Vision of Hope Award

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Please consider submitting a nomination for the Vision of Hope Award to be presented at the Sixth Annual Vision of Hope Gala on March 31, 2012 at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA. The winner will be featured in the VOH Gala Program and invited to the gala.

The deadline for submission of a nomination is February 3, 2012. Please use the attached form to submit your nomination.

Download The Vision of Hope Award Form Here

The annual VOH Award was established in 2006 and recognizes people who have made a difference in the lives of children through outstanding contributions in the area of child sexual abuse prevention. This award goes to an individual that demonstrates a commitment to ensuring the safety of our children through increasing awareness, strengthening policies or creating initiatives/campaigns that promote healthy families and communities.

Immediate past winners include:
2010 – Frank Cervone, Executive Director at the Support Center for Child Advocates, for his work overseeing the country's oldest and largest pro bono legal and social services agency serving abused and neglected children. Since its founding in 1977, Child Advocates has trained more than 3,500 attorneys who contribute pro bono services valued at more than $3.5 million annually.

2011 – Cynthia Stine, Education Outreach Coordinator and Child & Teen Advocate at Safe Haven of Pike County, for helping so many children who have suffered the devastation and trauma of child sexual abuse through her work leading the Rallying Youth Organizers Together (RYOT) Against Rape teen group, creating spaces where authentic dialogue can take place. Cindy has dedicated her career to changing social norms and directing the community focus toward prevention of child sexual abuse.

A Project of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center / Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape