Join Five Days of Action® to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, April 21-25 2025
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of our commitment to protecting the children in our community, we’re participating in the Five Days of Action® – a week-long campaign to increase awareness of child sexual abuse and empower and equip us all to prevent it. By taking part in this important campaign and implementing abuse prevention practices year-round, Sumter Family YMCA is committing to the safety of all children in our community.
The Know. See. Respond. campaign is back this year, and Praesidium, Saprea, and Lauren’s Kids have shared resources to support this campaign.
Know
When evaluating camps, sports, and other activities for your child, do you KNOW what questions to ask about abuse prevention? As parents, caregivers, and trusted adults, we play a vital role in protecting children and teens from abuse. Learn the key questions to ask from Praesidium, the YMCA’s partner in child abuse prevention: praesidiuminc.com/6-key-questions-a-parent-should-ask-of-an-organization
See
When we SEE grooming patterns—methodical, subtle, gradual, and escalating behaviors used to groom a child for sexual abuse—we can identify them, strengthen our intuition, and protect children. Learn the 6 grooming behaviors every parent or caregiver needs to know and what to do if you see them, from our partner, Saprea: saprea.org/blog/6-perpetrator-grooming-behaviors
Respond
RESPONDing starts when a child or teen feels heard and is helped. How can you take action to prevent child sexual abuse? The Trusted Triangle (for younger children) and the Safety NETwork (for older youth) are strategies from Lauren’s Kids Safer, Smarter Families Family Safety Toolkit. These resources are designed to help families and caregivers teach personal and digital safety in a comfortable and accessible way.
Grades K-2: safersmarterfamilies.org/grades-k-2
Grades 3-5: safersmarterfamilies.org/grades-3-5
We take our commitment to child protection seriously and we hope you do too. Check out our child abuse protection code of conduct here and learn more about how we keep kids safe in Sumter and surrounding cities. Want to see what a safe, supportive spaces look like in action? Explore our youth programs and discover how we help kids learn, grow, and thrive.
Wounded Warrior 5k
April 26, 2025
Patriot Park, 380 General Drive, Sumter, SC 29150
General registration $30 E1-E4 registration $15
The first 300 receive a shirt, Wounded Warrior bracelet, race bib and Fleet Feet of Augusta goody bag.
Day of the race: RACE DAY:
1. Registration will start at 8:00
2. Welcome at 8:45 am
3. Opening remarks
4. National Anthem
5. Start 9:00am
6. Have fun and be safe!
