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.
Teaching Body Safety to Young Kids
Body safety comes down to consent, but how do you teach consent to a child at the age of 5?
January 2021 Legislative Update
In the coming year there are numerous policy changes in motion to be reviewed by the legislators in office for the state of Indiana. It’s important to not forget advocacy comes in many forms, both on the individual and familial level, but also in terms of vast social change.
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.
CAC of Southeastern Indiana opens Greensburg location, its third in the region
If you went to St. Paul, Indiana, the 1,000 residents there could tell you—in minutes—how far they are from all of life’s necessities. Everyone knows how much time it is to a shoe store, toilet paper, groceries, and a steak dinner.