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Over the past 12 years, the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children has:
Conducted 4,520 developmentally sensitive and legally sound forensic interviews for children ages 2-17, responded to 3,860 crisis hotline calls and performed 2,410 sexual assault medical exams of children and adults in the Central Texas six county region. The ACCVC has also provided direct counseling and advocacy services to 36,220 primary and secondary victims of crime and presented 15,000 prevention related programs to more than 102,500 community members.
Many people are hurting because of an act of violence committed against them. Anyone – men, women, and children may be affected by violence. Our children are subjected to neglect, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Research shows as many as 1 in 4 girls will be victims of sexual abuse by the time, they are 18 years old. For boys, the number is 1 in 6. Often abuse is a “family secret” passed from one generation to the next.
The Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children began in 1976 as the Waco Rape Crisis Center. It has grown into an umbrella agency with three programs, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), The Victims Center and Prevention and Education offering many services to the hurting in our community. We operate in Falls, Bosque, Limestone, Freestone, Hill and McLennan Counties.
We are seeking your support for a donation of item(s) or gift card for our upcoming Annual Mardi Gras Ball.
The proceeds from this event are used to supplement what donations do not cover. Please help us celebrate!
Thank you for your time and consideration
