Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Children in the United States suffer higher rates of victimization and crime than adults. Recent research shows that over 60% of children younger than 18 years had experienced one or more victimizations in the past year. In fact, 1 in 4 children will experience some type of trauma or victimization before they reach the age of 16. Prevention education has been shown to be effective at protecting children. We strive to educate and empower children and adults with strategies to protect children from multiple types of victimization.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
MBF Child Safety Matters
MBF Child Safety Matters® is a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum for elementary school students in grades K-5. The program educates and empowers children and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, and digital abuse dangers.
MBF Teen Safety Matters
MBF Teen Safety Matters® is a comprehensive, evidence-informed prevention education program for middle school students in grades 6-8 and high-school students in grades 9-12.
The program educates and empowers teens and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, relationship abuse, sex trafficking, and digital dangers.
MBF After-School Safety Matters
MBF After-School Safety Matters® is a comprehensive, evidence-informed prevention education program for youth in grades K-8 in after-school programs and youth-serving organizations. The program teaches children and adults how to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to the four types of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), bullying, cyberbullying, and digital dangers. It is presented to youth in grade-level clusters (K-2, 3-5, and 6-8) with 6 topic-specific lessons (30 – 60 minutes each) by trained facilitators using a turnkey script. The lessons include lecture, group discussions, skills-practice activities, games, and crafts.
MBF Athlete Safety Matters
MBF Athlete Safety Matters® is a comprehensive, evidence-informed curriculum that educates and empowers youth athletes with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, and digital dangers. The program is presented to youth athletes clustered by grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12), in two comprehensive lessons that are approximately 45-55 minutes each – or it can be presented in four shorter lessons. Trained facilitators can easily present the lessons in any venue using turnkey scripts along with engaging, interactive PowerPoints including lecture, group discussion, skills-practice activities, videos, and games.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who receive child abuse prevention education lessons.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Children and youth, Families, Non-adult children, Caregivers
Related Program
MBF Child Safety Matters
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
# of children for whom program facilitators placed orders for child victimization prevention lessons. During the 2020-21 school year, lessons were ordered for 1,803,508 children.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
MBF Prevention Education Programs are evidence-based and evidence-informed, primary prevention programs. These fun and engaging programs educate and empower students (and relevant adults) with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of child abuse and exploitation, human trafficking, and digital dangers. MBF’s goal is to provide schools and other partners with effective, evidence-based, trauma-informed prevention programs to educate and protect children and teens from all types of child abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, exploitation, and human trafficking.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
MBF will expand our Prevention Education Programs nationally and internationally through sustainable growth to reach and protect more children year-over-year. We will accomplish this through the development of strategic partnerships with schools, child advocacy centers, community-based organizations, and other like-minded organizations focused on protecting children; and by keeping our suite of education programs current, relevant, and in alignment with research and best practices. Additionally, we will add programs and resources as the need arises to ensure communities and organizations have the tools they need to protect ALL children.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Through staff knowledge and expertise, and with a commitment to ongoing research/program evaluation to ensure efficacy, MBF has established itself as a leader in prevention education among schools, child advocacy centers, youth-serving organizations, and other community-based organizations. MBF ensures programs are developed using the latest research and prevention best practices, including a strong theoretical foundation: the public health and social-ecological frameworks for prevention, developmental victimology and polyvictimization research, cognitive-behavioral theory, healthy sexual development, and trauma-informed practices, with a specific focus on the developmental stages and different learning styles of children. This ensures the messages youth are receiving is accurate and effective.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 in remembrance of Monique Burr, a devoted child advocate. MBF Prevention Education Programs include MBF Child Safety Matters®, MBF Teen Safety Matters®, MBF Athlete Safety Matters®, and MBF After-School Safety Matters®. The programs are comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed prevention programs that educate and empower children and adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to all types of child abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, exploitation, and human trafficking. MBF Programs have grown steadily year over year and to date have been delivered to over 9 million youth throughout the U.S. and across the globe. We will continue to strive to expand our program usage and reach more children with this critical personal safety information.
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MONIQUE BURR FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN INC
Board of directorsas of 11/28/2022
Mr. Edward Burr
Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.
Term: 1997 - 2030
Dennis Rosa
The Lighthouse Group at Morgan Stanley
Daniel Davis
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
John C Fletcher
Harbeson, Berkerleg & Fletcher, CPA
Maxine McBride
Clockwork Marketing
Donna Orender
Orender Unlimited
Bert Simon
Gartner, Brock & Simon
Austin Burr
GreenPointe Holdings
Garrison Burr
GreenPointe Holdings
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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