designed to teach adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. It was developed to meet the needs of youth-serving organizations, public agencies, schools, law enforcement agencies and parents.
Education provided directly to adults is essential in order to increase adults’ knowledge so that they will be better able to discuss child sexual abuse with children, detect those children who have become victims, and improve their reaction to children’s disclosures of abuse. Adult-focused child sexual abuse preventive programs have been shown to increase parental knowledge about child sexual abuse, as well as increase the likelihood that parents will discuss child sexual abuse with their children.
Here are some simple ways that Kentucky residents can help are:
1. Purchase the I Care About Kids License Plate
Select the colorful “I Care About Kids” license plate at your local county clerk’s office the next time you renew. Proceeds from the “I Care About Kids” license plate go the Child Victims’ Trust Fund for helping Kentucky’s most vulnerable children – those who are victims of sexual abuse. Proceeds from each purchase assist in funding child sexual abuse prevention programs, and the part of child sexual abuse medical exams not covered by private insurance or Medicaid.
2) Make a Private Donation to the Child Victims Trust Fund
Contributions may also be made directly to the Child Victims’ Trust Fund, c/o Kentucky Attorney General, Victims Advocacy Division, 1024 Capital Center Dr., Suite 200, Frankfort, KY 40601. For more information, call (502) 696-5312. www.ag.ky.gov
3) Attend a free Stewards of Children training.
Join with other adults who care about protecting children from sexual abuse. Two-hour trainings are available now to individual or groups of all sizes. Education provided directly to adults is essential in order to increase parents’ knowledge so that they will be better able to discuss child sexual abuse with their children, detect those children who have become victims, and improve their reaction to children’s disclosures of abuse. To schedule a Stewards of Children training, visit www.familynurture.org or call 859-525-3200.
From Family Nurturing Center