“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” 

Nelson Mandela

REACH has been providing Adolescent Awareness and Risk Reduction programs in middle and high schools throughout Oxford County since the late 1980s. Children ages 12 to 17 years of age account for approximately a third of all reported rapes, with teens 16 to 19 years of age being three and a half times more likely than the general population to be the victims of rape or sexual assault.

For several years now, REACH has been providing anti-bullying programs in elementary schools. In 2007, REACH began presenting personal safety programs, providing elementary aged students with tools they can use to stay safer regarding sexual abuse.

Here is a sample of the educational presentations provided by REACH:

• What Sexual Harassment Is and Isn’t.
• Sexual Harassment – Flirting or Hurting?
• Sexual Assault, including Dating and Acquaintance Rape and Understanding Consent.
• Internet Safety.
• Media Literacy and Sexual Assault.
• Sexual Assault of Minors and Maine Law.

REACH offers educational presentations for the general community as well.

What to do if your child is sexually assaulted/abused

Contact information – educate@reachmaine.org or call 743-9777 to speak with an Educator.