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Quick Links
Break the Chain of Child Abuse
Fri., Mar. 23, 2012
9 a.m.
Cumberland County Agri-Expo Center
Open to the Public, No Charge
American Girl Fashion Show®
Sat. & Sun., Mar. 24 & 25, 2012
Crown Ballroom
Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster
Birthday packages and souvenirs available at www.childadvocacycenter.com
Pinwheel Garden Ceremony
Fri., Mar. 30, 2012
1 p.m.
Child Advocacy Center
Trainings & Presentations
Child Abuse Conference - "It takes a Community to Protect a Child"
Thur., April 26, 2012
Featured speakers: Erin Merryn author of Stolen Innocence and Living for Today and Dr. Sharon Cooper renowned Developmental and Forensic Pediatrician
Fun Spot for Kids - Encouraging the Power of Play
Saturday, Apr. 28, 2 - 5 p.m.
Child Advocacy Center
Free, fun-filled activities for children and their parents
Fayetteville Duck Derby
Saturday, May 5, 12 noon
Campbellton Landing
Join the CAC Team and purchase a duck to support the CAC
Adoption papers available at the CAC or go to www.fayettevilleduckderby.com
Register under the CAC Team/Roberta Humphries Team Captain
$1 from each duck sold will go to support the CAC
Volunteer Information Session
Wednesday, May 23, 1 p.m.
Child Advocacy Center
RSVP to Faith Boehmer
(910) 486-9700
Darkness to Light-Stewards of Children
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
Internet Safety 101
These programs are appropriate for adults. Contact the CAC if you are interested in any of these programs for your organization.
(910) 486-9700
Event information is updated regularly on the CAC website: CAC Events
What We Do
Our Vision: A Community where children live in a safe and nurturing environment free from sexual and physical abuse.
Our Mission: Joining hands with community partners, we provide a safe and child friendly Center that supports the prevention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse.
During FY 2011, the Child Advocacy Center served 595 children and their families and, by our coordinating efforts, saved the community an estimated $600,000.
Board of Directors
The Honorable Elizabeth Keever, Chairperson
Linda Braswell, Vice Chairperson
Neil Bergman, Treasurer
Taylor Stephenson, Secretary
Julia Adkins
Kenneth Barefoot
Marcus Cox
Marge Dederick
The Honorable Laura A. Devan
Kensley Edge
Tim Edwards, J.D
Melanie Erwin
The Honorable Claire Hill
Debbie Jenkins, DCSW
Lucy Jones
Bradley J. Loase
Howard Loughlin, M.D.
Michael Nagowski
Angela Neal
Amy Perko
Deanne Robinson-Blue
Buntie Russ, J.D.
J.P. Smith, Sr.
Wendy Vonnegut, Esq.
Belinda Wilkerson, Ed., D., GCDF
Rosemary Zimmerman
Staff
Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
Jackie Davis, Case Data / Financial Manager
Sharon Koonce, Victim/Family Advocate
Faith Boehmer, Volunteer Coordinator
Jan Rogers, Forensic Interviewer/ Child Assessment Specialist
Kelly Blake, Program Assistant
Nickie Miller, Contract Prevention Specialist
Jean Harrision, Contract Marketing Specialist
CAC Wish List - Please Help!Thank You!
*Therapy dogs and volunteer handlers
*Washable dry erase markers
*Bottled water
*Juice boxes
*Individually wrapped snack items for children
*Travel size hygiene items
*Comfort items - new teddy bears, dolls, etc.
*Children's magazines, coloring books, crayons, chalk
*Paper rolls for easel
*Children's DVDs or WII Games
*Nintendo hand held video game
Canned soda
Powdered creamer and sugar
Coffee
Hot and cold drink cups
Paper plates
Gift cards to grocery store or office supply store
Copy paper 8 ˝ X 11
Dehumidifier
* Items especially needed for our children
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It Takes a Community to Protect a Child
By Roberta Humphries
Executive Director, Child Advocacy Center
There has been much media attention on child sexual abuse for the past several months, particularly surrounding events at Penn State University. Sadly, as we learned again from that incident and others like it, silence among those in authority empowered an alleged child abuser. How can this sort of thing happen to children when so many well-meaning adults are around? The fact is: Child abuse occurs when adults don't take the necessary action steps Read more... |
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The Child Advocacy Center Joins Hands with the Community to Help a Family in Need
 Recently a mother and her children fled from a domestic violence situation in another state and arrived in Fayetteville. Once they were settled here and the children felt safe, the two oldest children revealed to their mother that they had endured years of sexual abuse by their stepfather. Since the abuse occurred in another state, the Child Advocacy Center was asked to do a courtesy interview here for law enforcement from that state so that the children would not have to travel back there.
In conjunction with our local law enforcement and Department of Social Services, the children were brought to our Child Advocacy Center to talk with our Forensic Interviewer... Read more... |
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The CAC Welcomes Three New Board Members
The Child Advocacy Center is thrilled to announce that three new members have joined its Board of Directors. These new members will serve three-year terms beginning January 2012.
 Julia Adkins is a community volunteer who has been co-chairwoman of the American Girl Fashion Show® fundraiser for the Child Advocacy Center for four years. She has served as chairwoman of the Junior League of Fayetteville's Community Projects Research and Development Committee, and she is president of the Jack Britt High School Parent Support Group.
J.P. Smith, Sr. is retired from the state Department of Correction. He is a member of the North Fayetteville Exchange Club and is active in the faith community.
 Belinda J. Wilkerson is an independent educational consultant with Steps to the Future LLC. She serves as the chairwoman of the Cumberland County Community Coalition for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.
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Announcements
T-Shirts for Sale
Newly designed Child Advocacy Center T-shirts are available for $10. Sizes available: Youth Medium, Youth Large, Adult Small, Medium, Large, X-large and 2XL. Youth shirts are teal and adult shirts are red. Proceeds benefit the Center's child abuse and prevention programs. Call or stop by the Center to purchase a shirt.
CAC Organization Endowment Fund
The Board of Directors of the Child Advocacy Center has created an Organization Endowment at the Cumberland Community Foundation. Show your lasting support of the Child Advocacy Center by contributing to the Child Advocacy Center Endowment.
Donations to the Endowment Fund may be sent directly to the Cumberland Community Foundation for the Child Advocacy Center Endowment.
Speakers' Bureau
As you plan your year of speakers for civic, faith and community organizations, don't forget the CAC has a group of volunteers who are eager to speak on the problem of child abuse and what individuals can do to prevent and stop it. Please call the center at 486-9700 to schedule a speaker.
Help Us Go Green!
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Two FREE and EASY ways to raise funds for the Child Advocacy Center
- Register your Food Lion MVP card to support the Child Advocacy Center and get a chance to win free groceries every time you shop! Food Lion's program, MVP Community Rewards, is a free, easy way for you to provide the CAC with much-needed donations. To learn more and sign up, visit www.foodlionmvprewards.com, click on "Shoppers Register Here," and enter your 12-digit MVP card number and our Organization Code 252043. All supporters must register, even if you have previously registered for other programs.
- Sign up with GoodSearch.com and support the Child Advocacy Center every time you shop online or search the internet. Go to http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=878942 for the search portion (we get a penny per search) and http://www.goodshop.com/?charityid=878942 for the shopping coupons and a percentage of the purchases comes to the Child Advocacy Center.
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Thank you to the following individuals and groups that collected items for the children over the holidays, made comfort bags filled with school supplies, hygiene items and other goodies and made 220 comfort blankets: Building Blocks Daycare (Raeford Road, Hope Mills Road and Cameron sites), the Chamber of Commerce Fayetteville Leadership Class, Angela Neal, Cara Patterson, Nickie Miller, Girl Scout Troop 1143, Nettie McQueeen, The Surf Girls, Campground United Methodist Church Women's Group, Junior League of Fayetteville, Lafayette Baptist Church, Ms. Newsome's third grade class at Vanstory Elementary School, Lee Roberts, Pat Atwood, Anna Hart, Cross Creek Mall Management Office, Paul Humphries, Williams Printing and Office Supplies and the following groups from Jack Britt HS: the cheerleaders, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Career and Community Leaders, and DECA club members.
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In lieu of receiving birthday presents for herself for her 16th birthday Elizabeth Adkins asked her guests to make donations to the Child Advocacy Center instead, raising over $1000 for the Center. In addition Elizabeth, former Miss Fayetteville Outstanding Teen 2011 promoted the CAC as her platform and did numerous speaking engagements and appearances throughout her reign promoting the CAC. Elizabeth has been the narrator for the past two years for the American Girl Fashion Show fundraiser and was a previous model for the AGFS. She also encouraged her Jack Britt Student Government Association and the cheerleaders to make comfort blankets for the children served by the CAC. Elizabeth is a shining example of what one determined young woman can do to help other children in our community and we are so very thankful that she chose the Child Advocacy Center to support with her many talents.
Thank you to the following:
- 73 generous donors who helped us raise $16,950 from our end-of-the-year fundraising effort
- Junior League of Fayetteville for awarding a $5000 Community Assistance Program Grant to support the April Child Abuse Awareness Conference: It Takes a Community to Protect a Child
- 2011 Heart of Christmas Show and Voices of the Heart for their $3000 donation
- SENCAIA for their $4000 donation from proceeds of the 2011 India Festival
- St. Patrick Church Music for Charity for selecting the Child Advocacy Center as the beneficiary of their January concert.
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Pictured are CAC Board Members Belinda Wilkerson and Buntie Russ presenting an appreciation plaque to Drs. Sumedha and Sanjiv Dalvi for the SENCAIA. |
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And thank you to all our individual donors and supporters who help us provide the very best services to the children of our community. |
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