When tragedy strikes one person, the whole family suffers. That's why our Crisis Center trauma response team went to Seffner the morning after that nightmarish night in February when a sinkhole swallowed up Jeffery Bush and destroyed the family's home of 30 years. The County worked on rescue and recovery, the Red Cross provided food and shelter, but it was the Crisis Center staff who cared for the family's emotional needs and trauma.

It's also why when April, who was molested by her grandma's former boyfriend, came to our Corbett Trauma Center, we invited grandma to participate in therapy too. We knew that in order for April to get better, grandma needed to heal as well. Otherwise, the trauma would resurface and any hope that April could experience a sense of normalcy again would diminish. The same goes for our services to victims of rape or the adults who come to our Family Stabilization program. The changes that are needed require the family's participation and support in order to be effective and long lasting.

At the Crisis Center, we commit not only to ensuring that no one goes  

through crisis alone, we promise that our services will make a difference;  

that problems will get solved and life will get better. We understand that's a powerful promise and requires not only that we employ the very best staff  

and volunteers possible, but that we rely upon evidenced based practices proven to be effective, such as trauma informed care, comprehensive case management and the Family Strengthening program, which you will read  

about in this newsletter.

Our commitment to results-oriented services and our focus on families are possible only with the support of people like you. The cost of the trauma response teams who consoled and supported the Bush family for three days was over $1,600. No one paid us to do this, yet the Bush family told us that our presence meant more to them than knowing that they had a place to stay after their house was condemned.

Helping a single child recover her childhood after sexual abuse requires a minimum of 12 hours of therapy by a highly skilled counselor. Add the 12  

hours of therapy provided to mom and/or dad (or grandma) and the total comes to $2,280. If Insurance is available, it pays for about half of this  

expense and generous donors like you the other half. Multiply this cost by 360 children a year ($2,280 x 360 = $820,800) and you begin to see just how significant your support is and the difference you are making.

Thank you for enabling us to be there whenever the unexpected and unimaginable happens. Your gift today will mean that the next time a family  

is hurting, the Crisis Center will be there as well, bringing help, hope and healing.