See something, DO something! Call the
National Missing Kids Hotline 800-843-5678 | Adult Hotline Text INFO or HELP to 233722
Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-962-2873
National Missing Kids Hotline 800-843-5678 | Adult Hotline Text INFO or HELP to 233722
Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-962-2873
We've educated over 46,000 youth and adults over the past 10 years about online exploitation, human trafficking and tactics used to lure children in and most importantly what we can do to prevent it!
Our children are experiencing an 'online life' in a way we can not fathom or understand. They are digital natives; we are literal digital immigrants. With more and more youth being raised by grandparents, elder aunts and uncles, this conversation is transformative. In fact, Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, validates the need for our PEP program. His compact thesis: We’ve overprotected kids IRL (in real life) and under protected them online. This is why Boomers and Gen X are challenged with understanding the importance of the online experience for their kids and grand kids nor do they fully comprehend the long-term impact.
Our programs are evidence based and continually being updated to match the world our children are living in. A recent Common Sense Media study showed that our children are getting an average of 267 DM's (Direct Messages) and/or illicit pictures A DAY!
No one's brain is wired to take in that much unwanted data a day, let alone a developing brain. That is why education is so important to our children. We give language to what they are experiencing so they can share it with a trusted adult.
Our children are experiencing an 'online life' in a way we can not fathom or understand. They are digital natives; we are literal digital immigrants. With more and more youth being raised by grandparents, elder aunts and uncles, this conversation is transformative. In fact, Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, validates the need for our PEP program. His compact thesis: We’ve overprotected kids IRL (in real life) and under protected them online. This is why Boomers and Gen X are challenged with understanding the importance of the online experience for their kids and grand kids nor do they fully comprehend the long-term impact.
Our programs are evidence based and continually being updated to match the world our children are living in. A recent Common Sense Media study showed that our children are getting an average of 267 DM's (Direct Messages) and/or illicit pictures A DAY!
No one's brain is wired to take in that much unwanted data a day, let alone a developing brain. That is why education is so important to our children. We give language to what they are experiencing so they can share it with a trusted adult.
Our Programs Are Cutting Edge, Effective & Save Lives!
Cyber Savvy Training™
Our Cyber Savvy™ educational program is cutting edge and engaging. We've trained over 46,000 children, teens, young adults and community members since January of 2017. We use either our Award Winning film, Trapped in the Trade, to disrupt what people think they 'know' about exploitation or I am Little Red to show that there are wolves along the path of life that can take you off your game. After the film we engage the youth in 'What if' scenarios and have them do the critical thinking, empowering them to prevent them from being lured into the life.
Students learn:
3 - 50 minute classes that are delivered in school or 2 90-minutes classes designed for after school programs
Students learn:
- What is human trafficking and exploitation
- Grooming and Recruitment tactics used
- Apps and games where traffickers target youth
- Signs of trafficking and exploitation
- Laws that protect them
- Actions to take to prevent it
3 - 50 minute classes that are delivered in school or 2 90-minutes classes designed for after school programs
PEER™ Advocacy Program: Prevent, Engage, Equip, Respond
The purpose of this program is to develop peer leaders and advocates to be a safe space for youth who may be experiencing abuse, harm, bullying or online exploitation within our schools and communities.
It's about:
1. Empowerment – Enabling individuals to build confidence, develop self-advocacy skills, and make informed decisions about their lives.
2. Support and Guidance – Offering emotional and practical support through shared experiences, helping peers navigate challenges and access resources.
3. Representation – Amplifying the voices of individuals who may struggle to express their needs or rights, ensuring their perspectives are heard and respected.
4. Promoting Peace and Justice – Challenging the status quo and advocating for one another, ensuring everyone has access to opportunities and services.
The Outcomes? Extraordinary:
1. Leadership Development: trained to speak in front of a group to powerfully share what they’ve learned with others to disrupt the cycle (peer to peer conversations, 1 to 1 or 1 to many)
2. Peer Advocate: Amplifying the voices of teens who struggle to express their needs ensuring their perspectives are heard and respected.
3. Utilization of local resources: Offering practical support, helping peers navigate and access resources.
4. Take Action: helping others build confidence, make informed decisions about online and personal safety.
Course Outline: 6-week program, 1 hour each
It's about:
1. Empowerment – Enabling individuals to build confidence, develop self-advocacy skills, and make informed decisions about their lives.
2. Support and Guidance – Offering emotional and practical support through shared experiences, helping peers navigate challenges and access resources.
3. Representation – Amplifying the voices of individuals who may struggle to express their needs or rights, ensuring their perspectives are heard and respected.
4. Promoting Peace and Justice – Challenging the status quo and advocating for one another, ensuring everyone has access to opportunities and services.
The Outcomes? Extraordinary:
1. Leadership Development: trained to speak in front of a group to powerfully share what they’ve learned with others to disrupt the cycle (peer to peer conversations, 1 to 1 or 1 to many)
2. Peer Advocate: Amplifying the voices of teens who struggle to express their needs ensuring their perspectives are heard and respected.
3. Utilization of local resources: Offering practical support, helping peers navigate and access resources.
4. Take Action: helping others build confidence, make informed decisions about online and personal safety.
Course Outline: 6-week program, 1 hour each
PEP program - Parent Education Program
PEP provides experiences and effective engagement for parents to obtain and increase positive parenting approaches for building a healthy family. Parents can supervise, monitor, and approve the online platforms that their children use, however, most are not aware that they need to do this and what is available to assist in that process of protection. Parents are trained to be more aware of the issue, learn impactful tools, and actions to take that establish safe technology use and to have life-saving conversations with their children.
The PEP program offers:
1. An environment for parents and guardians to support each other as they learn
2. Practice new parenting skills through structured parent and parent-child activities, specifically to decrease online extortion and child abduction.
3. Thoughtful dialogue and conversations to increase the parent-child connection
4. Peer-to-Peer collaboration that foster parental involvement with their children to deter negative juvenile behaviors which can result in direct shame, exploitation, physical harm and even death.
The PEP Program implements evidence-based practices are supported by research and individual evaluation. Our program's innovative approach has action oriented outcomes. Parents are empowered to be bold, yet soft in their conversations with their kiddos, improving their communication, connection and understanding of their children's experiences. This program will also increase their individual digital literacy and making use of new tools to protect their children.
Course Outline: 90 minutes, taught in-person or online.
The PEP program offers:
1. An environment for parents and guardians to support each other as they learn
2. Practice new parenting skills through structured parent and parent-child activities, specifically to decrease online extortion and child abduction.
3. Thoughtful dialogue and conversations to increase the parent-child connection
4. Peer-to-Peer collaboration that foster parental involvement with their children to deter negative juvenile behaviors which can result in direct shame, exploitation, physical harm and even death.
The PEP Program implements evidence-based practices are supported by research and individual evaluation. Our program's innovative approach has action oriented outcomes. Parents are empowered to be bold, yet soft in their conversations with their kiddos, improving their communication, connection and understanding of their children's experiences. This program will also increase their individual digital literacy and making use of new tools to protect their children.
Course Outline: 90 minutes, taught in-person or online.
Paving The Way Foundation, Inc, is committed that the cycle ends, bringing educational programs to empower our youth with the tools to prevent them from becoming victims of exploitation, sex trafficking, bullying or abuse. Our programs are thought provoking and engage the students to end this silent crime in our schools, educating them on what actions to take when the scenario presents itself and gives them the confidence to disrupt it.
90% recommend this training for other students, teachers and parents!!
See what our kids have to say!
90% recommend this training for other students, teachers and parents!!
See what our kids have to say!
Thank you to our School Sponsors for supporting
prevention education for youth and families!
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Interested in bringing our educational and training programs to your
school or organization? Awesome!
Our Cyber Savvy Kids Program is an engaging, impactful and effective -
reach out to us here and we'd love to have a conversation!
school or organization? Awesome!
Our Cyber Savvy Kids Program is an engaging, impactful and effective -
reach out to us here and we'd love to have a conversation!
Want more proof? Here's what the youth and their directors have to say about the training:
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You asked. We listened. Here is our Youth Program Brochure.
Online Education for the whole family!
We are super active online - you can find our educational videos on Facebook and Youtube.
We host conversations for Parents, covering topics like social media, peer pressure, communication and personal safety that give you the courage to have the important conversations with your kids that can save their lives!
We are super active online - you can find our educational videos on Facebook and Youtube.
We host conversations for Parents, covering topics like social media, peer pressure, communication and personal safety that give you the courage to have the important conversations with your kids that can save their lives!
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Educational Programs and Workshops For Students Our Cyber Savvy Kidz © program educates students and those that surround them on how quickly children can become victims of this silent crime and most importantly how to prevent that from happening. Our program consists of 2-90 minutes programs or 3-60 minutes programs, that cover grooming and recruitment tactics, social media challenges, laws that keep them safe and internet safety tools. The uniqueness of our program has students engaged and empowered to make solid choices and avoid potentially dangerous situations. PEER Advocacy Program: Prevent, Engage, Equip, Respond This is the evolution of our prevention education program that protects youth from abuse, exploitation and trafficking that promotes physical and mental well being. The PEER Program is an innovative, engaging educational program that develops peer leaders and advocates to be a safe space for others who may be experiencing abuse, harm, bullying or online exploitation within our schools and community. Our programs encourage leadership and social responsibility in our participants by participating in a coordinated, community-level strategy to address issues among at-risk youth. The beauty of this program is the youth create and develop it alongside one another and the facilitators. This program is led by compassionate trauma trained facilitators and subject matter experts in the field of advocacy and prevention education. They are trained to engage the students with thought provoking questions, developing critical thinking skills that promote a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing. Contact us here to learn more about how we can bring our programs to your school or organization. Prevention education saves lives! |
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Education and Training Programs for Parents
Look, we get it. Being a parent isn't easy. The world is not like it was when we were kids. With all of the technology surrounding our children, it can be challenging to have a conversation without alienating them, let alone talk with them about something as serious as human trafficking and online exploitation. You want information that empowers you. Here you'll learn what human trafficking or modern day slavery really is, what it looks like, recruitment and grooming tactics used to lure your children in and, most importantly, how to keep your kids safe. Our monthly Parent Tech Talks educate and empower parents to have those uncomfortable conversations about topics that seem taboo. You'll discover how to begin talking with your kids about this topic, leaving you both empowered and prepared. You'll watch our film, Trapped in the Trade, then we discuss how to even start the conversation with your kids and how to keep them safe. For information on the next course, reach out to us here. Want to get an early start? Great - check out our Parent Tool Kit to begin those conversations. |
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Education & Intervention Nursing CEU Courses!
We are honored to partner with Nurses United Against Trafficking. They have a seamless, high-tech, and easy-to-use platform to gain access to our learning modules, case studies, and so much more.
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Youth Ambassador Program You can be a part of the solutions. We train students, parents and educators to become part of our Mission Ambassadors program. You and your child can play an integral part in keeping each other safe and aware of possible dangers. Our Ambassador programs allows parent and students to be leaders in the their communities and beyond. Click here to apply! Students under the age of 18 must have parental permission, a signature on the application and be on the orientation phone call. |
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UN Council On Women CUNY
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Florida Commission Status on Woman Panel on Mental Health
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Speakers
Interested in a speaker to educate and empower your group? Great!
Our Mission Ambassadors love to make a difference in their community, please contact us here.
If you like to book our Founder, here is Ms. Edwards Media One Sheet.
Interested in a speaker to educate and empower your group? Great!
Our Mission Ambassadors love to make a difference in their community, please contact us here.
If you like to book our Founder, here is Ms. Edwards Media One Sheet.