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Childhood Education - A World Fit for Children Plus 5 July 1, 2008 -- The "World Fit for Children Plus 5" (WFFC+5) high level plenary meeting was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, from December 11-13,...
Business Wire - Boy Scouts of America Recognizes Youth Protection Month, Encourages Education, Prevention and Reporting of Child Abuse April 3, 2006 -- IRVING, Texas -- In response to the staggering increase each year in child abuse, and as part of a continued effort to educate youth and adults to...
Business Insurance - Education program helping combat sexual abuse.(Risk Manager of the Year) April 24, 2006 -- Byline: DAVE LENCKUS The Boy Scouts of America's program to protect youth from molestation is founded on three R's: recognize, resist, report....
SAM Advanced Management Journal - Embedding ethical frameworks in the leadership system of not-for-profits: the special case of volunteers. September 22, 2005 -- In the past few years, the media spotlight has targeted ethical scandals in the business world. However, not-for-profits are not immune to these...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Ex-Idahoan to lobby on child abuse August 7, 2006 -- IDAHO FALLS -- The father of an eastern Idaho Boy Scout who was among at least 2 dozen boys molested in the mid-1990s by a camp counselor says even...
Oakland Tribune - Ex-Boy Scout official admits to child porn March 31, 2005 -- FORT WORTH, Texas -- A former high-ranking Boy Scouts of America official who ran a task force that worked to protect children from sexual abuse...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Boy Scouts official charged with child porn distribution March 30, 2005 -- DALLAS (AP) -- A longtime Boy Scouts of America official who directed a national task force to protect children from sexual abuse has been charged...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Ex-Scout official pleads guilty to child porn March 31, 2005 -- FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A former high-ranking Boy Scouts of America official who ran a task force that worked to protect children from sexual abuse...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Fox Valley in 60 seconds.(News) April 23, 2005 -- Seminar on abuse Tuesday: The Community Crises Center and Lazarus House is holding a free seminar on how parents can protect their children and...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - New screening for Boy Scout volunteers May 12, 2003 -- The Boy Scouts of America has implemented a new, extensive criminal background check program for all its adult volunteers across the nation to better...
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