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The Many Faces of Healing: Cody

Posted by: cacjc / Jul 12, 2018 / Tags: Jackson County Multi-Disciplinary Team, MDT

Cody is a 6 year old boy who loves to play with toy cars. He is curious to the world around him and always greets you with a smile. When Cody came to the Children’s Advocacy Center, he was extremely underweight and showed signs of nutritional neglect. He was a very small, frail child.

The Many Faces of Healing: Jonathon

Posted by: cacjc / Jun 26, 2018 / Tags: fostercare, Karly's Law, medical evidence, Pediatrician intervention, safe caregivers

#FacesOfHealingCAC Jonathon is a 4 month old baby who was taken to the hospital with many bruises and injuries to his face. Follow up care was provided at the Children’s Advocacy Center, where additional testing was done, Johnathon was found to have multiple fractures not previously identified. This discovery of these additional injuries by

Putting kids back together starts at the CAC

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 1, 2017 / Tags: Bylle McCulley, Cherish a Child Luncheon 2017, foster children, foster parent

This post is from a speech by foster parent, Bylle McCulley I would like to share with you my personal experiences while receiving the services of the Children’s Advocacy Center. 10 years ago, my husband and I became foster parents here in Jackson County and we received children on an emergency placement. Usually, our

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Posted by: cacjc / Apr 27, 2017 / Tags: April Child Abuse Prevention Month, Jackson County Child Welfare, Kirsten Arreguin, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Kirsten Arreguin, Program Manger, Jackson County Child Welfare and Board Member, The Children’s Advocacy Center April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Thank you for taking the time to read and get informed about child abuse prevention. Most people would probably avoid reading about the abuse and neglect of children. It’s easier to

Does child abuse happen in our state? In Jackson County?

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 24, 2017 / Tags: CASA, Child Abuse Awareness Month, Child Abuse in Jackson County Oregon, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Child Fatalities, foster children, Foster Parent Shortage, Protect Our Children Training, Responding to Allegations of Child Maltreatment

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County April is child abuse prevention/awareness month. This is my traditional April Blog recognizing and focusing on the problem of child abuse. I was doing a little research to see what was going on in the world of child abuse. I found a

Change for Children: Our 3 Agency Collaborative Brainchild

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 20, 2017 / Tags: CASA of Jackson County, Change for Children, Child Abuse Prevention Month, The Family Nurturing Center

By Jennifer Mylenek, Executive Director of CASA of Jackson and Josephine Counties The month of April represents Child Abuse Awareness, which helps shine a spotlight on the tragic circumstances of hundreds of thousands of abused and/or neglected children in the U.S. It is also a month in which I’m honored to be a part of

Hope for the Future of Foster Siblings

Posted by: cacjc / Feb 17, 2017 / Tags: Children's Home New Orleans, foster care workers, foster children, foster siblings, HB2216, Hidden Heros, Legislative Days for the Oregon Network of Child Abuse Intervention Centers, Louisiana, Oregon, Portland, Salem Oregon, Sibling Bill of Rights, The Oregon Foster Youth Connection, transgender foster child

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Last week I had the opportunity to participate in Legislative Days for the Oregon Network of Child Abuse Intervention Centers (The State Network for agencies like the Children Advocacy Center of Jackson County). Last week was one of those weeks that took

How are children faring in Oregon?

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 17, 2016 / Tags: 2015 Child Welfare Data Book, CAC Community Forum, CASA Jackson County Oregon, Jackson County Oregon, Oregon Foster Parents, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, The Family Nurturing Center

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Today I am sitting in my office listening to the rain and feeling a little sad and a lot overwhelmed. It’s Sunday and the office is very quiet except for the rain trickling through the rain gutters and the tap of my

Foster Children: The stars in the tornadoes

Posted by: cacjc / Jul 4, 2015 / Tags: 4th of July, abused children, foster care system, Foster child, foster children, pain of foster children, Removed Remember my Story, throw away children

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County When I was a caseworker I was often asked why I did what I did. How could I stand to see the pain and sorrow of small children on a daily basis? How could I see the struggling parents trying to do

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