Child center a dream come true
After two years of planning, dreaming, holding fund-raisers, begging for money and goods and a lot of hard work on the part of many volunteers, the Child Advocacy Center has officially opened. Our open house was well-attended and gave many citizens a glimpse of the little house that will be a comfortable refuge for any child who needs a safe place to go and tell their side of some type of abuse, and then receive services such as counseling and treatment.
Most Child Advocacy Centers are in large cities because they have the private donations to sustain them for they are run on community monies. The fact that McMinnville has been able to get a center up and running to benefit Warren County, as well as Van Buren County, says something about us. McMinnville cares about the sector of our population who can’t speak for themselves — the children who fall victims to adults, often the very adults they thought they could trust the most.
Thank you, McMinnville, for caring and for giving your donations, your time and your ideas to make this center a reality. We hope no one you know will ever need to come to the CAC, but abuse can happen anywhere people gather. If a child you love ever needs a secure refuge from a perpetrator, it will be there for them. Please continue to support the CAC with your financial aid, your thoughts and your prayers.
Sincerely,
Julia Dyer
President, Board of Directors
Child Advocacy Center