Did You Know?

In 2009 the Children’s Advocacy Center conducted 2,052 forensic interviews and provided over 7,000 services to families in the Coastal Bend community. These numbers are substantially above the last few years.

The Children's Advocacy Center provides more services than most major CAC's in the State on less than a quarter of their budget. Therefore, your support is needed and is important to the operation of our center.

Local Stats:

• 4 children die every day as a result of child abuse and 3 out of 4 of these victims are under the age of 4.
• A report of abuse is made every 10 seconds.
• Of the reported rapes of children under 12 years old, 90% of the victims knew the perpetrator.
• Child abuse occurs at every socio-economic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education.
• 36.7% of all women in prison and 14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children.
• Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely to abuse alcohol and 3.8 times more likely to become addicted to drugs.
• One third of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse.

So How Can you Assist?

You can assist the Children's Advocacy Center in one of two ways. You can volunteer your time and assistance to the center or you can make a donation. The following are examples of how you can assist the center and our cause:

*For more information about volunteer opportunities and donations please call 361-855-9058.