CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF

SINCE 1981, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. (CAC) HAS ADVOCATED FOR A HEALTHY, SAFE COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A SAFE AND NUTURING SPACE FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND NEGLECT, WHERE THEY SHARE THEIR STORIES, HEAL, AND THRIVE, WITH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OFFERS ABUSE DETERMINATION SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING, PARENTING EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, PET THERAPY, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN LEE COUNTY. ABUSE DETERMINATION SERVICES AND THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN HENDRY, GLADES, AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. CAC IS THE ONLY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN THE FOUR-COUNTY AREA. CAC IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.