We’re participating in the myWalgreens donation program! You can donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to New Beginnings thru 08/31/21. At Walgreens, you’ll earn unlimited 1% Walgreens Cash rewards when you shop and you can choose how much to donate. It’s that easy. Whether you’d like to contribute $1, $5, or more of your Walgreens Cash rewards you’ll be making a big difference. It really adds up!
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The First Annual New Beginnings Charity Golf Scramble at Ben Hawes Golf Course on Friday, May 21st was a huge success. Thank you to all of the sponsors and players who came out to support our mission.
Presenting our Voice for Change award to the incredible Cheryl Purdy was a highlight of the event. Cheryl is a Special Deputy with the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office. On an unpaid, volunteer basis, she does digital forensics for the DCSO and other area law enforcement agencies. The incredible work she does means so much to our agency, law enforcement, and survivors everywhere.
The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office had these kind words to say about Cheryl:
Cheryl is a vitally important asset to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, especially in the prosecution of child sexual exploitation cases. Without her vast knowledge of digital forensics, many cases of child pornography would go unprosecuted due to a lack of evidence. Cheryl has also been vital in the prosecution of homicide cases, drug cases, and robbery cases. In today’s world, digital forensics is an important tool in the prosecution of virtually every criminal case. Without Cheryl’s talent, expertise, and availability, we would have to wait months or even years to prosecute a case if we had to out-source searches of digital forensic evidence to another agency due to the high demand of such evidence and the back-log other agencies experience. Not very many individuals can do the job that Cheryl can do. Every day she has to see the worst of the worst when it comes to the sexual exploitation of children and images of child pornography. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney certainly owes Cheryl a heartfelt and well-deserved THANK YOU for her dedicated commitment and passionate fight against child sexual abuse and exploitation!
Human trafficking is modern day slavery. When anyone under the age of 18 is solicited, advertised, or exploited through commercial sex, it is considered child sex trafficking. Commercial sex describes when sexual activity is traded for something of value; this could be money, drugs, food, or even shelter. Contrary to popular belief, most of the time, the trafficker is someone the victim knows and trusts.
New Beginnings, with support from grant no. VAWA 2020 Ri00734, has developed posters and other print materials to explain what child sex trafficking looks like in Kentucky and the steps you can take to help. Our goal is to spark a community dialogue about this hidden, often unrecognized, rapidly growing crime.
Child sex trafficking is an incredibly complex issue, and there are different ways children are trafficked. The internet has also contributed to a rise in child sex trafficking cases internationally. In a world where predators are just a click away, every child is at risk. Please take the time to review these materials and educate yourself on potential human trafficking indicators.
Children are often unable to recognize when they are being trafficked. When the predator is someone the child has placed their confidence in, it is easy for the abuse to be normalized. It is up to the trusted adults in these children’s lives to recognize the signs and intervene when necessary.
Here you can access print-friendly versions of our posters and one-pager.
If you are interested in professionally printed materials for your office or organization, please reach out to our Client Assistant Coordinator: [email protected]
In addition to the one-pager, we have pocket-sized brochures, and posters in the following sizes: 8.5″x11″, 11″x17″, & 22″x28″
We want to thank the Junior League of Owensboro for hosting the Little Black Dress Campaign from January 25-29, 2021. The Little Black Dress Initiative is a week-long campaign that harnesses the power of social media to educate the community about the ways in which sexual assault affects people in our community.
To create awareness for the Little Black Dress Initiative, participants wore the same black dress for five consecutive days to illustrate the trauma and devastation that afflicts victims of sexual assault, as well as the severe limitations placed on their freedoms, choices, and opportunities. During the campaign, participating members used their personal social media platforms and email to leverage their own respective networks to drive the fundraiser.
The campaign was an incredible success, soaring past the initial goal of $3,000, participants were able to raise over $7,500! Many thanks to all who participated, donated, and supported this campaign!
Demonstrate EMDR to strengthen attachments, develop self-regulation, and heal attachment wounds rooted in a history of abuse, neglect, early medical trauma, or changes in caregivers through slides, case presentations, and over 30 videos of our work with severely traumatized, complex children. You will be able to immediately apply innovative strategies and help children and teens with even the most severe behaviors, including stealing, lying, aggression, sexualized behaviors, elimination problems, and defiance.
Click this link below for more information on how to register.
Please check out our pandemic resources page! It provides information and helpful links to help you or a loved one get through these hard times.
Our mural is complete! Thank you to everyone involved! Head down to Third and Allen Street to see it! Official ribbon cutting will be held on Wednesday, October 28 at 12:15 p.m. 
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