ATLANTA, February 15, 2024
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy Launches the "Keeping Kids Safe" Campaign Amid Funding Crisis
What’s the news?
The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) is proud to announce the launch of its "Keeping Kids Safe" Campaign, a vital initiative aimed at raising $2,000,000 over the next three years to support its core Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services.
The "Keeping Kids Safe" Campaign is a call to action for individuals, businesses, and philanthropic organizations to support the GCCA's mission. Contributions will directly support forensic interviews, wraparound services for families, and free therapy for children recovering from trauma.
This urgent call to action comes in the wake of a significant 61% reduction in federal funding through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which has decreased from $828K to $322,500, leaving the organization facing a major deficit in its ability to serve vulnerable children and families across Atlanta.
Despite the financial challenges, the GCCA remains committed to its mission of championing the needs of severely abused and trafficked children through prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration.
What are the facts?
Why is this important?
With over 900 children served annually, the GCCA provides critical services including forensic interviews, family advocacy, trauma-focused therapy, and community engagement to reduce child abuse and trafficking across Georgia.
In 2023 alone, the GCCA made a significant impact by conducting over 770 child forensic interviews, holding 429 family advocate meetings, and providing 1,540 therapy sessions—a 34% increase in overall services provided from the previous year. The organization has also trained over 1,096 mental health providers in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and reached over 200,000 adults in Georgia with child sexual abuse prevention training since 2006.
GCCA’s work and impact reaches far beyond the Georgia state lines. Last year, GCCA collaborated with representatives from the countries of the Republic of Georgia, Chile, and Mongolia to provide training and education on responding to child sexual abuse and trafficking.
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About the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy is dedicated to championing the needs of abused and trafficked children through comprehensive services including prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration. Serving the community for over 37 years, the GCCA is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of children and families across Georgia. For more information about the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and how you can help, please visit https://georgiacenterforchildadvocacy.org/what-you-can-do/keeping-kids-safe-campaign.html
Contact: 678-904-2880
Email: Development@gacfca.org
In conjunction with our DEI Community Circles conversation around food insecurity throughout the month of April, the DEI Committee hosted our first GCCA Staff Food Drive Competition. Staff members across all departments collected non-perishable food items to support our family clients in need. Food is one of the most requested resources from clients seen by the Family Advocacy Team. We are proud to announce that GCCA was able to cumulatively collect over 520 items to support our families!
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