For our second meeting with the NYSPCC, we helped them sort out presents that they would hand out during their Christmas party. They had hundreds and hundreds of presents and the three of us sorted them all by age (not gender). After we were done sorting, the clinicians for each kid came and picked out presents for…
When we met with the Nicole Epps and Tessa Chermiset for the second time, they were very interested in learning more about our point of view on the topic of child abuse. They mentioned how great it was to have kids as young as we are, so dedicated and passionate about our subject. They wanted our…
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has an annual Holiday party in which they have presents for the kids and activities for them to do. We were invited by the funding administrator to come and help out in preparing the activities for the kids. We helped cut flowers, felt shapes, create…
For our third fieldwork, we talked with a child abuse survivor about her experiences with an abusive father a child. This meeting really made me think about how child abuse really has no face. I would never have been able to tell that this positive, well spirited person was treated in such awful dehumanizing ways. She…
For our second fieldwork, we went to the NY Center for Children on 333 E 70th St #1. There we met with Sarah McNamara, a social worker that works at the organization. She told us more about the organization and different things they do to prevent child abuse in the U.S.. Their center is a…
For our first fieldwork, we met with Nicole Epps and Tessa Chemist from the World Childhood Foundation. Their organization focuses on preventing sexual abuse towards children. They were very friendly and gave us bracelets to raise awareness for their subject. Because their organization is still developing, we discussed different possibilities of helping them expand their…
