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We are Michigan’s largest online Radio Talk Show dedicated to educating the public and creating public awareness through global education. This method is a diverse and unique approach by a team of highly dedicated experts and organizations determined to make a difference and save lives ! Join our team of child abuse advocates, organizations, and professionals as we discuss current headlines, child physical, sexual & emotional abuse, incest, rape, molestation, signs/symptoms, reporting, intervention, prevention & recovery, bullying, child trafficking, missing children, teen discussions, and children’s rights.
Check back often to stay up to date with the latest information, upcoming guests/specialists and new show topics. We are teaming up in numbers to be pro-active by implementing other reputable child abuse organizations and child abuse advocates into our show & bringing in important new elements, aspects and subjects of child abuse. You can listen LIVE, chat with us in the online chatroom, call-in with your questions/comments/concerns, or listen to the archived show at a later date at your convenience.
Join us & meet our new hosts:
Donna Kshir–Focus: Child Abuse Education
Star Meyers–Focus: Child Abuse Education
Amanda Meyers–Focus: Teen Spokesperson
Elizabeth Brawley–Focus: Missing Persons
Glendene Grant–Focus: Child Trafficking
Lisa Freeman–Focus: Child Abuse & Bullying
Jane & Leo Alvarez–Focus: Children’s Rights
Stacy Asencio-Sutphen–Focus: Child Abuse Awareness/Missing Persons
Debbie Splawn-Bunch–Focus: Child Abuse Prevention
Tricia McKnight, Sarah Flannery, Tracey Murphy–Focus: Child Abuse Survivors
Along with Guest Hosts:
Jim Richardson Jr., Trina Davidson and Skip Davidson & more!!
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“Regular Scheduled Programming”
Sunday: Child Abuse Awareness/Education with Dreamcatchers for Abused Children’s Donna Kshir
and Star Myers, joined bi-weekly by Teen Host Amanda Myers (3 – 4pm EST)
Please visit this website daily for updated program scheduling!
“Periodically Scheduled Programming”
Monday: CEO of Abuse Bites and the Healing Projects Specialist for the Bully Police USA, Lisa Freeman. Education is key to maintaining a safe, healthy, and happy environment and key to stopping abuse,
bullying, and violence. (7 – 8pm EST)
Tuesday: The Founder of M.A.T.H. Mothers Against Trafficking Humans’ Glendene Grant
discusses Human Trafficking (8:30 – 9:30pm EST )
Wednesday: Teen Discussion with Teen Host Amanda Meyers (To-Be-Announced)
Thursday: Stacy Asencio-Sutphen — Head of Development of “Part-Time Hero Productions”, an actress, singer, and columnist for “Wish I Didn’t Know.” Stacy appreciates her many blessings and she believes in giving back to her community, which is why she and her husband started the non profit organization The Anna Forlenza Foundation, which operates the campaign Stop Abusing Your Children! The mission of the foundation is to protect children and raise child abuse awareness nationally.
Friday: Tricia McKnight, Sarah Flannery, and Tracey Murphy–Survivors Speak Out!
Saturday: Children’s Wall of Tears Founders Leo and Jane Alvarez discuss child cruelty, child abuse
and children’s rights. (Time To-Be-Announced)
PLEASE feel free to call in, ask questions or share your comments and thoughts…
917-932-1132
Dreamcatchers Community BlogTalk Outreach Programs
(http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dreamcatchers)
FAMILY TO FAMILY: The class is taught by DFAC mentors to give families information about child abuse and neglect and their treatment for recovery, coping skills, and the power of advocacy.
PEER TO PEER: This class is taught by DFAC mentors for survivors. The class focuses on empowerment, family and peer support, prevention, communication skills, and recovery.
USE YOUR VOICE: This class is taught by DFAC mentors sharing education on awareness and prevention, as well as the journey through HOPE and recovery.
TEEN TO TEEN: New program dedicated to teens and teen issues: teen dating violence, bullying, cyber-bullying, low self esteem and suicide. This will allow teens to call in anonymously with their questions or concerns. Teen advocate and guest host Amanda Meyers will join us bi-weekly.
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT: This is a revolutionary sexual abuse prevention program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This program is designed to help parents or organizations that serve youth and/or are responsible for the safety of children.
CHILD ABUSE EDUCATION: A half-hour seminar that shares the daily child abuse headline from around the globe. The intent is to show parents and caregivers how vital child abuse education is needed in schools, after school and community programs. Child abuse is killing our children daily and the statistics are increasing daily.
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MEET YOUR HOSTS
Star is a Regional Director and BlogTalk Radio Coordinator for Dreamcatcers for Abused Children, and Child Abuse Advocate. She is a published author in the National Library for Poetry and earned the governors award for her writing. She is a girl scout leader for the local troops as well as serving as the PSM. She is the Cub-Master for boys age 1st -5th grades.Star also serves as the liaison for Reach a new reading program instituted in schools to assist the children with learning issues. She is a volunteer at school and was awarded volunteer of the year.
Star is part of an amazing team dedicated to spreading the awareness for child abuse, re-posting relevant posts and to advocate for those in need of resources. She is a survivor of childhood abuse of many kinds and has dedicated her life to preventing any child from feeling the devastation and loneliness as she did.
Mostly, she strives to help all people find FREEDOM from ABUSE!!
Donna is a Platinum Level Expert Author/Writer, Child Abuse Prevention Advocate, Radio Show Host, Published Author currently represented by Tiffany Durant of the Durant Literary Agency, a Columnist for the Detroit Examiner, and a proud supporter of The Humane Society of the United States and The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.In addition to all that, she is the President and Chief Development Officer; Grant Writer, Proposal Writer, Project Manager and Financial Adviser of Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. Donna works with a highly dedicated team who strive to help children and change the world.She writes grants, create projects, community outreach programs and re-post relevant posts where ever she can in spreading public awareness about child abuse.
Most of all, Donna is a seeker of TRUTH and JUSTICE for ALL!!!
Amanda will sit in on Dreamcatchers Talk Radio periodically along side her mother Star, and share her opinion from a teenagers point of view. Many teens fear speaking out and asking questions about teen social pressures; bullying, cyber safety, drug & alcohol abuse, emotional, physical & sexual abuse, being forced to run-away from home, living on the streets and teen dating violence, but not Amanda. She is willing to share her opinion, speak out and help fellow teenagers who may have questions or be experiencing problems at home or school.
Amanda plans to be an advocate and fashion designer. She wants to save kids from suffering abuse. She serves on the leadership counsel. She is in forensics, track, cross country, wrestling, softball and dance. She volunteers at a nursing home and has been in girl scouts since the age of 4. She enjoys the mall, music and art.
Glendene Grant:
Glendene is looking for her missing daughter JESSIE FOSTER who has been a missing person, an ENDANGERED missing person since March 29, 2006 when she went missing under very mysterious circumstances from her HOME in North Las Vegas.JESSIE is most likely a victim of human trafficking. It is believed she has been taken away. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, 3rd only to Drugs and Weapons – but gaining. Human trafficking is people TRICKING, LURING, COERCING OR RECRUITING innocent victims to get them to leave their families, homes and countries and then they are forced to work with LITTLE or NO pay at jobs that are very exploitative.
The United Nations have estimated that the Slave Trade’s worth is nearly $40 billion a year for the sale of humans and the value of their exploited labor. It has become the fastest growing criminal industry worldwide. Most of the slaves brought into the USA (like Jessie was) end up as laborers; domestic servants; strippers; or prostitutes – all of them are degraded; beaten; or worse.
For more information on JESSIE’s case, go to our website:
http://.jessiefoster.ca - there is LOTS of stuff there: from media articles (over 200 of them), pictures (lots), printable posters are available for anyone wanting some to distribute, you never know where JESSIE might be, so everyone needs to keep their eyes open.
Lisa Freeman:
“As a child I was both bullied and the bully. All I wanted was love, all I found was abuse. I didn’t fit anywhere, so I made poor choices, gave into peer pressure, and went along with the crowd. All my life I ran to all the wrong things trying to find where I belonged. At 13, I ran away and lived out on the road with an older boyfriend who swore to love and protect me. For two years we hitchhiked all over the USA. I was kidnapped, raped, beaten and nearly killed more times than I can count. What was even worse is that my own boyfriend began abusing me too. Relationship violence and peer pressure are huge and need to be stopped. Today I’m running to share my story so other victims can break the cycle of abuse from their lives and be set free too.” -LisaLisa’s life-changing award-winning book series “Run For Your Life“ available now. Read how she became an award-winning author after five years of rejections and now even teaches other writers the ins and outs of How To Get Published.
Snickers story “A New Home” written by Lisa Freeman was published in Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, 2005.
Check out their Pet Therapy Classes, Obedience & Pet Care Classes, and Anti-Bullying Workshops for Schools, Work Places and entire Communities here .
Leo & Jane Alvarez
The Children’s Wall of Tears ™ was founded by Jane LeMond-Alvarez, child abuse expert and former crime analyst from the Oxnard Police Department. Not only is she the founder of the National Association Against Child Cruelty, she is a published author of the true stories: BLINDERS and WHERE’S MARIO?, a public speaker, as well as a wife, mother and grandmother. Jane has dedicated her life to raising the awareness of child cruelty/abuse and stopping child abuse. Jane and her husband, Leo, are part of an on-going national campaign to construct the mobile Children’s Wall of Tears ™ to raise the awareness of child cruelty in order to let people know what’s really happening to our abused children behind the closed doors.Leo Alvarez, is the co-founder of the National Association Against Child Cruelty and retired from the Oxnard Police Department after 33 years of service. He is a former Coroner’s Investigator, Crime Scene Investigator, Fingerprint Examiner, co-editor of BLINDERS and WHERE’S MARIO?, author of numerous published articles, Law Enforcement Telecommunications Trainer, public speaker and is on the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Crime Stoppers.
Visit their website @ http://www.thechildrenswalloftears.org/new/
Jim Richardson Jr.
ring loud and clear about the worldwide issue of child abuse, poverty, neglect that children face. He allows us to hear the children’s words, and to feel the children’s pain as he “becomes” their voice thru his songwriting. Jim recently let me in on an amazing bit of news, as he advised that Recording Artist Ria will be recording his song titled “Don’t Be Afraid” for Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. This is awesome news!! Please see Jim’s MySpace and look for more of Jim’s inspiring music in the future. With no plans on sitting back, Jim will continue to use his gifts to help children, and people through his gift of music.
Skip & Trina Davidson:
Skip and Trina are an amazing couple Volunteering for DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN which is an official non-profit 501(c)3 child abuse & neglect organization.Dreamcatchers are dedicated to educating the public on child abuse signs/symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources to achieve a full recovery.
Dreamcatchers for Abused Children has enjoyed a significant growth within the last two-years with many top-named sponsors representing us. Last year, Dreamcatchers provided services and resources to the community reaching over 75,000 members; an outstanding record of achievement. Dreamcatchers staff has doubled in an effort to effectively administer new campaigns, as well as manage the organization’s growing responsibilities.
Dreamcatchers have over 12 different networking sites and Dreamcatchers was nominated one of the “Top 50″ Early Childhood Blogs–Children’s Rights (by: Ultra Healthy–UltraSoundTechSchool.org) and was also accepted into the National Assocation of Professional Women (NAPW).
Debbie Bunch:
Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is pleased to announce their new spokeswoman Mrs. Oklahoma Plus America 2011, Mrs. Debbie Bunch.Mrs. Bunch is a survivor of child sexual abuse, and she has committed her life to breaking the silence of child sex abuse, and helping adult survivors heal from their past abuse.
Bunch stated, “I have dedicated my life to breaking the silence of child sex abuse and helping adult survivors overcome their past abuse. My goals are not only to educate parents and caregivers on the signs and symptoms of abuse, but to help people understand that most of the time symptoms from this form of abuse don’t show up until later in life. Symptoms can include Post traumatic stress disorder, OCD, Eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and the MOST DEVASTATING OF ALL: sometimes the victim becomes the abuser.”
For more on Bunch, Visit: .
http://www.debbiebunch.com
http://www.missplusamerica.com/Oklahoma.asp
For more on Dreamcatchers for Abused Children, Visit: http://dreamcatchersforabusedchildren.com
Sarah M. Flannery:
Sarah M. Flannery is a child abuse advocate and an active supporter of Michigan’s largest child abuse and neglect awareness organization, Dreamcatchers for Abused Children.Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is dedicated to educating the public on child abuse signs/symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources to achieve a full recovery.
Sarah is dedicated to spreading the word in efforts to end child abuse!
Tricia McKnight
Tricia McKnight is our new host of “Survivors Speak Out” blog talk radio program. She is an author and also the creator & manager of an online private support group. This group, Survivors World, is there to help support and guide the women who are suffering from the aftermath of abuse, either childhood or domestic violence. She has created a safe and friendly place within this group for women to gain positive support and encourage those struggling while they continue moving forward in their healing from these traumas. Tricia is committed to end the silence attached to these crimes and has created a cause of awareness. This cause, Stop Whispering, is directly focused at gaining the many strong voices needed to break down that brick wall that traps its victims in secret. You can also join this cause; http://facebook.com/causes/stopwhispering .
Tricia has also initiated the 911 Cell Phone Bank Recycle Program, on behalf of Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. This will help provide emergency phone services for those in her rural area who do not have quick access to reach out for the help when needed. Other than her published novel, “My Justice”, which can be
purchased through Authorhouse.com; Amazon.com; Barnesandnoble.com, she also enjoys her many volunteer hours as an advocate, guest writer for paper.li and triberr; and also sharing her many awareness short stories through blogging. You can find out more by connecting with her at http://facebook.com/tricia62 .
We respect you and your privacy so PLEASE feel free to call in anonymously @ 917-932-1132
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