In 2019, Hope House trained 295 individuals at our Hope House headquarters in Covington, which impacted roughly 2,950 children. In 2020, we hope to double that number by conducting group sessions at local businesses through our new Partners in Prevention initiative. Our goal is to train 590 adults this year, and in turn, better protect 5,900 children in St. Tammany and Washington parishes.

Partners in Prevention also utilizes the Stewards of Children training, but is designed to train company employees in a group setting in their own workplace. Like our regular monthly trainings at Hope House, this free, two-hour session will equip participants with specific, concrete actions they can take to protect children in the community from sexual abuse. The trainings are open to all businesses in all industries, not just those that work directly with children. At the end of the training, the business will receive a framed certificate acknowledging them as a “Partner in Prevention.” The business will also receive recognition on Hope House’s website and Facebook page, along with a ticket discount for the organization’s popular annual event, Men Who Cook (Nov. 8, 2020 in Covington).