Who We Are
Founded in May 1998, Yes2Kids is a California non-profit organization dedicated to providing preventive education regarding child abuse issues throughout Antelope Valley.
We participate in the programs of the California Child Abuse Training and Technical Assistance Center at the California Institute on Human Services. We are members of the Los Angeles Community Child Abuse Councils Coordination Project and ICAN as well as the Antelope Valley Children's Planning Council-SPA 1. We work with the Family University Foundation. We are members of the Chamber of Commerce of both Palmdale and Lancaster. We support and work with all organizations in the in the Antelope Valley that address child abuse issues.
What We Do
The Yes2Kids mission is to improve upon the safety and well being of children and families who are at risk for child abuse and neglect, and to raise public awareness of child abuse issues.
Our Goals and Objectives
* To provide a forum for professional and community members to learn more about the issues of child abuse and neglect and how these issues affect the families of Antelope Valley.
* To afford an opportunity to voice concerns regarding child abuse and neglect in an appropriate forum in which resolutions to the problems may be developed.
* To be a clearing house for the dissemination of information about child abuse prevention, identification and treatment.
* To provide a place for personal and professional support for those concerned with child welfare issues.
Services We Offer
* We sponsor free training for mandated reporters of child abuse for the community. Everyone who works with children is a mandated reporter by law and needs this training.
* We sponsor report card inserts for elementary school use. As the report card goes home the parents are encouraged to be positive in their reaction to the performance of their children.
* We sponsor community distribution of educational materials and public placards that encourage the safe treatment of children.
* We team with other care givers in the community to sponsor the April National Child Abuse Awareness Month and the annual Yes2Kids writing contest.
* We sponsor weekly Successful Marriage and Parenting and Anger Management Courses in teamwork with Family University Foundation Inc.
* We publish a biweekly newsletter.
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