|
|
|
Quick Links
UPCOMING EVENTS
LIA SOPHIA Jewelry
Open House
to benefit the CAC
Tuesday, October 28
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. (drop-in)
CAC Conference Room
Saturday, November 1
7:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Room,
109 Green Street
Info & tickets available at
www.childadvocacycenter.com
Start Time:8:00 a.m.
Kiwanis Recreation Center
352 Devers Street
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sharon Cooper
Registration Fee (includes breakfast): $8.00 must register in advance by October 31. Reservations can be made by calling the CAC at 910-486-9700 or on-line at www.childadvocacycenter.com
Thursday, November 13
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Monday, November 17
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free
Location for both showings:
CC Headquarters Library,
300 Maiden Lane
Appropriate for ages 13 and up.
Trainings & Presentations
Darkness to Light -
Stewards of Children
Recognizing and Reporting
Child Abuse
InternetSafety101
Chosen - Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Awareness
Scream Free Marriage
Scream Free Parenting
Launching Hope - Preparing
our teens for the real world
These programs are appropriate for adults and can be scheduled for your group by contacting Faith Boehmer at (910) 486-9700. In FY 2014, the CAC trained 1,821 adults through these prevention programs.
Event information is updated regularly on the CAC website.
A Place of Healing and Hope: Joining hands with 19 community agencies, the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) offers a safe and child-friendly place to interview, investigate and provide support for child victims of abuse. The CAC also provides prevention education for parents, professionals and agencies in out community.
We look forward to a future where all children live in a safe and nurturing environment free from abuse.
During FY 2014, the Child Advocacy Center served 616 children and their families and, by our coordinating efforts, saved the community an estimated $600,000.
Board of Directors
Linda Braswell, Chairperson
Tim Edwards, J.D., Vice-Chairperson
Neil Bergman, Treasurer Taylor Stephenson, Secretary
Julia Adkins
Kenneth Barefoot
The Honorable Laura A. Devan
Mary Deyampert-McCall
Teresa Elliott
Melanie Erwin
Diana Harris
The Honorable Claire Hill
Debbie Jenkins, DCSW
Lucy Jones
The Honorable Elizabeth Keever
Howard Loughlin, M.D.
Mark Maynor
Mike Morketter
Buntie Russ, J.D.
J.P. Smith, Sr.
Robbie Strickland
Karen B. Tisdale
Garry Winebarger
Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
Jackie Davis, Case Data / Financial Manager
Sharon Koonce, Victim/Family Advocate
Faith Boehmer, Prevention/VolunteerCoordinator
Jan Rogers, Forensic Interviewer/ Child Assessment Specialist
Renee Pridgen, Program Assistant
Angelina Viruet, Program Assistant
Jean Harrison, Marketing Specialist (contracted)
CAC Wish List - Please Help!
Thank You!
*Therapy dogs and volunteer handlers
*Nintendo hand held video games
*Washable dry erase markers
*Bottled water
*Juice boxes
*Individually wrapped snack items for children
*Children's DVDs or WII games
* Comfort Blankets
* Paper rolls for easels
*Travel size hygiene items
*Children's magazines,
* Spanish magazines for teens & adults
Canned soda
Powdered creamer and sugar
Coffee
Air Freshener
Hot and cold drink cups
Paper plates
Parent Magazines
Lysol Spray
Gift cards to grocery store or office supply store
Copy paper 8 ˝ X 11
* Items especially needed for our children
| |
|
|
|
|
by Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
"Violence against children is never justifiable. Nor is it inevitable. If its underlying causes are identified and addressed, violence against children is entirely preventable". - Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General (2006)
In 2012 the Women's World Summit Foundation expanded the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse - November 19 into the 19 days 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 throughout the world around child abuse prevention. The 19 Days Campaign serves as a reminder to all of us that there is something each of us can do to make a difference in our community to prevent child abuse. The United States pays approximately 550 billion dollars per year to cover the effects of child abuse and trauma. In the US, by the age of 18, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually molested, and more than 80% of the abuse is never reported. Read more
|
|
Inaugural Pinwheel Masquerade Ball
Tickets are on sale now for the Child Advocacy Center's inaugural Pinwheel Masquerade Ball to Unmask Child Abuse. The event will take the place of the Blue Jean Ball as the CAC's fall fundraiser. The Pinwheel Masquerade Ball is scheduled for November 1 at The Metropolitan Room in downtown Fayetteville. The gala affair will include mask contests, a DJ, dance demonstrations and lessons, live and silent auctions, fabulous refreshments provided by local restaurants and caterers, a signature drink, and more! Tickets are $75 per person or $140 per couple. Reserved tables for 8 are available for $700. Mark your calendar and get ready for a night you won't forget!
Information and tickets are available at www.childadvocacycenter.com
|
The Child Advocacy Center will host the eighth annual American Girl Fashion Show® on Mar. 21 & 22, 2015 at the Crown Coliseum Ballroom. Go to our website for information about purchasing tickets in time for holiday giving.
To apply for one of the model openings, please join us at one of these open model calls:
- Oct. 11 at the Cross Creek Mall Food Court Entrance from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Oct. 25 at the Hope Mills Branch Library at 3411 Golfview Road from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Nov. 8 at the Pate Room of the Cumberland County Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane in downtown Fayetteville from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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 wear size 6x or 10. These are the only 2 sizes of clothing that we will have available. Models will participate in fundraising for the event.
Mandatory parent meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 9, at 6 p.m. and Saturday December 13 at 1 p.m. Parents are required to attend one of these meetings. Both will be held at the Pate Room of the Cumberland County Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane in downtown Fayetteville. More details to follow.
For more information, please call the Child Advocacy Center at (910)486-9700 or visit
www.childadvocacycenter.com
|
|
by Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
The Child Advocacy Center offers naming opportunities to those who wish to honor or memorialize a family member, friend, or business with an extraordinary and special gift. Such named gifts provide a meaningful way to honor a business or individual while benefitting the significant work of the CAC. A plaque outside the designated room will identify the name of the honoree, providing enduring recognition. Naming opportunities range from $5,000 to $20,000 depending on the room selected. Named gifts may be paid in full immediately or pledged over a three-year period. Naming opportunities are limited and will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Information can be found on the CAC website or by calling Roberta Humphries at (910) 486-9700 or email at cacdirector@childadvocacycenter.com
 | | Pictured L to R: Linda Braswell, board chairwoman; Rosemary Zimmerman; and Roberta Humphries, Executive Director. |
The Child Advocacy Center recently held a surprise reception for Rosemary Zimmerman. An anonymous donor made a contribution to name a room at the Center in honor of Rosemary Zimmerman's more than 20 years of volunteer service to the Child Advocacy Center and children in Cumberland County.
|
|
Announcements
T-Shirts for Sale
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.
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. Please indicate on your check that your contribution is for the Child Advocacy Center Endowment. Be a hero to the children now and in the future. Create a lasting legacy.
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 910-486-9700 to schedule a speaker.
Help Us Go Green!
Would you like to receive information including newsletters from us by email? Join Our Mailing List - Click Here
FREE and EASY ways to raise funds for the Child Advocacy Center
This is going to be the easiest thing we've ever asked you to do!
We signed up with GoodSearch.com and now every time you shop online or search the internet, a donation will be made to the Child Advocacy Center. All you have to do is 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. GoodShop.com works with more than 2500 stores and offers over 100,000 of the most up-to-date coupons and free shipping offers so you can save money at the same time you are helping the Child Advocacy Center. GoodSearch is a Yahoo powered search engine which makes a donation to us each time you do a search. What could be easier? Join us in using these sites to help us raise funds for our mission.
|
|
The CAC is very grateful to Our Corporate Benefactors who have agreed to be year-long sponsors for CAC events for the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year.
|
|
HERO
Brown & Associates Investment Services
Cape Fear Valley Health
Fayetteville New Car Dealers Association
Kids First Pediatrics
STARS
June Aysse
BB&T
Breezewood Healthcare & Aesthetics
Cape Fear Discount Drugs
Cape Fear Staffing
Anna C. Cole LPC
Timothy D. Edwards, Attorney at Law
Robin & Debbie Jenkins
Dr. Wes & Lucy Jones
Joyce & Howard Loughlin
Margaret R. Russ
Short Stop Food Marts
Systel Business Equipment
Deborah & Larry Teasley
|
|
Thank you to the following organizations that have provided grants or financial donations to the Child Advocacy Center since our last newsletter:
Chapin Foundation of Sanford
Christ United Methodist Women
Cumberland Community Foundation
Heart of Christmas Association
Independent Order of Foresters
Kiwanis Club of Cape Fear
Kohl's Department Stores
Parkers Grove United Methodist Church
Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
Redemption Church
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Church
The CarMax Foundation
Women's Giving Circle
Youth Growth Stock Trust
Thank you to all the donors who gave to the CAC and the CAC Endowment Fund at Cumberland Community Foundation in memory of Judge John W. Dickson.
And a special thank you to all our individual donors and supports who help us provide the very best services to the child victims of abuse in our community.
We could not do this work without your generosity.
|
Leading the community in Education and Awareness
This fall we will be offering training for volunteers who are interested in becoming facilitators for one or more of the following workshops we currently offer through the CAC-
- Chosen-Friday, September 26, 9 a.m. - 11a.m.
- Enough is Enough...Internet Safety- Friday, October 10, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse- Friday, October 24, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
All trainings will be held in the Conference Room at the CAC. If you have questions or would like to register please contact Faith Boehmer, Prevention & Volunteer Coordinator at programs@childadvocacycenter.com
or by calling the office, (910) 486-9700.
|
|
|
|
- 616 child victims of abuse received services, an increase from 465 the previous year.
- On-site mental health counseling for child abuse victims was added to the services at the center. Our therapist sees children two afternoons per week.
- 1821 adults received child abuse prevention training through programs offered by the CAC, including Stewards of Children,Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse, and Internet Safety.
- 154 Pinwheel Gardens were "planted" throughout Cumberland County in support of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month, an increase from 25 the previous year. These gardens displayed 5000 pinwheels.
- 34 agencies, businesses and organizations have earned Partner in Prevention status.
- 410 forensic interviews were conducted. At 25 interviews, a therapy dog provided welcome and comfort for the children.
- 304 families received Victim Family Advocate services, assisting them in locating needed resources.
|
|
|
|
|
