The Southern VA Child Advocacy Center provides services for child victims and their non-offending family members as well as educational prevention initiatives for the entire community. Services include:
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CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocates
Franklin
County CASA provides advocacy services for abused and neglected
children who are involved in judicial proceedings. CASA volunteers
investigate cases, submit reports to the court addressing issues of
safety, individual and family needs, and permanency, assist Guardians
Ad Litem, and monitor cases for compliance with court orders. Franklin
County CASA's goal is to ensure that every abused and neglected child
is appointed a skilled and committed CASA volunteer who will advocate
for their best interest during these proceedings.
Learn more about being a CASA volunteer by watching the video - EVERYDAY HEROES
CART: Child Abuse Review Team
The
Southern VA Child Advocacy Center serves as Resource Office for the
team and coordinates the implementation of this comprehensive
multidisciplinary response to child abuse. The Resource Office's
primary goal is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the
community based team by strengthening our commitment to victims through
providing coordinated services including joint investigations, case
management, prosecution efforts, advocacy, medical and clinical
treatment and educational programs. The team's response is multifaceted
and services are provided to ensure a timely, thorough response to each
victim's needs.
WATCH: What About The Children? Adult Education Program
The
WATCH program, provides parental education relative to the impact of
divorce and/or separation on children. The curriculum aids parents by
teaching them techniques to improve their child's interpretations and
feelings associated with separation and/or divorce and reduce their
child's exposure to parental conflict.
Child & Caretaker Interaction Program
The Child and Caretaker Interaction Program is a 15 hour hands-on, comprehensive approach to identifying strengths within caretaker/child relationships. Trained staff and volunteers utilize multiple visits to the CAC to observe and document interaction between the parties in staged and non-staged situations. Assessment tools are also used to identify general patterns of behavior and basic forms of attachment between the caretaker and the child. Reports are generated to provide additional insight for Judges, Department of Social Service, or other agencies that consider placements for children.
Darkness to Light - Stewards of Children
Our newest program targets community outreach. D2L - Stewards of Children introduces a curriculum that educates the community about child sexual abuse and surrounding issues, increases the identification of child abuse, child neglect, and child sexual abuse, and teaches community members how to report concerns of abuse and neglect. Skills developed in
the D2L - Stewards of Children empower community members to share
in the protection of children by effectively identifying, responding to and
reporting child abuse.
Jolly Jackets Outreach Program
Individuals
and families in need of coats, hats, gloves, etc. are welcome to visit
the center anytime during business hours and obtain these items free of
charge.
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For more information on being a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, the Child & Caretaker Interaction Program, Internships or assisting with special events/projects being coordinated by the Southern Virginia Child Advocacy Center
CONTACT:
Karen St.Clair, Director of Volunteer Services
casa@southernvacac.org
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PARTNERSProviding comprehensive service to victims requires a team of community partners all working together to ensure the safety and healing of child victims and their families. Those partners include:
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