Coffee County Children's
Advocacy Center

When the most vulnerable members of the community are harmed, they find a safe place and support at the Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center. ​

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Mission 

The mission of the Coffee County CAC is to serve children who are victims of severe abuse through prevention, education and intervention.

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Vision 

Our vision is for a community where children are safe, families are strengthened, and victims are healed.

 

Join our quest to become a society without child abuse. ​

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Values

Child first: We put the child first in all actions and decisions we make.
Integrity: We work to build trust and mutual respect with team members, clients and the community.
Equality: We believe every child who may have experienced severe abuse should have access to all services he or she needs.
Care: We provide care and compassion in all the work we do.
Hope: We believe all children can heal from the abuse they may have experienced. We are honored to help them along their healing journey.
Best practices: We strive to implement best practices in all the work we do in order to best serve the needs of the children and families.

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Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Coffee County CAC was founded in late 2004 by a group of local activists led by the Coffee County Church Women United. In June of 2005, we officially opened our doors to serve the children of Coffee County. We depend on the support of our community and are thankful for the support we have received to date. We couldn't serve victims of child abuse without the generous donations of time, energy and money. Donations may be tax deductible.

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Specific benefits to children of a Children's Advocacy Center are:
* Less trauma to the child due to a single interview
* More immediate follow-up to reported cases
* More efficient mental health and medical treatment
* Increased successful prosecution
* Consistent support for child victim(s) and the non-offending caregivers

We seek to improve the multi-disciplinary agency response to sexual and physical abuse of children and reduce the trauma they encounter. We aim to educate the community with knowledge and materials to prevent child abuse and work to increase Coffee County CAC's self-sufficiency through sound management and growth of our financial base. There is never a fee for our clients.