Ages 5-12
FREE body safety program for kids and families now offered virtually
and a parent guide with information on keeping kids safe and a reminder about what ROAR stands for to create ongoing opportunities for conversation with kids. Visit carecenter-okc.org/we-educate/roar to register for a virtual training for your family or organization serving children and to download family resources to learn together.
Oklahoma City’s The Care Center has long provided its free program ROAR to metro schools and organizations to teach children about personal body safety, how to speak out against abuse and identify adults who can help. In 2020, the program was provided to more than 11,000 metro kids and 132 schools and community organizations. In Oklahoma County, one in three girls and one in five boys will be victims of sexual assault by age 18, according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Ninety percent of child sexual assault victims are perpetrated upon by someone they know, love or trust. The Care Center is now offering the ROAR program virtually, both for organizations that serve kids and to families. Designed for kids ages 4 to 8, the educational program is based on the character Rex, a lion, who along with his animal friends, takes children on a journey to find his ROAR. The letters in ROAR make up a simple and memorable acronym that teaches kids their bodies are their own and empowers them to stand up against abuse. Along with the virtual program, families can access a plethora of online resources, including listening to the book Rex Finds His ROAR , downloadable coloring sheets
Summer Camps June 1-Aug. 6
• Fun, engaging and innovative arts environment
• Themes include creative robotics, DJing, ceramics, comic design and more • Socially distanced outdoor and in-studio instruction and experiences • Taught by professional teaching artists Spots are filling fast! Register at okcontemp.org/camps
The Care Center helps kids learn to ROAR to educate them on body safety using this acronym: R — Remember privates are private O — OK to say no A — Always talk about secrets R — Raise your voice and tell someone
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