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About Us
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont (PCAV) is the Vermont Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and the National Circle of Parents Support Groups. PCAV has a thirty fouryear track record of promoting and supporting healthy relationships between children and people who care for them in order to eliminate child abuse. We have successfully established a statewide network of Circle of Parents™ Support groups during which we provide free quality childcare (33 years); organize and coordinate Nurturing Parenting Programs® across Vermont (30 years); publish and distribute The Vermont Parents' Home Companion and Resource Directory to over 215,000 parents and providers (20 years); provide a toll free Parents' Stress Line serving nearly 300 parents per year (33 years); trained more than 4,000 early childhood educators and caregivers in the Understanding and Responding to Sexual Behavior of Children Program (13 years); developed and implement the Sexual Abuse Free Environment for Teens Program™ (SAFE-T™), a 30 hour middle school comprehensive skills building violence prevention curriculum currently working with Vermont middle schools (15years); train hundreds of caregivers, early childhood educators, and parents to implement the Care for Kids Program from Ontario, Canada, a sexual abuse prevention curriculum for pre-school through kindergarten (nearly 8 years); Technicool is our technology safety program designed for Vermont children and teens, grades 4-8, their parents, caregivers and teachers. This program encourages safe online behavior by addressing the risks inherent to the powerful new technologies. We have reached over 6,600 parents, guardians, teachers and students;.and trained and distributed material to more than 5000 providers and community members regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention since 1997, as well as distribute Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention materials to 55,000+ parents of newborns directly through hospitals, midwives and adoption agencies.
PCAV operates a central office in Montpelier and has a staff of sixteen, ten of whom work out of PCAV's central office with the remaining six working in regions throughout the state either from their homes or offices in the community. PCAV's Executive Director, Linda E. Johnson, has led the organization for over twenty three years.
PCAV's programs are all carried out in collaboration with other statewide and local agencies, organizations, schools and communities of faith. PCAV staff members are members of the Vermont Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs, the Child Abuse Prevention Advisory Board, Vermont 211, the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Task Force, the Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force and numerous other local advisory boards and coalitions. PCAV Regional Coordinators sit on their local community partnerships and other task forces. PCAV local collaborating partners include schools, parent child centers, family shelters, statewide child and family advocacy organizations, businesses, communities of faith, hospitals, childcare centers, DCF, mental health agencies, and domestic violence and sexual assault programs. As a the Vermont Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and the National Circle of Parents Support Groups, we have national networks of other statewide organizations with missions like ours to learn from and draw upon for consultation, technical assistance and support.
Fiscally, the organization is stable. PCAV has a diverse funding base with approximately 50% of our resources coming from state and federal agencies. The remainder is contributed from foundations, United Ways, businesses, individuals, the sale of KIDPINS and special events, like the annual WALKS FOR CHILDREN.
PCAV is governed by an active Board of Directors, who set policy; plan the organization's direction; establish goals, objectives and strategies; and raise funds. Our Board Members may serve for up to seven years and then they may be invited to join the Advisory Board. Each Board Member serves on at least one committee and makes an annual financial contribution to PCAV. |
If you are interested in hearing more about Technicool or scheduling a training in your area, please call:
1-800-CHILDREN
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