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Happy Father’s Day!

Written by Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County This weekend is Father’s Day.  Now that I have a child I often think back to what it was like for me when I was his age. I remember my Daddy teaching me things like how to fish and how to

Happy Mother’s Day!

Written by Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County  With motherhood comes many worries and many rewards.  There is a quote that  goes something like, “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed”  by Linda Wooten.  I think

Tips for making it through Covid-19 concerns while your children are at home

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The Coronavirus has become a pandemic crisis impacting every aspect of our lives.  Parents are being forced into the role of educator as our children are pushed into a home-schooling situation.  To add to that stress, many of us do not know

TAKE ACTION in 2020: Make a plan to do these 5 things to keep kids safe

    By Summer Lewis, Internet/Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The beginning of a new year is a great time to regroup, reevaluate and recommit to a new plan of action for protecting your kids from abuse. By knowing what to do and making a few simple changes, you

Mighty Together on Giving Tuesday

  By Summer Lewis, Internet Marketing Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County For a long time I was obsessed with wanting to work for this nonprofit in my community called, The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC). I applied for their various job openings without success — until they needed a contractor to handle
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Creating a safer world for our children by raising them to be resilient

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Spoiler alert!  This is really an opinion piece and personal in some regards.  You will be reading a lot of “I” statements and a lot of things that are based on my personal experience.  If that interests you then I invite you