eNews from Child Advocacy Center

Fall 2012

In This Issue

Child Medical Evaluations

Blue Jean Ball

Volunteers Make a Difference

19 Days of Activism

Announcements

Thank You's

Quick Links

CAC Event Page
Child Advocacy Center

Kiwanis Club of Fayetteville

Care for Kids

Golf Tournament

Thu., Sept. 20, 2012

to benefit the CAC

Cypress Lakes Golf Course

Must pre-register to participate

6th Annual Blue Jean Ball & Chair-ity Auction

Sat., Oct. 6, 2012

Highland Country Club

Fun, multi-generational evening for parents and grandparents to enjoy with their children.

Youth party w/DJ and photo booth & separate adult party with silent auction and live band.

Tickets on sale at here, at the CAC,

The Pilgrim& at Grapes and Hops

Darkness to Light-Stewards of Children

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse

Internet Safety 101

These programs are appropriate for adults and can be scheduled for your group by contacting Faith Boehmer (910) 486-9700

SAVE THE DATE

American Girl Fashion Show 2013

March 23 & 24, 2013

Crown Coliseum

Check out our website for ticket sales in time for the holiday season.

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 2012, the Child Advocacy Center served 487 children and their families and, by our coordinating efforts, saved the community an estimated $500,000.

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

Renee Pridgen, Program Assistant

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 ½ X 11

* Items especially needed for our children

Child Medical Evaluations

by Nickie Miller, CAC Volunteer

Views have changed considerably in recent years regarding the advisability of medical examinations for sexually abused children. Reservations in the past were based on fears of the potential to re-traumatize the child and because the probability of finding supportive medical findings was generally remote.

Today, specialized professionals working in the field of sexual abuse adhere to the viewpoint that the medical examination serves to assure the child and her/his caretakers that she/he is physically okay. The child medical evaluation (CME) then becomes an important component in the healing process for the child and caretaker. It can have lasting implications in how the child sees herself/himself as whole and "not different". Read more...

Volunteers Make a Difference Through Gifts of Time and Talent

by Faith Boehmer, Prevention/Volunteer Coordinator

Therapy Dogs and their handler's often visit us at the Child Advocacy Center. The dogs bring a sense of calmness to our children and their families while they are waiting for the Forensic Interview to take place. A young girl around seven years old was excited to meet Tigger, one of the volunteer therapy dogs that come to the CAC. After the Forensic Interview process was completed she was given the opportunity to pick out a comfort blanket, made by community volunteers, to take home with her. She immediately chose one with a dog pattern and stated "this will remind me of the dog who helped me today."

Such simple acts of kindness-that take little time to make-can make a child go from feeling very overwhelmed and anxious to feeling a sense of "comfort."

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American Girl Fashion Show® 2013 Open Model Calls

Calling all girls! The Child Advocacy Center will host the Sixth Annual American Girl Fashion Show® on March 23 & 24, 2013 at the Crown Center Ballroom. Next year's shows will be bigger and better than ever.

Open Model Calls will be held on:

Oct. 13 at the Spring Lake Branch Library 101 Laketree Blvd from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Oct. 27 at the Hope Mills Branch Library at 3411 Golfview Road from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Nov. 3 at the Child Advocacy Center at 336 Ray Avenue from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Nov. 10 at the North Regional Library at 855 McArthur Road from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dec. 1 at the East Regional Library at 4809 Clinton Road from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dec. 8 at the Pate Room of the Cumberland County Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane in downtown Fayetteville from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Interested girls and their parents may come to a session anytime between the scheduled hours. The American Girl Fashion Show committee is looking for a diverse group of models who look like the historical dolls and wear size 6-6x or 10. These are the only 2 sizes of clothing that we will have available. Models will participate in fundraising for the event.

A mandatory parent meeting will be held December 13th, 6:30 pm at the Pate Room of the Cumberland County Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane in downtown Fayetteville.

For more information, please call the Child Advocacy Center at 910-486-9700.

19 Days of Activism; November 1-19, 2012

By Roberta Humphries, Executive Director

The Women's World Summit Foundation launched the "World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November in the year 2000 and last year extended that initiative of the World Day for prevention of child abuse into 19 days; 19 Days of Activism Campaign to run from November 1-19 each year. The goal of the campaign is to increase commitment, activities and education and to mobilize communities around child abuse prevention. 19 Days of Activism is an international campaign that came about because abuse and violence against children and youth continue to be a worldwide problem which violates children's rights and impairs their healthy development. By focusing during 19 days on the prevention of diverse types of abuse and violence against children and youth, Read More

Announcements

NC State Employees Combined and the Combined Federal Campaign

The CAC will participate in both the SECC and CFC. Our SECC number is 1807 and our CFC number is 37137. We are very grateful for your designations.

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.

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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.

A huge thank you to the Fayetteville Observer Staff and

Jean Harrison & Pat Atwood admiring some of the purses.

particularly Sharon Moyer for their efforts in making the third annual Gently Loved Purse Sale an enormous success. The Gently Loved Purse Sale was a joint fundraiser between the Child Advocacy Center and Newspaper in Education. Approximately $5000 was raised at this event. Thank you to the following businesses who provided drop-off locations for the purses that were donated for the sale: Bank of America; So Chic Bebe, Epiphany Boutique; Omni Health and Fitness Center; Breezewood Healthcare; The Spa Fitness and Wellness Centers; Renaissance

Purses lined up and ready to be sold.

European Day Spa; La Dolce Vita Salon; Pilates of Fayetteville; Jun E Caniel Boutique; Marquis Market; The Fayetteville Observer; Fayetteville Academy; and Stewart's Compounding Pharmacy. Thank you to Chick Fil-A Ramsey Street Store and Sodexho- Methodist University who provided assistance with the sale as well. We are especially grateful to the Purse Committee chaired by Angela Neal and Wendy Vonnegut and to the many volunteers that sorted, priced and arranged the purses and who worked the purse sale the day of the event. We were thrilled to have students from the Terry Sanford Student Government Association volunteer along with Bank of America and Kohl's employees. Lastly we would like to thank those in our community who supported this event by donating purses and by purchasing purses. Your support will help the Child Advocacy Center continue its mission of providing services to child victims of abuse.

And thank you to all our individual donors and supporters who help us provide the very best services to the children of our community.

Congratulations to Building Blocks of Cameron and Building Blocks of Raeford for earning their Partner in Prevention Seal. They join the Child Advocacy Center and Lafayette Baptist Wee Care program who previously earned their Partner in Prevention Seal. To learn more about the Partner in Prevention program, qualifications, and application process, go to www.D2L.org/partner. To schedule training for Stewards of Children Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, call the Child Advocacy Center at 910-486-9700. Your organization can become a partner in prevention too and visibly show the community that you put the safety of children first in your organization.

Child Advocacy Center | PO Box 488 | Fayetteville, North Carolina 28302-0488 | 910-486-9700