annual report - Children`s Advocacy Center of Central Texas

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402 N. Main St., Belton, TX 76513
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Designer Purse Bingo
April 3, 2016
Wildflower Country Club
ANNUAL REPORT
www.cacct.com
Divine Bingo Extrvaganza
April 24, 2016
The Venue, Salado, TX
The mission of the
CACCT is to provide
comprehensive
services which
protect, promote
healing and enhance
the quality of life for
abused and neglected
children in Central
Texas
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MUCH GRATITUDE TO OUR 2015 MAJOR DONORS: CACTX, UNITED WAY, MCLANE COMPANY, BELL
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CHARITABLE BINGO- BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
COMMUNITY SUPPORT ENABLES US TO PROVIDE HOPE AND HEALING TO HUNDREDS OF ABUSED CHILDREN.
A BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR LOCAL DONORS AND SUPPORTERS!!!
TO SEE A LIST OF ALL OUR COMMUNITY DONORS GO TO WWW.CACCT.COM.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Too many little ones must go on long after
they are hurt.
Too many must live in the darkness.
YOU can be the one who provides hope and
healing and opens the door to their
2015 was an exciting year! Often getting through hard times in an insightful and positive way reaps new opportunities and
growth. We were fortunate to see an increase in federal and state funds this year, resulting in much needed staff growth. Our
center now employs 9 employees, with the additions of a MDT/Intake Coordinator, a Mental Health Therapist and a full time
Family Advocate. These additions are allowing us to improve and grow the overall services we provide to children who have
been abused and neglected locally. This year, we also added a sexual assault exam program in partnership with McLane
Children’s Hospital, and saw 72 children onsite for sexual assault exams. 550 children walked through our door in 2015 and
we are assured that these kids affected by child abuse received needed intervention, thus receiving the gift of hope and
healing. We had a successful Blue Envelope Campaign, Divine Desserts and added a new Designer Purse Bingo event. Our
successes are always found due to our hard working Board, our staff and the amazing support from YOU, our community. With
this growth comes additional financial needs to keep our vision and mission going, so we hope in 2016, you will continue to
support our cause. We are hosting Designer Purse Bingo again, April 3rd and hosting our first annual Divine Bingo
Extravaganza on April 24th. Please continue with us on this journey and change children’s lives forever.
Best to you all,
Michelle Carter, Executive Director
FREEDOM.
“Each success, no matter how small, is a step in the journey of healing and acceptance”
WHAT WE DO
In Central Texas more than 1,300 children were confirmed victims of
child abuse last year. These children need special intervention and
hope to begin a path to healing. The CACCT provides:
Survivor
BOARD & STAFF
CACCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Stephanie Newell
President ElectVice President: Marianne Ward/Kelsey Kilter
Treasurer: Megan Bradley Secretary: Eric Kilter
A SAFE place that offers a child friendly, comfortable environment
where specialized forensic interviewers talk to children and help
investigators determine whether or not abuse has occurred.
A SAFE place where law enforcement, prosecutors and child
protective service workers can collaborate child abuse investigations
Past President: Anne Jackson
Jason JJ Johnson • Delana Engelhardt • Cytnthis Martinez •
Sheilah Priori • Lindsay Strait • Amber Quaranta-Leech• Shana Vineyard
CACCT STAFF
Michelle Carter: Executive Director
Grace Yeager: Program Director
in a manner sensitive to the needs of young victims and create
Lisa Wilkerson: MDT/Intake Coordinator
positive outcomes.
Susan Schanne-Knobloch: Forensic Interviewer
A SAFE place where child abuse victims and their families receive
Ashley Lomas: Forensic Interviewer Marica Wright: Family Advocate
Christina Herrera, MA, LPC-I: Mental Health Therapist
counseling, sexual assault exams, and family advocacy services that
Cara Duong, LMSW: Mental Health Therapist
provide hope and a path the healing.
Holly McLean: Finance/Office Manager
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THE IMPACT OF
OUR SERVICES
550
2,302
CHILDREN
SERVICES
509
CHILDREN RECEIVED FORENSIC NTERVIEWS
TO BEGIN THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS
98 %
REFFERED TO THE CENTER KNEW THEIR
ALLEGED PERPETRATOR
66 %
550 children received 2,302 services such as crisis intervention, forensic interviews,
case coordination, family advocacy/case management and counseling.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF CHILDREN
BOYS 34%
GIRLS 66 %
VISITED THE CENTER FOR SUSPECTED
SEXUAL ABUSE
20 %
VISITED THE CENTER FOR RISK OR WITNESS
TO VIOLENT CRIME
14 %
0-5 years old– 111 6-12 years old– 284 13-18 years old– 155
27 %
56 %
VISITED THE CENTER FOR SUSPECTED
PHYSCIAL ABUSE
17 %
THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED THERAPY AND
FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES
108 FAMILIES RECEIVED 563 THERAPY SESSIONS
TO HELP THEM ON THE PATH TO HEALING FROM
ABUSE
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500 FAMILIES RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMNT AND
FAMILY ADVOCACY WHICH ASSISTED THEM ON
THE PATH OF RECOVERING FROM AN ABUSE
SITUATION
CACCT FY 2015 EXPENSES
68%
SPENT ON PROGRAM PERSONNEL
18%
SPENT ON PROGRAM OPERATING
10%
SPENT ON ADMINISTRATIVE
4%
SPENT ON FUNDRAISING