Meet new CAC Intake Coordinator, Heather Pedersen!
Explain your position at the CAC. I am the Intake Coordinator! What led you to work at the CAC? I’ve spent the last 25 years working with families and young children throughout the county and I wanted to continue offering support and help to our youngest community members. Tell us about someone that has influenced…
Meet new CAC Therapist, Mariah Adamy!
1) Explain your role at the CAC? My role at the CAC is to provide therapy to children, adolescents, and parents who have been impacted by child sexual abuse. I also am responsible for the coordination and implementation of support groups for children and teens who were victims of child sexual abuse. 2) What led…
Get to know Maria Morales: CAC Family Advocate
What is your position at the CAC? Explain. As a Family Advocate at the CAC, I walk alongside families as they navigate the trauma of abuse and the steps of criminal cases. Through individualized attention and building rapport with each family, I assess their needs, make recommendations and advocate on their behalf for services from…
A Conversation with Ashleigh Shea: Forensic Interviewing at the CAC
Ashleigh started her collegiate career in nursing knowing that she wanted to make a difference in the lives of others. Realizing that nursing was not the right path to achieving her altruistic goals, she transitioned to social work. Ashleigh began her journey at the CAC as a graduate level intern in 2014 where she was…
Dando esperanza: Centro de defensa de los niños
El miembro del equipo de defensa de la juventud, Ben Sanders, un estudiante de tercer año de West Ottawa High School, escribe sobre el Centro de defensa de los niños en West Ottawan.
¡Día de la Gorra Loca!
Nuestro equipo de prevención visita cada clase de primer y tercer grado en las Escuelas Públicas de Zelanda enseñando lecciones sobre seguridad corporal y compartiendo estas lecciones con las familias de los estudiantes a través de revistas informativas y divertidas para llevar a casa.
¡Abril es el mes de prevención del abuso infantil!
En el Children's Advocacy Center, nos complace celebrar el Mes de Prevención del Abuso Infantil en abril de 2019.
Almuerzo Advocates in Action ¡Presentado en WZZM!
Nadie busca convertirse en la cara de un grupo de sobrevivientes, por definición significa que en algún momento has sido víctima
¡Abril es el mes de prevención del abuso infantil!
Por su propia naturaleza, el molinete evoca maravillas fantasiosas e infantiles. Sirve como la encarnación física y el recordatorio de la gran infancia que queremos para todos los niños.