Education, Travel & Culture Takes Action to Protect Exchange Students

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oct. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- [Portland, Ore.] – Education, Travel & Culture (ETC) has achieved “Partner in Prevention” status for 2015-2016, a designation awarded by the nonprofit Darkness to Light to organizations which take extra steps to protect the children they serve by training staff to understand the issue of child sexual abuse, identify unsafe situations and practices, and react responsibly in the best interest of the children they serve.

One in 10 children will be sexually abused before the age of 18. ETC earned the “Partner in Prevention” designation by providing Stewards of Children training to over 90% of its management, staff, and volunteers. This evidence-informed program is scientifically proven to help participants prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. “Partner in Prevention” was created as a national standard to help parents and caregivers recognize organizations that take child protection seriously by implementing policy and training staff to prevent child sexual abuse.

Darkness to Light is an international organization that leads the movement to end child sexual abuse by educating and empowering adults in education, youth serving organizations, and communities to protect children. Darkness to Light has affiliates in all 50 states and 16 international locations.

“We are proud to have earned the Partner in Prevention distinction once again,” said Alix Nathan, ETC President. “We are inspired by the efforts of Darkness to Light, and this designation continues to further our commitment to raising awareness and helping to prevent child abuse.”

To learn more about child sexual abuse prevention training or to enroll your organization in Darkness to Light’s “Partner in Prevention” program, please visit www.D2L.org/Partner.

About ETC

Education, Travel & Culture, Inc. (ETC) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, providing inbound and outbound international exchange opportunities for high school students around the country.  ETC has a reputation for providing personal attention and service throughout the entire process. ETC’s dedicated staff works with international students to ensure safe and rewarding international student exchange experiences. For more information, please visit www.edutrav.org.

About Darkness to Light

Darkness to Light (D2L) has championed the movement to end child sexual abuse since its founding in 2000. With affiliates in all 50 U.S. states and 16 additional countries, D2L provides individuals, organizations, and communities with the tools to protect children from sexual abuse. To date, the D2L network of 750,000 authorized facilitators has trained over 900,000 parents, youth serving professionals, and organization volunteers in D2L’s award-winning Stewards of Children® child sexual abuse prevention program.

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