Safeguarding Childhood: Adult Education Series
On Sunday, May 4th at 4:30 pm, First Christian Church will welcome Karen Branch, Executive Director of Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau, to discuss safe boundaries with adults. While the topic is hard to hear about, she will discuss the signs of child abuse in children, what to do if you suspect abuse, and other vital information for keeping children safe when they are around adults.
On Sunday, May 18th at 4:30 pm, Brad Weaver, Director of Information Technology Services at Wabash College, will be joining us to discuss cyber security. While he will touch briefly on younger children, he plans to discuss ways to keep pre-teens and teens safe while on the internet. Children in these age ranges spend a significant amount of their time online which makes them more susceptible to various digital threats.
On Sunday, June 1st at 4:30 pm, Officer AJ Rice, School Resource Officer at North Montgomery Community School, will be joining us to discuss physical safety (including gun safety). Officer Rice will help teach us how to keep children physically safe, and he will specifically discuss gun safety as unintentional injury is a leading cause of death among U.S. children and adolescents and firearms are a leading injury method.
On Sunday, June 22nd at 4:30 pm, Kaylynn Ranspach, Social Worker at North Montgomery Community School, will be joining us to discuss safety among peers (and mental health). As a school social worker, Kaylynn is uniquely qualified to discuss issues that may arise for children while they attend school or among peers which includes bullying and mental health conditions.
As with prior educational series at FCC, we will offer a light dinner. Childcare is available upon request so everyone interested in attending can be present for these informative, important discussions. If you would like to RSVP to attend a session, need childcare, or would like to sign up to provide a meal, please sign up at this SignUpGenius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44A5A62DA1F4C43-56199497-safeguarding
You can contact Crystal Hahnstadt or Kelly Stanley with any questions.