Our Need

• The Child Advocacy Center has outgrown the little yellow house in the Antelope Park.
• Our facility is not fully handicapped accessible.
• It is not uncommon for more than one family to be at the Center at one time. The crowded space does not provide privacy and confidentiality that all families deserve.
• In eight years, the number of children we see has grown 4 times over.
  

  Our Vision

• An expanded facility in the University Place located at 51st and Garland.
• The facility would be handicapped accessible and provide private meeting space for families.
• We will double the number of interview rooms available and expand our medical services to include a comprehensive evaluation for all children entering the foster care system.
• We will provide expanded space mental health support services provided on-site by the University of Nebraska Project SAFE
• We will develop a centralized training center for child abuse professionals that can also be used as a community meeting room for Northeast Lincoln.
• We will strive for co-location of law enforcement and child protective services to promote improved communication and coordination throughout the investigation.

Our Strategy

Phase One:

Expanded Child Advocacy Center and Training Center

Construction of Phase One began on April 1st, 2010.  Planned completion date: by Thanksgiving, 2010!
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$2,500,000

Phase Two:

$750,000

Click here to see our wish list for the new facility!