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

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 28, 2019 / Tags: 2018 Action Plan to Prevent Abuse, Betsy Lewis, body boundaries, Darkness to Light, Internet Safety, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

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

Back to School for ALL the Family

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 8, 2019 / Tags: 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Back to School, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Ginny Sagal September is here and school has started for many kids and teens in our area. For some it will be the first time that you will be leaving your child with another adult. For some it might be a new school, new teachers or new sports coach. As your children start the

Are your kids safe at summer camp?

Posted by: cacjc / May 26, 2019 / Tags: 15 Ways to Zap a Bully, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Dr. Jackie Humans, grooming, Leah Howell, National Child Abuse Hotline, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Project of the Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County, Psychology Today, Summer Camp Safety, victimization by an older child, Workplace Bullying Institute

By Leah Howell I have worked at summer camps for most of my career. I started as a junior camp counselor, and over the course of high school, college, and graduate school found myself drawn to camp program management in the most beautiful of settings. I completed my graduate thesis at a summer camp, and

Which do you choose? Action or Silence

Posted by: cacjc / Mar 13, 2019 / Tags: PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, R Kelly

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Have any of you been following the R Kelly sexual abuse scandal? I have to say that even though I have heard a lot of things in my career some of this is just down right unbelievable. But I somehow believe

My Spin: Oregon’s Top Rank Registered Sex Offenders

Posted by: cacjc / Aug 31, 2018 / Tags: #BackTo SchoolCAC, 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Back to School, Gorp's Secret, Oregon Sex Offender Registry, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Sex Offenders, Sherri Chessen, Stewards of Children, Tammi Pitzen

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County School has started back. At my house we are shifting back to “normal” schedule. You know—the regular routine. 6:30 wake up. 7:12 out the door for school and work. 6:00 get home. 6:15 start our reading homework. 6:45 do the rest of

Finding a Voice: Vince Gill

Posted by: cacjc / Feb 19, 2018 / Tags: Finding our voice, Hollywood, Leah Howell, Nashville, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Ryman Auditorium, Variety Magazine, Vince Gill

By Leah Howell, Training Coordinator for the Protect Our Children Project of the Children’s Advocacy Center I’m not much of a country music fan, though I lived 30 minutes from Nashville throughout my college years, and for sometime afterward. Even now, 20 years later, I will read about a country musician, that will bring

The Stories the Numbers Do Not Tell

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 14, 2017 / Tags: PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County As another year comes to an end, I am reflecting on things I could have done better, missed opportunities and what changes I will be committed to in the New Year. I am also looking back over all the good work that

One Thing You Can Do That Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 6, 2017 / Tags: 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Darkness to Light, Do One Thing, Do One Thing That Matters, Ginny Sagal, Leah Howell, one on one situations, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Stewards of Children, University of Oregon Center for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

By Ginny Sagal, Communication & Outreach Coordinator for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County You can’t read a newspaper or turn on a television without hearing about child sexual abuse. Do not feel helpless. There is one thing you can do that matters in addressing child sexual abuse. You can take a child abuse

Help kids develop healthy body boundaries

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 18, 2017 / Tags: body boundaries, body boundaries books, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Stewards of Children

By Leah Howell, Training Coordinator, The Protect Our Children Project of The Children’s Adv0cacy Center of Jackson County One aspect of effective child sexual abuse prevention is creating a relationship with your child or other children in your care that encourages openness about their body boundaries. Adults should always support a child in deciding for

Cherish a Child Luncheon

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 20, 2017 / Tags: 11th Annual Cherish a Child Luncheon, CAC Parent Group, CASA Jackson County Oregon, child abuse survivor, Community Works, DHS, Family Nurturing Center, Family Support Team, Inn at the Commons, Planting a Seed, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Tammi Pitzen, The Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County, The Ford Family Foundation

By Theresa Hart. Development Director for The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Each year the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County hosts a fundraising luncheon. During these luncheons, guests will receive an update from Tammi Pitzen, CAC Executive Director, about what’s happened at the CAC in the last year. They will also hear the

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