8 Indiana CACs on the move as demand for services changes across Indiana
Eight Indiana child advocacy centers are either moving soon, expanding, or have recently moved operations to a new location.
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Randolph County CAC exceeds estimates by double, closes thirty-year gap in practice
It was pushing eleven o’clock at night and despite the mental strain on everyone, Mallory Stevenson and the rest of the team at the Randolph County CAC knew everyone did something right.
In the land of lakes, the fish taught Safe Harbor CAC an important lesson
And in that brief moment, kids staring at the aquarium’s bubbling water and fluorescent plants giggle about fish eating their peas and forget about why they’re there and the traumatic events that possibly unfolded in their young lives.
Three Indiana CACs receive more than $64,000 in United Way grants
Three child advocacy centers in central Indiana have received funds for multiple new services, programs, and infrastructure.
Southwest Indiana shows overwhelming support for coming Resiliency Center
Former 5th Street School is being repurposed by SWICACC to serve Dubois and six surrounding counties On a cloudy morning last week, Tammy Lampert drove up to the front of the former 5th Street Elementary School to find a member of the community standing out front, she asked if her group could help with the … Read more
Huntington CAC McKenzie’s Hope marks 15 years in honor of two local children
Child Advocacy Centers often get their name from a local child or advocate. But McKenzie’s Hope is unique in combining the names of two children who were each murdered within about a year of each other.
Indiana CAC Executive Director wins national award for work during pandemic
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, child advocates got worried. As the shutdown and shelter-in-place orders came quickly across the country, advocates didn’t know how children and live-in partners suffering from abuse were going to fare.
Heidi Jennings wins Children’s Champion award. It’s easy to see why.
Heidi Jennings has received a well-deserved award for her work with numerous high-profile cases in Boone County.
Indiana pediatric nurses join forces with CACs, others, to create consistency for kids after abuse
What happens at the doctor’s office when an adult is assaulted is often clear. But for kids, it’s not. One group is trying to change that in Indiana.
Southwest Ind. Coalition purchases two new cars for use in the rural seven-county region
Staff retention in southwest Indiana’s Child Advocacy Coalition is driven, no pun intended, by how much driving staff are doing.