Since 2015
Saving Children – Creating Safer Communities
Our History
Since our founding, we have been chasing one ambitious goal: to play our part in ending the child sexual abuse epidemic in our country. And while the crisis is vast, we’re optimistic. We know how to help solve the problem, and we make progress every day thanks to the help of partners and generous supporters. When we work together, every child will grow up, free from sexual abuse, in our lifetime.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
We prevent and reduce childhood sexual abuse.
We equip, care, advocate, and educate community members and multidisciplinary teams on grooming and delayed disclosure
– the keys to preventing child sexual abuse.
Our work is built on six core values:
Awareness – Education – Collaboration
Justice – Safety – Hope
Read about the case that started our journey:
Civil suit allows prosecution on decades old sexual abuse – Idaho Falls Post Register – 2015
Save a Life
What is Grooming & Delayed Disclosure?
Who Does This Affect?
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys experience this abuse.
Who Are The Offenders?
93% are abused by someone they know.
Who Will Report?
83% of children will never tell. They’re all alone. Of those who do tell, the average age when they share their experience is 52 years old.
How Many Offenders Are Held Accountable?
There’s usually no “hard” physical evidence, no witnesses, no crime scene, and no offender cooperation. Most people think this means there’s no case. As a result, only 6% of reported cases end in a criminal conviction, and 94% of reported offenders walk free.
Do Offenders Stop At One?
70% of offenders harm 1-9 children, 20% hurt 10-40 children, and 10% harm more.
Does Training Increase Accountability?
We teach community members and multidisciplinary teams how to look for “soft” evidence that can land a conviction through the 7 stages of grooming and delayed disclosure. It’s an entirely new way of looking at cases and our techniques secure convictions, 100% of the time.
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Our Team
Founders
Matt Morgan
Morgan Business Ventures
Founder
Lynne Morgan
Building Hope Today
Founder
Board of Directors
Amy Johnson
Evergreen Strategic Consulting
Owner
Michael Rotchford
Healthwise
Director of Demand Generation
Tara Malek, JD
Smith & Malek
Owner & Litigator
Sid Sullivan
ACECO Precision Manufacturing
CEO (Ret. 2022)
Kelly Olson
Western States Equipment
CEO
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Strategic Advisory Members
Cortney Liddiard
Ball Ventures
CEO & Former BHT Board Member
Mark Tornillo
Martek Global
CEO & Former BHT Board Member
David Moody
CD Moody Construction
President & Former BHT Board Member
Subject-Matter Experts
Janice Beller, JD
Canyon County Pros. Office
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Jean Fisher, JD
Ada County Prosecutor’s Office
Dep. Pros. & Special Crimes Chief (Ret. 2021)
Monte Iverson
Boise Police Department, ID
Detective
Pat McKenna
Providence Health & Services
K-9 Supervisor
Libby Stinson
SW Indiana CAC Coalition
Forensic Interviewer
Angela Weekes
Family Justice Foundation of Idaho & Nampa Police Department
President & Detective (Ret. 2020)
Aleshea Boals
Office of the Attorney General
Victim Witness Coordinator
Lara Foster
ST. Luke’s Health System
Forensic Interviewer
LaVarr McBride
Penn State University
Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator
Tonya Newberry
Boise Police Department, ID
Detective (Ret. 2021)
Anne Leonard Tierney
ST. Luke’s Health System
Forensic Interviewer
Sherri Cameron
Boise Police Department
Detective
Cathy Guzman, JD
Ada County Prosecutor’s Office
Prosecutor (Ret. 2023)
Kassandra McGrady
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Assistant District Attorney
Lydia Newlin
Minnesota Dept. of corrections
Victim Assistance & Restorative Justice
Tom Tueller
Tueller Counseling Services
Founder & Counselor
Staff Members
Jean Fisher, JD
Building HOpe Today
Curriculum Director
Julia Marcus
Building Hope Today
Program Manager
Faye White
Building Hope Today
Executive Director
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