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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 21 & 22, 2015
Crown Coliseum Ballroom
Tickets make a great holiday gift!
Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster.com
Souvenirs will be available to preorder on the CAC's website.
See our ad on the right.
March 20, 2015
9:00 a.m.
Cumberland County Coliseum
Agri-Expo Center
Open to the public. No charge.
Noon
Join us at the Child Advocacy Center as we plant blue pinwheels to represent the bright future that every child deserves and to kick-off April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
April 28, 2015
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Community Child Abuse Conference
John D. Fuller Recreation Center
Olga Trujillo, J.D. - Featured Speaker
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, R.N.
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!
*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 ½ X 11
*Items especially needed for our children
Thank YOU!
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Keeping Young Children Safe during the Holidays
by Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
The holidays are an exciting time for children and their families but it can also be a time of extreme stress. Change in schedules, inclement weather, undue expectations, financial worries, crowded stores, hiring babysitters to attend holiday functions can all lead parents and children to lose patience with each other. It is important for parents to develop strategies so that the holidays remain safe for their children. Read more
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November Story Time
By Faith Boehmer, Prevention/Volunteer Coordinator
In November, the Child Advocacy Center (CAC), together with the Cumberland County Community Coalition for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse provided story time to 1,155children in Cumberland County at 42 different child development centers. The CAC and Coalition chose to focus on educating preschool children about appropriate and inappropriate touching through story time activities during the 19 Days of Prevention (Nov 1-19) using the book, Some Parts are Not for Sharing, written by Julie Federico, and the workbook Your Body Belongs to You. A grant from SREMC Community Assistance Fund allowed the CAC to provide each child that attended story time either the book or workbook. These books help children learn about personal boundaries and appropriate touching in a very non-threatening way. During the previous fiscal year, 616 child victims of abuse were served by the CAC. Of those, 222 were less than seven years old. A critical step in preventing child sexual abuse is to empower children to say "no" to unwanted touches and to teach them that they can approach a trusted adult with questions or concerns without fear of getting "in trouble".
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 | | Lucy Jones planting a pinwheel at the CAC for Child Abuse Prevention Month |
CAC Board Member
Receives the 2014 Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award
CAC Board Member Lucy Jones was nominated by the CAC to receive the $1000 award given annually by Cumberland Community Foundation. This award seeks to reward and recognize exemplary nonprofit leadership by an individual board member and recognize the importance of the role of board members in an organization. The $1000 award is given to the organization for Board and/or staff training and development. Lucy Jones has been an outstanding board member since coming on the CAC board in 2007. She immediately took a leadership position by chairing the Marketing Committee her first year and then moving into the role of Board Chair for the next 2 years. She has consistently supported the CAC through personal financial... Read More
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Now is the time to Join  Hands with the Child Advocacy Center
by Roberta Humphries, Executive Director
"Susie" is a 4-year-old girl, who was brought to the CAC for a forensic interview by law enforcement after being sexually abused by multiple family members. She also received a specialized medical exam at Southern Regional Area Health Education Center. Based on the interview and the evidence gathered, she and her two brothers were removed from the home and placed into a loving and caring foster home by Cumberland County DSS. She attends counseling at the Child Advocacy Center through our partnership with Cape Fear Valley Behavioral Health and her foster mother reports that she is recovering well. Our Victim Family Advocate works with the foster mother to ensure that she and the children have access to needed resources to help with Susie's recovery.
This is just one example how the multi-disciplinary approach to handling child abuse cases... Read more
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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.
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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.
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SUBARU - Share the Love Event
The CAC is honored that Sam Johnson's Cross Creek Subaru has chosen us as their local charity for this year's "Share the Love" event. When you purchase or lease a new Subaru between now and January 2, you can designate the Child Advocacy Center to receive a $250 donation from Subaru of America.
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Thank you to Team Highland, organized by Kenny Strickland of Highland Construction and including McDonald Lumber, Danny Odom Roofing, Tony Platt Construction, International Minute Press and Barefoot Construction. They participated in the Global Day of Service on October 4 at the CAC and provided much needed repairs and painting to the facility.
Thank you to Methodist University's Center for Community Engagement for making comfort blankets, painting the pinwheel planter boxes and completing other projects at the CAC during the Mike Sinkovitz/Jesse Smith Day of Service on Oct. 4.
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The Kiwanis Club of Fayetteville hosted their annual Care for Kids Golf Tournament on Sept. 18, with proceeds benefiting the Child Advocacy Center child abuse prevention and intervention programs. Golf Tournament Chairmen Mark Rice and Jason Poole were recognized and applauded for the incredible tournament held to benefit the CAC at a reception prior to the November CAC Board meeting. They presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $24,038.89 to the Child Advocacy Center. A very special thank you to the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club members and others who supported the tournament by participating as sponsors, golfers and volunteers. It was a beautiful day in support of the children!
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 | | Pictured from L to R: Committee Members Sue Perkins, Brittani Sterling, Sara Clark, Megan Long, Ann Shaw, Jennifer Taft (Chairperson), Trish Neely, Krista Kessler, Kelly Lindsay |
The Inaugural Pinwheel Masquerade Ball to Unmask Child Abuse was held on Saturday November 1 at the Metropolitan Room. More than 250 guests enjoyed a live and silent auction, music by Five Star Entertainment, a dance demo by Chip and Merle Modlin, a mask contest and wonderful food and drink provided by local restaurants and caterers. The photo booth was a fun opportunity for guests to create lasting memories of photos with their beautiful and creative masks. It takes months of planning and long hours to have a truly successful special event fundraiser and this year's Pinwheel Masquerade Ball Committee worked very hard to ensure a successful year for this inaugural event. Thanks to our wonderful sponsors and attendees the net proceeds exceeded $30,000. Plans for next year's event are currently underway and if anyone is interested in being a sponsor or serving on the planning committee please contact the CAC at (910) 486-9700.
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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.
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