JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pam Bondi, Florida's Attorney General, received the Champion for Child Safety Award from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. at the Florida School Counselor Association Convention in Orlando on Oct. 24.
Lynn Layton, executive director, Monique Burr Foundation for Children, presented the award on behalf of the Foundation. "Pam Bondi
has been a true advocate for the Monique Burr Foundation Child Safety
Matters™ program," she said. "This program is a research based bullying,
cyberbullying and child abuse prevention program for elementary
students and adults in their lives. Since its inception, the program has
reached more than 630,000 elementary students (K-5) in Florida."
"I
was thrilled to receive this recognition from the Monique Burr
Foundation," said Bondi. "The Foundation's board, staff and volunteers
have worked tirelessly to spread their proven MBF Child Safety Matters™
program throughout Florida
to prevent child abuse. Their passion for the safety of children has
meant that many children have not been bullied or abused. They should
feel proud that their work has made such a real difference."
Dr. Carolyn Berger,
chair of the board of directors for the Florida School Counselor
Association echoed Bondi's words and added, "The members of our
association have embraced the curriculum provided by the MBF Child
Safety Matters™ program. We have seen first-hand that this program works
and prevents child abuse. Florida's
children benefit from the program and become more effective learners."
Dr. Berger is also an assistant professor in the Center for
Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University.
About the Monique Burr Foundation for Children
The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.
is a nonprofit organization with a mission to make a positive impact on
the community at large, to create change in a family's life for the
better and to give hope to a child by providing prevention education.
MBF Child Safety Matters™ is a research-based, primary
prevention education program, designed to educate and empower elementary
students and adults with information and strategies to prevent bullying
and child abuse. MBF Child Safety Matters™ has been approved in 54 out of 67 counties in Florida. The program is made possible through donations, so that every elementary school child in Florida can receive this safety training at no cost.
For more information about the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, call (904) 642-0210 or visit www.moniqueburrfoundation.org.
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