Letter to the Editor
Letter: Child Protection in South Brunswick
Tom Libassi, Executive Director of South Brunswick Family YMCA
I would like to take a moment to talk to you about a very important subject – Child Protection. For the past several years, I have been serving as co-Chair of the Child Protection Task Force for the NJ YMCA State Alliance. As you may know, all Ys are independent. The Alliance is the affiliation of all New Jersey Y's that discuss and address various issues facing many Y's. As a result of the Child Protection Task Force, Ys across NJ have been implementing updated policies, procedures and guidelines to enhance the safety and protection our children. The policies cover everything from background checks, fingerprinting and references of Y employees and volunteers, to child abuse training, social networking, babysitting and outside contact, …
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