History of Safety Kid

In 2006, a series of child abuse incidents shocked the Jewish Orthodox community of Los Angeles within the short time span of six months. As a response, the Los Angeles Halachic Advisory Board (HAB), a group of community-representing Rabbis founded by Debbie Fox, made an active decision to take a stand and focus on prevention of inappropriate relationships and interactions in the LA community.

When further allegations of misconduct towards children surfaced, the Halachic Advisory Board commissioned Debbie Fox and a team of experts to research child abuse prevention programs and develop a culturally-sensitive program to empower communities and their children to prevent abuse.

Guided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the HAB, and Mothers Advocating Prevention (MAP), Debbie’s team developed the Safety Kid Child Abuse Prevention Program Series.

A crucial facet of this program was that Mrs. Fox and her team did a masterful job of clarifying the mystifying aspect of these sensitive topics in a tactful but unambiguous manner. The beauty of the Safety Kids Program was that important concepts, that have unfortunately become well known, were systematically organized and presented in a clear manner to enable educators and parents to know what to be aware of.”

— Rabbi Yisroel Sonnenschein
First Grade Rebbe, Yeshiva K’tana
Waterbury, CT

“Educating students how to stay safe, providing them the power to stay safe, in a sensitive and nonthreatening manner had evaded [Jewish Communities].

Magen Yeladim International has not only solved this riddle, they have created a viable program that has empowered our community to continue to educate our parents and youth long after they leave. The Safety Kid curriculum is bright, friendly and culturally appropriate.

As a host-school administrator and observer in the classrooms, I was impressed with every aspect of the training process and though we have quite an assertive student and parent body, I have only heard positive reports from them as well.”

— Rabbi Ilan Heifetz,M.Ed,, Director of General Studies
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School, Skokie, IL

“After attending the Safety Kid teacher training seminar I feel more empowered with knowledge, having learnt the proper responses to a situation and most importantly to look beyond the child that is sitting in front of me.”

— Mrs. Tzeenie Freedman
Second Grade Morah, Yeshiva K’tana
Waterbury, CT

“Every parent, educator, and adult recognizes the numerous dangers facing our children today. There aren’t many, however, who have taken the initiative to do something about it. You have undertaken the daunting task to educate the frum population about a subject that has long been pushed aside.

Your presentation was delivered in an informative, non-ambiguous, yet refined way. Your multi-pronged approach of incorporating all sectors: educators, parents and students into the project will בע״ה ensure that inroads are finally made into protecting our precious children.”

— Rabbi Shmuel Hiller
Bnos Bais Yaakov of Far Rockaway, NY

“When my 6-year old came home from school today, she sat down my 3-year old and taught her the ABC’s of safety with the help of her beautiful safety certificate. I am so impressed that she not only knew the ABC’s of safety but that she was so enthusiastic to teach it to her sister.”

Parent/Teacher, Far Rockaway, New York

“The Parent Education Workshop was amazing. I was blown away. I walked out feeling educated and more competent to keep my children safe. I am much less scared now than before the presentation. Thank you.”

— Parent, Crown Heights, New York, NY

“Hi guys, I wanted to let you know that my 7 year old son got separated from us at Disneyland yesterday. We found him a few minutes later talking to a safety officer. He had remembered the song on the CD that told him to find someone he could trust and he went over to a woman with a Disneyland ID tag and told her he was lost. She took him to a safety officer. We asked him if he was really scared and he said he was at first but then he remembered that he knew exactly what to do and he just went and did it. Just wanted to give you guys some nachas!”

— Parent, Torath Emet
Los Angeles, CA

“The Safety Kid Program is an imperative that a group of generous and dedicated individuals gifted to the entire Waterbury Community and through these efforts we daven that we will b’ezras Hashem merit a truly safe environment in which our children can thrive.”

— Penina Noy
Principal, Girls’ Division
Yeshiva K’tana, Waterbury, CT

“The program was wonderful last week, and it was amazing to hear my kids at home singing and talking about the ABCs of safety. It even led to [my child] sharing that a neighbor made him feel uncomfortable and he was able to say specifically how! Well done.”

— Parent, Phoenix Hebrew Academy

“… the impact of this revolutionary and progressive initiative is literally life saving. The Safety Kid program educates students, parents and schools to anticipate these dangers and take proactive precautions.”

— Rabbi Moshe Dear, Headmaster
Yavneh Hebrew Academy

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