This November we're particularly #thankful for 1. #multidisciplinaryteam members who never quit on the kids we serve 2. Rotary Club of Schaumburg Hoffman Estates garden volunteers 3. Sarah Lilly, our new board member/former U.S. Air Force Nuclear Combat Commander ?? Read more at https://conta.cc/4fsy9D1 #CAChelps #monthlynewsletter
Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County
个人和家庭福利保障
Hoffman Estates，IL 529 位关注者
Empowering voices. Inspiring hope.
关于我们
Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC), based in Hoffman Estates, serves more than 1,800 children and their families each year in 38 suburban communities. CAC provides coordinated forensic interviewing, professional trauma-informed counseling, court advocacy and support services to children who have experienced sexual abuse or severe physical abuse. The streamlining of valuable resources benefits children, families and the community at large. A 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization, CAC is a fully accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance. CAC provides all services free of charge. Mission Statement: CAC's mission is to empower children to overcome trauma from physical and sexual violence through empathetic collaboration and culturally sensitive services for the victims and their families. Goal: The goal of the Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County is to provide a community-based, multidisciplinary approach to allegations of sexual or physical violence or witnessed violence for children under age 18. The Center recognizes the special, unique needs of child victims, while demanding accountability for the crime of child sexual and physical abuse. .
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https://www.cachelps.org/
Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 个人和家庭福利保障
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Hoffman Estates，IL
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1989
- 领域
- Child Sexual Assault、Crisis Intervention、Child Abuse Awareness/Prevention、Court Advocacy、Forensic Interviewing、Mandated Reporting、Effects of Abuse on Children / Families、Community Violence、Child Development、Family Dynamics、Professional Ed and Consultation、Mental Health和Trauma-Informed Therapy
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Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County员工
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Brian Bieschke
Director of Sales Engineering
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Susan Reedquist
Director of Development at The Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook Co.
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Valerie Cifuentes
Bilingual Trauma Therapist at Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County
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Rachel Forster
MSW, MS Child Development, LISW-S
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#VeteransDay Sending a shout out to all veterans today, including our new CAC Board Member Sarah Lilly, a U.S. Air Force veteran. Thank you for your service! "It was an honor to serve my country," Sarah said, "and I'm looking forward in continuing to serve the community and aid in the great work the CAC is doing." Sarah Lilly Rank: Captain Job: Nuclear Combat Commander Time in Service: 5 years
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Thanks Nicor Gas for supporting CAC's work in the community with young survivors of physical or sexual violence. Together we are making a difference! #CommunityPartners #CAChelps https://lnkd.in/g4g4YS4B
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On the final day of #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, we recognize the significance of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. We also know firsthand from helping our client families that there is still much work to be done. Did you know that CAC's #SafeFromTheStart program provides free services for children ages birth to 5 years who have experienced violence in their homes? For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gxgV9VTc.
REPOST?? Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a federal law signed 30 years ago. VAWA grants provide transitional housing and victim support services and improve criminal justice responses to violence against women. Let's walk through VAWA’s history: ??Bill’s Introduction (1994) ??Act’s Passage (9/13/1994) ??Act’s Funding Threatened (1995) ??Supreme Court ruled VAWA provision unconstitutional (2000) ??Act Reauthorized (2000 & 2005) ??Act’s Renewal Opposed (2012) ??Act Reauthorized - Post opposition (2013) ??Act Expired (2018) ??Act [quickly] Reinstated (2019) ??Act Reauthorized w/ equity & firearm provisions (2019) ??Act Reauthorized (2022) Like women the Act protects, VAWA persists. To survivors who either do not have a voice or are no longer here, we honor you! And the work continues. #VAWA is #30Years. ??
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#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth Huge shout out to Arlington Heights Memorial Library from CAC's Mental Health Services Team for hosting our DV-Awareness display this month! The team also held their weekly meeting in one of the library's meeting rooms. Great to get off site and connect with a #CommunityPartner!
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We've updated our position description for the Bilingual Family Advocate job. A Master's degree in a social service-related field is now preferred, not required. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please check out our posting. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/g39vDyXr
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#communitypartners working to bring awareness to difficult conversations during #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth. Thanks WINGS Program, Inc. and Arlington Heights Memorial Library!
Join us for the screening "This Is Where I Learned Not to Sleep", a Purple Ribbon Award-winning short documentary depicting domestic and family violence and its complex relationship with law enforcement. Decorated Nashville cop Mark Wynn wrestles with his own violent childhood while working to reform decades of #domesticviolence coverups, mishandling, and abuse deep within law enforcement. Thank you to St. James Parish Arlington Heights Stepping Stones Ministry for hosting this event at Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:30 pm. To RSVP, please visit https://lnkd.in/gt687j9g To learn more about this Mark Wyn and this documentary, please visit https://lnkd.in/e3C8zaFS #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth #arlingtonheightsIL #purpleribbonaward #familyviolenceprevention #documentary
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Rotary Club of Schaumburg Hoffman Estates volunteers are amazing! CAC is so thankful for Rotary's support given through #timeandtalent of people, along with financial gifts. We love our #CommunityPartners! Rotary garden liaison Eileen shares, "On October 12 we put the garden to bed for the year. Our mighty Butterfly Buddies included Rotarians Mary, Jeanne, Jeff, Jack, Jim, Bonnie and Eileen. We were joined by Fishing Well students Marisol and Ayuna and our own “Garden Granny” Fern. It was a great year keeping this special garden of healing and peace blooming for the children and families cared for at the CAC. Thank you, CAC, for everything you do, and we are grateful to all of the people who volunteered this year!!!"
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#infantsafesleepawarenessmonth CAC joins #illinoisdcfs in promoting the ABCs of safe sleep for babies. Most sleep-related deaths occur when infants are between 1 and 4 months old, and 90% occur before an infant reaches 6 months of age. In 2023, 106 infants in Illinois under the age of 1 died as a result of being put to sleep unsafely, including 36 in Cook County (Illinois DCFS press release, 10.1.24). #CAChelps #CommunityResource
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