Sunflower House

Education program: sunflower house partners with more than 342 johnson and wyandotte county schools, preschools, and child serving agencies to provide personal safety and sexual abuse prevention programs. This is a 38% increase in education sites. Our flagship program, the happy bear play, teaches 4-7 year olds to recognize, resist and report child abuse to a trusted adult. Let's talk, think first and stay safe is designed for children in grades 2nd-5th. E-safety is presented in partnership with law enforcement to middle school and high school youth. Sunflower house teaches age-appropriate personal safety at ages when children are most vulnerable to sexual abuse. Professionals are taught their legal mandated reporter responsibilities, how to recognize the signs of maltreatment, and reporting processes. Other programs offered to adults in the community included keeping kids safe online and stewards of children. From july 1, 2023-june 30, 2024, sunflower house provided prevention and education programming to 39,969 individuals: 34,149 children and 5820 adults. Sunflower house provides prevention and education programs on-site, virtual training or through our online academy. Sunflower house has partnered with local school districts in order to increase the awareness of abuse and recovery. Sunflower house is able to give a common language to adults and children on how to recognize abuse, respond to abuse and make reports.