For youth-serving organizations
Lead, Serve and Thrive
The Lead, Serve and Thrive project helps you strengthen the foundation of your youth-serving organization so that your team can lead and serve effectively, build a thriving community, and keep children safe from sexual abuse.
Our half-day training is the most globally recognized, the most tested and evaluated prevention program that is proven effective. Participants come away confident and prepared to keep kids safe by preventing, recognizing, and reacting skillfully to child sexual abuse.
Who should participate?
Lead, Serve and Thrive is a project for organizations that serve children. The training we provide is appropriate for your entire team, including the leadership and decision makers who plan and hire. We’ll work with you to plan your strategy for rolling out the Lead, Serve and Thrive project in your organization.
We serve Youth Serving Organizations, Boards and Committees, Municipal Programs, Faith Groups, Youth-Serving Professionals, Athletic Organizations, Social Workers, Teachers, Caregivers, Camp Staff and Volunteers.
Why Priority Kids?
Priority Kids works with organizations and groups that want to provide the best opportunities for children and youth. We are trained and experienced at helping adults better understand childhood sexual abuse. We help your organization increase capacity and develop the skills to speak about sexual abuse prevention openly so that you can deliver your programs and services while keeping children safe.
The Lead, Serve and Thrive project will help you focus on the simple steps that you and your team can take today to protect the children in your community.
Training
For board, staff, and volunteers. The Stewards of Children® half-day training is evidence-informed, trauma-sensitive, and proven effective. Delivered virtually and facilitated live, participants learn how to deliver programs and services while protecting children from sexual abuse..
Support
From Priority Kids as your team is trained. We are here to support you and your team as you implement the training to keep kids safe from sexual abuse. We can offer feedback and guidance as you and your team identify processes and procedures that will keep kids safe in your organization. You can reach out anytime with questions about policy and safety strategies and we will respond within two business days.
Participants who complete the training receive a certificate of completion and gain access to the Champions for Children online community. Members of our private online community are trained adults who share ideas and offer support to each other. It takes a community to keep kids safe, and our community of Champions for Children provides you with the ongoing support you need.
Community
Bonus
When we work with your organization, your trained staff and volunteers will receive free supplemental training, live virtual events and guest speakers.
When abuse is discovered, and children receive the help they need, communities are transformed.
Preventing childhood sexual abuse means preventing suicide, eating disorders, self-harm, and criminal behaviour.
2019
“This is useful. Staff in all agencies can benefit from this.”
Executive Director
1 Plan
Working with you, Priority Kids will craft your plan to implement the Lead, Serve and Thrive project in your organization. You approve the plan. We deliver.
2 Train
We will deliver the 3-hour Stewards of Children® certificate training for your team members. With 20 years of experience and extensive evaluation, the Stewards of Children curriculum is proven effective at increasing knowledge, improving attitudes, and positively changing adult child-protective behaviour.
3 Implement
After being trained, you and your team will come away KNOWING what you want to do, and what you need to do to keep kids safe in your organization.
Priority Kids will support you and your team as your child sexual abuse prevention strategy is implemented and strengthened.
Need More Support?
Priority Kids can provide additional support to help you implement and refine policies that keep kids safe. Creating and updating policies helps you set goals and define the path to the great results you envision in your organization.
Contact us at Priority Kids to get started. Schedule a call with our online scheduler, email us, or give us an old-fashioned phone call.
In our introductory call, we’ll learn a little more about each other. When you are ready, we’ll start the process of building the plan for your organization.
2015
“Very informative and interesting. I would recommend this to others. Gave me lots to think about in terms of my work & family.”
Early Childhood Education Student