“As County Executive and as a mother, protecting our children and providing them with a safe and healthy environment is among my top priorities. Our children are our community’s precious resources, and I am truly proud and honored to take a stand against child abuse with Bivona Child Advocacy Center.”
“Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment. We all share the responsibility for ensuring the welfare of the young people in our community.”
“We owe it to our kids to give them a childhood free from the threat of abuse or traumatizing events. The Rochester Police Department is firmly committed to supporting our partners who assist our most vulnerable and innocent.”
“I am signing this pledge because our children are our future. It is our responsibility to do everything in our power to provide our children with a safe and supportive environment to grow up in.”
Child Abuse. Do Something.
Since 2004, Bivona Child Advocacy Center has helped more than 7,600 abused children in the Greater Rochester region. If you brought those children all together, they would fill 100 school buses.
Sign the Stand UP for Kids pledge.
And pass it along to your friends.
I pledge to help stop child abuse by taking three simple actions:
- I promise to acknowledge that child sexual abuse is an important problem and to do my part to end the secrecy and shame associated with it.
- I promise to learn more about child abuse.
- I promise to help when I suspect that a child is being abused.
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Thanks! Now help us spread the word.
Get the big picture
Learn more about national efforts to strengthen existing laws to protect children and how you can help. Click here to read about the December 2011 Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families hearing, “Breaking the Silence on Child Abuse Protection, Prevention, Intervention, and Deterrence."
Bivona Child Advocacy Center is the one place to call when you need help for a child who’s been abused. We bring together all of the professionals needed to help that child in one warm, comfortable, child-friendly setting. Watch the video to see why a place like Bivona matters:
Do something more
Bivona Child Advocacy Center helps children who have been sexually abused. Learn more about the work we do.
There are many ways you can help us to do this important work. We invite you to learn more about them:
Protect your own family with a Safety Action Plan
A good Safety Action Plan includes education, communication, clear boundaries, a network of trusted adults, and knowing how to get help from community resources like Bivona Child Advocacy Center. Create your own Safety Action Plan.
Spread the word at work or among your social network
We’d be delighted to show up at your workplace or organization or social gathering with a brief presentation about child sexual abuse and the work of Bivona Child Advocacy Center. Just contact us.
Join Bivona Young Professionals
We’re in our 20s and 30s and making a difference for kids and the community. Read more.
You’re a kid? Help some other kids.
There are so many ways you could help, limited only by your imagination. We’ve got a few ideas for how you could spread the word about child abuse and the services at Bivona…and maybe raise a few bucks, too. But we’re looking for your ideas, too. Check it out.
Volunteer your time
We run on the strength of our volunteers. We have people who help out in the office, who sit on committees (like marketing and PR, development, finance), who help us run our fundraising events.
Whatever your skills, we welcome you. The children will benefit forever from your kindness. Read more about volunteering.
Donate to Bivona
We always welcome your generous gift—no matter how small or large. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity and donations are tax deductible to the extent the law allows. Learn more about making a gift to Bivona. Or you can skip straight to the online donation form.
