The Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Sex Abuse

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his past week I had the privilege to attend the 16th Annual Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect that was put on by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina . Also in attendance were hundreds of people from various fields that are involved in the ongoing efforts to improve the lives of abused children.

These included social workers, child care advocates, law enforcement, mental health professionals and prosecutors.as well as the administrators of the Children’s Advocacy Centers that are located across North Carolina.

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There was an inspirational presentation by Olga R. Trujillo an attorney with the U.S. Justice Department who told her courageous tale of overcoming horrible abuse during her childhood. Everyone also benefited from workshops dealing with various aspects of child abuse conducted by some of the best speakers I’ve ever heard on the subject. These were people involved in the front lines of dealing with abused children on a daily basis. They do it solely because they believe in the work that they are doing and not for any monetary rewards. They are truly unsung heroes that deserve your support.

The Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina is the umbrella organization for the accredited children’s advocacy centers across the state. Their website http://cacnc.org/home provides much useful information including the location of all of the accredited children’s advocacy centers. The following list comes from their website:

Alamance

Crossroads CAC

P.O. Box 673

Burlington, NC 27216

336-228-0813 | Fax 336-228-7087

Website | Email

Deana Joy, Executive Director

Burke

The Gingerbread House

408 S. Green Street

Morganton, NC 28655

828-430-9949 | Fax 828-433-1268

Website | Email

Shelley Winters, CAC Coordinator

Cabarrus

CAC at Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital

CMC-NorthEast

920 Church Street

Concord, NC 28205

704-403-1736 l Fax 704-403-3481

Email

Julie Bonds, CAC Lead Coordinator

Catawba

CAC of Catawba County

1007 1st Avenue South

Conover, NC 28613

828-465-7664 | Fax 828-464-7457

Website | Email

Deborah Johnson, Executive Director

Cherokee, Clay, & Graham

H.A.V.E.N.

P.O. Box 359

Andrews, NC 28901-0359

828-837-5872 | Fax 828-837-5916

Website | Email

Crystal Glenn, Interim Director

Cleveland

Children’s Advocacy Center of Cleveland County

101 Trade Street

Shelby, NC 28150

704-600-6024 | Fax 704-600-6025

Email

Terre Bullock, CAC Coordinator

Cumberland/Ft. Bragg

Child Advocacy Center

P.O. Box 488

366 Ray Avenue

Fayetteville, NC 28302-0488

910-486-9700 | Fax 910-486-8677

Website | Email

Roberta Humphries, Executive Director

Gaston County

Children’s Advocacy Center of Gaston County/Hope Circle

Family Service, Inc.

214 East Franklin Boulevard

Gastonia, NC 28052

704-884-0066l Fax 704-862-0239

Email l Website

Laurie McClure, Program Director

Guilford- Greensboro

Family Service of the Piedmont- Greensboro CAC

315 E. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

336-387-6161 ext. 3330

Website l Email

Shay Harger, CAC Coordinator

Guilford – High Point

Family Service of the Piedmont – Hope House

1401 Long Street

High Point, NC 27262

336-387-6161 ext. 3330| Fax 336-889-9167

Website | Email

Shay Harger, CAC Coordinator

Haywood

K.A.R.E.

P.O. Box 1392

Waynesville, NC 28786

828-456-8995 | Fax 828-456-8905

Website | Email

Theresa Morgan, Executive Director

Henderson

The Healing Place, Inc.

P.O. Box 2461

Hendersonville, NC 28793

828-692-0495 | Fax 828-692-0433

Website | Email

Angie Alley, Executive Director

Iredell & Alexander

Dove House

328 E. Broad Street

Statesville, NC 28687

704-883-9814 | Fax 704-883-9328

Website | Email

Brenda C. Deal, Executive Director

Jackson

AWAKE

P.O. Box 755

Sylva, NC 28779-0755

828-586-3574 (also serves as fax)

Website | Email

Robin Schaeffer, Executive Director

Lincoln

Lincoln County Child Advocacy Center

151 Sigmon Road

Lincolnton, NC 28092

P.O. Box 652

Lincolnton, NC 28093-0652

704-736-1155 | Fax 704-736-1156

Website | Email

Sherry Reinhart, Director

Macon

KIDS Place

P.O. Box 693

Franklin, NC 28744-0693

828-524-3199 | Fax 828-369-7488

Email

Alisa Ashe, Executive Director

Mecklenburg

Pat’s Place

1819 East Boulevard

Charlotte, NC 28203

704-335-2760 l Fax 704-335-2768

Website l Email

Anne Pfeiffer, Executive Director

Pasquotank & all 7 Counties in First Judicial District

Kids First Inc., CAC

P.O. Box 23

Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0023

252-338-5658 | Fax 252-338-0879

Website | Email

Rhonda L. Morris, Executive Director

Pitt & 27 Counties in Northeastern North Carolina

Tedi Bear Children’s Advocacy Center

2303 Executive Circle

Greenville, NC 27834

252-744-8334

Website | Email

Julie Ocker, Director

Rutherford

Family Resources of Rutherford County/

Wanda Paul Children’s Center

P.O. Box 1619

Forest City, NC 28043-1619

828-247-0366 | Fax 828-247-1870

Email

Becky Spencer

Stanly

The Butterfly House

Stanly Regional Medical Center

PO Box 1489

Albemarle, NC 28002

704-984-4625

Email

Amy Calloway Yow, Coordinator

Union

United Family Services – The Tree House

604 Lancaster Avenue

Monroe, NC 28112

704-226-1352 | Fax 704-282-9362

Website | Email

Brandy Redmile, Rape Crisis & CAC Coordinator

These Centers receive relatively small amounts of money from the State of North Carolina but are dependent on donations from the private sector for their existence. I can think of no better place to donate money than to a Child’s Advocacy Center. Charlotte is lucky to have Pat’s Place , s it is staffed with wonderfully talented and dedicated professionals. They have worked hard to ensure that sexual abuse victims have a safe place to be seen and helped by health care professionals , child advocates as well as law enforcement. I am certain that the other centers around the state have done so as well. Because of the dedicated, selfless efforts of these unsung heroes, I strongly encourage you to support your local Child Advocacy Center.

I have also gotten to meet the incredibly dedicated and talented staff at Butterfly House in Albemarle, who work hard every day to protect children. They deserve all of the support that you can provide.

Seth Langson, Attorney at Law,
Practice devoted exclusively to representing victims of sex abuse across North Carolina. Free consultations.

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