What You Can Do to Help

The growth and continuation of the Children's Advocacy Center depends upon the public's understanding of its mission. Since child abuse is a community problem, community support is crucial to the prevention of abuse. By working together, we can stamp out child abuse cases in our community.

Get Involved and Stay Informed!

We live in a time in which violence permeates our culture. If we are to make a substantial impact on violence and its cost to our communities, we have to change our methods and, in effect, our culture. Our society says it is OK to call animal protection when our neighbor mistreats his or her pet; however, we are told it is none of our business when that neighbor mistreats his or her children. It is you--the neighbor, friend and extended family member--who may see, hear and even witness child maltreatment.

These are the individuals who must be the voice of the child.

Our current child abuse intervention strategies rely primarily on mandated reporters within our schools, health care settings, social service and law enforcement agencies. Unfortunately, these agencies are not present when the abuse occurs. The prevention of child abuse ultimately occurs at the family and community level. It is our neighbors, churches schools, friends and extended family members that need to be engaged in prevention efforts if we are able to be successful.

Volunteers

Volunteers are always welcomed and appreciated. We are also interested in recruiting student interns.

Donations

Donations are appreciated by all of us at the Tazewell County Children's Advocacy Center as we strive to provide services to every child and family in Tazewell County who needs them. Our Center is fortunate to receive some state and federal grants; however, these funding sources are not enough to cover all of the Center's expenses. Your support, along with the support of other loyal donors, allows us to provide an array of services for children and families in Tazewell County with one goal in mind: to break the cycle of child abuse...one child at a time. Our Center is a tax-exempt agency. All donations are tax-deductible.