The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County is a grass-roots, community organization where professionals investigating child abuse and providing treatment to young victims come together in an effort to help children and teens begin their healing journey.

Through redesigning the “system” with the special needs of children in mind, the Center has been able to reduce the trauma of abuse by providing coordinated support services for child abuse victims to begin the healing process.

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County was formed by the Jackson County Child Abuse Task Force, Inc. The Task Force was a group of caring professional and lay people recognizing that children need a holistic, specialized response from the community. They formed a private, non-profit, tax exempt organization in 1987, and with the help of local businesses, many civic organizations, schools, churches and countless individuals, they were able to open the doors of the Children’s Advocacy Center in 1991.

The Center was expanded to its present location in the historic Reames building in April of 1995. Since then, two major expansions have allowed the Center to meet the growing needs of Jackson County. Today, program support is provided by individuals, corporations, small businesses, government agencies, and private foundations.