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Unfortunately for some children, home seems more like a battleground than a safe haven. To these children who are neglected and abused, the Sunlight Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in El Dorado seeks to lend a helping hand.
Over the past year, CAC has been going through the process of becoming accredited by the National Children's Alliance (NCA), an organization that works to support child advocacy centers in communities across the country.
To receive accreditation, the CAC had to meet 10 standards, including having a multidisciplinary team (which includes law enforcement and SRS); cultural competency and diversity; forensic interview; victim support and advocacy; medical evaluation; mental health; case review; case tracking; organizational capacity; and a child focused setting.
In honor of receiving accreditation from the NCA, the CAC hosted an open house on Thursday to recognize the achievement.
"This event is meant to thank our team," said Aurora Myers, coordinator at CAC, which works with children who live in the 13th Judicial District.
As part of the accreditation process, a representative from the NCA came to El Dorado in July to spend a day with CAC staff members.
"We heard in October that we got accredited," said Myers. "It's a real honor to be accredited. It signals that we live up to high standards."
As an accredited member of the NCA, the CAC is eligible for grant funding that it previously was not.
"I'm really proud of all the work our team has done," said Myers. "Accreditation is a badge of honor."
Unfortunately for some children, home seems more like a battleground than a safe haven. To these children who are neglected and abused, the Sunlight Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in El Dorado seeks to lend a helping hand.
Over the past year, CAC has been going through the process of becoming accredited by the National Children's Alliance (NCA), an organization that works to support child advocacy centers in communities across the country.
To receive accreditation, the CAC had to meet 10 standards, including having a multidisciplinary team (which includes law enforcement and SRS); cultural competency and diversity; forensic interview; victim support and advocacy; medical evaluation; mental health; case review; case tracking; organizational capacity; and a child focused setting.
In honor of receiving accreditation from the NCA, the CAC hosted an open house on Thursday to recognize the achievement.
"This event is meant to thank our team," said Aurora Myers, coordinator at CAC, which works with children who live in the 13th Judicial District.
As part of the accreditation process, a representative from the NCA came to El Dorado in July to spend a day with CAC staff members.
"We heard in October that we got accredited," said Myers. "It's a real honor to be accredited. It signals that we live up to high standards."
As an accredited member of the NCA, the CAC is eligible for grant funding that it previously was not.
"I'm really proud of all the work our team has done," said Myers. "Accreditation is a badge of honor."
