13954 W. Waddell Rd STE 189
Surprise, Arizona 85379
866-994-8877
info@tonyaallenfoundation.org
Tonya Allen Foundation aims to increase awareness about and conduct programming to address the prevention and treatment of CSA, and the relationships between this issue and broader societal violence. We can provide short- and longer-term strategic planning and technical assistance to help in any one of the following areas:
1. Provide support for individual and group counseling
2. Prevention education classes to Maricopa county area school kids, staff and faculty
3. Agency Seminars to businesses, civic and church groups
4. Case management, children's services and advocacy
5. Transitional Living Skills, mentoring and self-awareness classes
6. Research and evaluation
7. Prevention measures (e.g., focus on appropriately dealing with offenders, and sexual abusers)
8. Peer support groups for at-risk-teenage girls
9. Advertisements and other media messages for prevention and awareness
10. Collaboration of other community agency services
11. Direct, 24 hour emergency response
12. Accompaniment, translation and advocacy in court
13. Informing prosecuting Attorneys and Judges on the health and social consequences This small group provides a safe and supportive healing environment for exploring issues of child sexual abuse. Goals of the group are breaking isolation, developing healthy coping skills, reducing shame, increasing self-esteem, and building healthy boundaries. Healing is facilitated using imagery, writing and group discussions. Group meets for 6 weeks Session begins June 7- July 12, 2008 10:00am-1:00pm. Licensed Therapist available. First come first served as seating is limited. SESSION IS CLOSED! RSVP for next group which will go from July 19- August 23 NOW! Offering a safe place for survivors to turn toward that which seems unbearable and find community, breaking the silence and altering the pattern of isolation and shame. Feelings that once were locked up deep inside become shareable and there is recognition "I am not alone." In a non-judgmental environment we explore resources, support and coping skills. Through the use of writing and body awareness we work through traumatic memories, supporting participants to reconnect to their strengths, integrate painful experiences and reclaim disowned aspects of self. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Parent Support Group Runaways are defined as youth who choose to remain outside of the home without parental permission. Running away is a significant problem in ______________________________________________________________________________________ A weekend retreat for adult child sexual abuse survivors. Designed to enhance the healing process by rejuvenating the spirit and fostering supportive relationships and bonds.The goal is to create a safe environment designed to promote healing and to offer a safe place to those who have never felt safe to let go.rThe healing starts here at our retreats with the recovery of self worth and esteem, with empowerment and the tools for living a fruitful life. POPULATION SERVED Six adolescent girls, ages 11-17, from throughout the state of Arizona _______________________________________________________________________________________
14. Partnering with Emergency Services, Crisis Centers and Group Homes to educate and reach victims
15. Integrating safety education into the wider curriculum
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Adult - Table Talk w/Tonya
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Youth - Therapy Group
For Non-offending Parents of children who have been sexually abused by a family member. Recovery from child sexual abuse is an on-going process. As this process unfolds, the child will ideally move from victim to survivor to thriver. Developmental stages, particularly adolescence and young adulthood, may trigger old feelings about the abuse. For example, the time when an adolescent's body begins to develop physically, or when he or she marries, or becomes a parent may restimulate old feelings and memories. So many factors can influence the extent of the damage to the abused child. While parents cannot erase what happened to their child earlier in his/her life, you have a wonderful opportunity to provide your child with new, healthier experiences by participting in this group. Those who make the commitment to supporting a sexually abused child will aid the survivor into becoming a healthy, vibrant adult.
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Runaway Prevention
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The Scholarship Fund
for Out Fostered Youth
Scholarships will be awarded to youths who have aged out of the foster care system on the basis of academic excellence and have been a victim of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Youths from anywhere in the United States, who age out of the foster care system and who ordinarily would not be able to afford a college education will be eligible to submit applications. Youths must be emancipated or will be graduating from foster care, relative care and/or dependency. The scholarship will be available to undergraduate students who have aged out of the foster care system with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
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Teaching Our Children To Protect Themselves: A Child's Guide
A curriculum for teachers and counselors working with school aged children. This book provides ideas for teachers, parents as well as counselors and therapists working both with children at risk of abuse and children who have been abused. This handbook specifically focuses on the protection of children from sexual abuse. Detailed guidance is provided on: why all children need a safety program; the importance of care givers and parents; responding to actual or suspected sexual abuse;strategies for teaching safety skills; special challenges for children with disabilities; the Internet and online safety; and strategies for children to protect themselves. Themes and activities to work through with children are described, including: it's my body; some parts of our bodies are private; talking about touching; staying safe with strangers; secrets; and problem solving exercises.The program includes:
Triumph over Tragedy Retreat - Release yourself from the past!
Providing a "safe place" for those of us who have never felt safe to let go.
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Terri's Home for Teens In Honor of Loretta Bowersock, is a long term program which houses six adolescent girls in a beautiful private home. Through intensive counseling, the girls receive the needed guidance to negotiate the tricky terrain of girlhood and the difficult issues that may arise. They are encouraged to examine their choices and shown how to become a change agent in their own lives. Through diverse programming and with the help of consistent, professional staff, the girls build solid skills and are allowed to grow through the appropriate milestones and to prepare for the transition to adulthood.
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Application Procedures
Organizations must send in a written request to be reviewed. Reviews are done with the following deadlines:
June 15 and December 15
An organization may submit only one application in a calendar year. The Board then decides which group(s) will then receive funding or a donation. Please include any important information, pictures, etc that might be helpful in making our decision. You must also include a non-profit tax ID number as well.
Send final proposal to:
Tonya Allen Foundation
13954 W. Waddell #189
Surprise, AZ 85379
