Coffee County Children's
Advocacy Center
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center
104 N. Spring Street
Manchester, TN 37355
931-723-8888 (phone) 931-723-8889 (fax)
To report abuse, please call the TN reporting hotline at 1-877-237-0004.
Thunder Radio Hosts Radiothon to Support CCCAC
Join WMSR Thunder Radio 1320 AM for a radiothon to support the CCCAC on December 1st from 4 PM-7 PM. During these three hours, you will get a chance to learn more about the Center and the services provided to children and families in our community. This is your chance to give a gift of hope and healing. There will be small tokens of appreciation for those that gives gifts of $10, $25, $50 or $100.
CCCAC receives Baptist Healing Trust Grant - March 2016
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center received a grant from The Baptist Healing Trust to help expand the Center's therapy program for children who have been victims of abuse. This grant allows children who have experienced trauma the ability to receive trauma focused mental health services free of charge.
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center Trains Coffee County Schools Personnel with Darkness to Light: (August 2015)
For the first time since launching the Darkness to Light, Stewards of Children program in 2011, all Coffee County School personnel were trained using this evidence informed child abuse prevention training. Over 500 participated in the training offered prior to the start of the 2015 school year. Darkness to Light developers say that for every one adult trained with this curriculum, ten children are possibly saved from being victims of child sexual abuse. So, to be able to train this many adults responsible for children in our community could truly have a tremendous impact.
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center Earns Accreditation from National Children’s Alliance
National Children’s Advocacy Center recognizes Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center for its delivery of high quality and effective services to child abuse victims through accreditation
Manchester, TN- Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center has been awarded accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review process. As the accrediting agency for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the country, National Children’s Alliance awards various levels of accreditation and membership to centers responding to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient, and put the needs of child victims of abuse first. Accreditation is the highest level of membership with the National Children’s Alliance and denotes excellence in service provision.
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center has been serving victims of severe child abuse in Coffee County since 2005. The Center has served over 2,100 children during this time through direct services including forensic interviews, child and family advocacy services, therapy services, specialized medical exams performed by Our Kids, and other crisis intervention services. Additionally, the Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center has reached over 9,000 children through child abuse prevention programs in the local schools and over 2,000 adults through community education efforts. All services are provided free of charge and as an Accredited Member of the National Children’s Alliance, Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center is dedicated to providing comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate services to victims of child abuse.
“As an organization that is part of a team of individuals, the Child Protective Investigative Team, we are dedicated to responding to child abuse and we recognize the importance of accreditation from the National Children’s Alliance. We truly support the team approach to responding to allegations of child abuse. The team in Coffee County which includes representatives from the District Attorney’s Office for the 14th Judicial District, Department of Children’s Services, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Centerstone, Manchester Police Department, Our Kids and the Tullahoma Police Department along with the Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center is truly dedicated to the team approach and recognizes that working as a team provides consistency and efficiency,” said Joyce Prusak, Executive Director of Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center.
“Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center is to be commended for its excellent work serving victims of child abuse. As the national accrediting body for Children’s Advocacy Centers across the country, our goal is to ensure that every victim of child abuse has access to high quality services that result from professional collaboration,” remarked Teresa Huizar, Executive Director of National Children’s Alliance.
CCCAC receives Baptist Healing Trust Grant - August 2012
Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center received a grant from The Baptist Healing Trust, which recently awarded funds totaling almost $2 million to 50 local non-profits for a variety of health related projects, according to President & CEO Cathy Self. The Baptist Healing Trust fosters access to compassionate healthcare in Middle Tennessee through its grant making and programs.
The Children’s Advocacy Center grant was for $15,000 and will be used to provide trauma focused therapy for children who are victims of sexual abuse.
Recipients of the contributions include non-profit organizations from all over Middle Tennessee working to create access to quality, compassionate health services for the community’s most vulnerable. This year’s grants bring the collective grant making of the Baptist Healing Trust to over $57 million since 2002. The Baptist Healing Trust was created when Baptist Hospital in Nashville sold to St. Thomas Health Services, a ministry of Ascension Health in St. Louis, Missouri.
Our Kids Satellite Clinic Opens in Coffee County
On Wednesday, June 15, the Our Kids Satellite Clinic in Coffee County officially opened. The clinic will operate on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and will be open to serve children from Coffee, Bedford, Franklin, Grundy, Warren and Moore counties. This marks the first time that specialty exams for children who are victims of childhood sexual abuse will be available locally. Families will no longer have to travel to Nashville or Chattanooga for the specialty exams unless it is an emergency situation.