Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. Information

The Monique Burr Foundation for Children is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997, dedicated to protecting children from all types of maltreatment and exploitation by providing the best prevention education programs, collaborating with partner organizations, and engaging communities in child safety initiatives with community awareness efforts and resources. We provide research-based, comprehensive, developmentally appropriate programs to schools and other youth-serving organizations, to educate and empower students (grades K – 12), parents, teachers and staff, with strategies to better protect children and teens from various types of child victimization. MBF Prevention Education Programs, including MBF Child Safety Matters® for elementary schools and MBF Teen Safety Matters® for middle and high schools, MBF Athlete Safety Matters® for youth athletes, as well as MBF After School Safety Matters®, for after-school programs and youth-serving organizations, are evidence-based and evidence-informed primary prevention programs that educate and empower children and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, the four types of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual and neglect), exploitation, and child trafficking. To date, MBF has trained more than 5,000 facilitators who have delivered MBF Programs to more than 5 million students within 35 states, Washington D.C., and 5 countries.