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The Madison County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides professional intervention and supportive services to fight child abuse. Most importantly, the CAC provides a safe haven for children to talk about the physical or sexual abuse they may have experienced and to help in limiting the number of times a child has to be interviewed. Before the CAC opened, a child who was a victim or witnessed a violent crime would often be interviewed by 8 to 12 different people before the case went to trial. Because of the CAC, abused children no longer have to endure such a strenuous interviewing process and authorities are better able to prosecute abuse cases.
Our Mission
The mission of the Madison County Child Advocacy Center is to provide a professional and child-friendly environment to assist in the investigation of allegations of child abuse, provide access to services and treatment for victims and their families and raise awareness within the community.
Board of Directors:
The Advisory Board is the governing board for the CAC and is tasked with oversight, supervision and policy creation for the operation of the CAC. The Friends Board is a 501c3 non-profit created to support the mission of the CAC through fundraising and community awareness.
ADVISORY BOARD
William A. Mudge, Advisory Board Chairman
Ben Akers
John D. Lakin
Jason Weiss
Steve Nonn
Michael O'Neill
Amy M. Gabriel
Stacy Short
Melissa Edwards
Mike Fillback
Kim Wilks
Crystal Uhe
Ray Wesley
Thomas A. Haine
FRIENDS BOARD
Travis Widman, Friends Board President
Ben Akers
Amy M. Gabriel
Chris Conrad
Gayle A. Frey
Kim Wilks
Olivia Turner
Crystal Uhe
Elysa Robin
Joe Hayden
 Madison County Child Advocacy Center 101 E. Edwardsville Road Wood River, IL 62095 Phone: (618) 296-5390 Fax: (618) 296-5380 Email: childadvocacy@co.madison.il.us |
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