UPCOMING SHOW - MALE SEXUAL ABUSE

Steve LePore

Steve brings over 24 years experience in nonprofit management and consulting to 1in6, which he founded in January 2007. He originally worked in the private sector as Director of Human Resources for Six Flags Corporation and Landmark Entertainment Group. In 1988, Steve co-founded My Friend's Place, a resource center for homeless and runaway youth in Hollywood, California and became its full-time Executive Director in 1990. In June 1999, he left My Friend's Place to found the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project, a community-based outreach program preventing high-risk behavior among students in his own neighborhood. Steve is currently a Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellow (researching effective strategies to address difficult social issues and create change through program and policy development) and also served on the board of CALCASA (the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault).

15 February 2012 at 3:14 AM by: admin

Introducing Myself by Roger Lockridge

Before I begin, I would like to thank Crystal Talley for this opportunity to share my story and hopefully help others learn from my experiences. End3 is a great organization and I feel blessed just to know about them and the work they do.

My background in domestic violence and child abuse awareness goes back professionally over 10 years and my story as a victim began over 20 years ago. I was one of four children living on a place called Muddy Creek Mountain. My father was an alcoholic and physically abused my mother. This was emotionally hard on us as the kids to watch. One summer night he aimed at us…literally with a gun while drunk on moonshine threatening to kill us all. Thanks to fast response from law enforcement we were able to go to a domestic violence shelter called the Family Refuge Center.

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