The blue building symbolizes the combined efforts of the Provincial Government and the Miles For Smiles Foundation. Child Abuse Prevention is a community responsibility and we all have a role to play in protecting our children. When a case of child abuse makes it to the news we are shocked [ … ]
April 2018 Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador
For the third consecutive year, April (2018) has been Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador. On hand for the signing (front, L-R) Minister Andrew Parsons – Justice and Public Safety Bev Moore Davis – Miles For Smiles Foundation Minister Dale Kirby – Education and Early Childhood Development (Back, L-R) [ … ]
The Blue Ribbon: A Symbol Of Awareness For Child Abuse Prevention Month
During April you may see people wearing a looped blue ribbon or a blue ribbon pin in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, and you may wonder what the significance of the blue ribbon is. In fact, there is deep meaning behind what has become a nationally recognized symbol for [ … ]
The Telegram, August 2017
I am saddened to read the news of the system, and society, failing yet another child, and consequently enabling the abuse to continue. The specifics may be different, but not the story. I hear this regularly through the ASCA (Adult Survivors of Child Abuse) peer support group in St John’s. [ … ]
System failed 12-year-old girl impregnated by stepfather:
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. August 2017 — She was 12, and seeking an abortion after being sexually assaulted and impregnated by her stepfather. A report released Wednesday found Newfoundland and Labrador’s child protection system responded inadequately to her case, and missed opportunities to intervene. It took two more years, and a second [ … ]
Free legal advice to survivors of sexual assault through N.L. pilot program
Victims of sexual violence can now avail of free and independent legal advice in Newfoundland and Labrador following the announcement Tuesday in St. John’s of a sexual assault response pilot program. For more from the CBC article click here http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sexual-assault-legal-advice-1.4084187
Apil 2017 Proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Newfoundland & Labrador
Education Minister, Dale Kirby, and Justice Minister, Andrew Parsons, proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador. On hand for the signing were members of the Miles For Smiles Foundation; Jillian Hammond, Jessica Holmes, Randall Wheeler, Tracey Penney and Bev Moore Davis.
The 1st Miles For Smiles Walk, featuring the Hit Song, “Be the Voice”, by Yvonne Goss
A video commemorating the first Miles For Smiles Walk in St. John’s was produced by Gerry Carew and features ‘Be a Voice” by singer/songwriter Yvonne Goss from North Carolina. Yvonne, a victim of childhood abuse, wrote and recorded this heartwarming song to encourage us all to be the voice. In an [ … ]
The Compass – Soft-spoken Bev Moore-Davis sends loud message about child abuse
At 17 years old, Bev Moore-Davis ran away from home. This soft-spoken Georgetown, Conception Bay native hid some dark secrets from her past for many years. It wasn’t until 2011 she began to tell the story of why she had to leave her home and family behind. Bev was a [ … ]
Ride the Miles for Smiles – 2015
The Miles For Smiles Foundation and Survivors Helping Survivors are not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the prevention of Child Abuse. With the Miles For Smiles NL Bike Ride, the goal was to raise funds for existing local agencies which provide services for victims of child abuse and/or sexual violence. Bev Moore-Davis [ … ]