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LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER

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KNOW THE SIGNS OF ABUSE

Prevent further child abuse by knowing the signs and raising awareness in your community.

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News & Updates

Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center Newsletter LSCAC Fall-Winter Newsletter

During our fiscal year 2023-2024, the center staff have provided over 6866 services to include forensic interviews, specialized interviews, medical exams, victim advocacy, and counseling. Now looking ahead, Fall is in the air which means school is back in session and the holidays are just around the corner.
Here at the Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center, we are starting to prepare for the upcoming holidays including our annual Christmas Party for the children and families we have served throughout the year. To be a part of the giving, follow the links to our Christmas wish lists on the last page of this newsletter.
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Lake County Women's Advocates Lake County Women's Advocates Featured on Channel 6 News

The wonderful Lake County Women's Advocates were featured on Channel 6 News, including an interview with LSCAC Executive Director, Brenda Crellen.

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Caring for Kids Thank you to the Punishers LEMC 1776 Chapter!

The 2nd Annual "Caring for Kids" Ride was held on April 20, 2024 in Leesburg. This event was hosted by the Punishers LEMC 1776 Chapter and raised $5,500 to support local children through the Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center.

Thank you to the Punishers LEMC 1776 Chapter for hosting this amazing event, as well as the Leesburg Renegade chapter, Leesburg Police Department, Tavares Police Department, and Howie-in-the-Hills Police Department for their assistance.

Know the Signs

Prevent child abuse by knowing the signs and raising awareness.

Report Child Abuse

Call 1-800-96-ABUSE or report online at www.myflfamilies.com.

Common Myths

Many common beliefs about child abuse are completely false. Learn the truth.

"This Place Believes Kids"

Read a case study about an 11-year-old child who came to our CAC.

ABOUT US

We can't change what happened, but we can change what happens next.

WHO WE ARE

The mission of the Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center is to provide a child-friendly, community-based facility where a child victim can be safely interviewed, provided with crisis counseling, receive medical exams and long-term specialized therapy, when needed. We work together with agency representatives to provide child abuse victims with all necessary services in a single location.

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Our Services

All services are provided at no charge.

Counseling and Therapy
COUNSELING & THERAPY

We offer crisis counseling, long-term, group and family therapy. Anyone can refer a child to our counseling program.

Child Protection Team
CHILD PROTECTION TEAM

We provide forensic and specialized interviews, medical exams and psycho-social assessments in coordination with DCF and Law Enforcement.

Victim Advocate Program
VICTIM ADVOCATE PROGRAM

We are forming a group of trained volunteers who provide comprehensive, coordinated victim support and advocacy services.

Annual Statistics

Our CAC has been averaging over 1000 children per year. From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, we provided child victims with the following services:

1003
TOTAL CLIENTS
539
MEDICAL EXAMS
464
COUNSELING CLIENTS
430
FORENSIC INTERVIEWS

Get Involved with our CAC

Despite our best efforts, child abuse continues to occur. We greatly appreciate any support you can offer in this very important effort for the children of Lake and Sumter Counties.

This is a place that believes kids - quote from 11 year old child

HOW TO HELP

If you'd like to help in any way, you can call us at (352) 323-8303 or email us at info@cac4kids.org. Financial contributions and donations of items to the Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center are tax deductible. Our Center is a 501 (c)(3) private non-profit agency.
VOLUNTEER

We rely on the support of volunteers during the Christmas season and for our reception desk. We are also seeking volunteers for our Victim Advocate Program.

"STOP CHILD ABUSE" LICENSE PLATE

When you purchase a "Stop Child Abuse" license plate, you help publicize the need to stop child abuse while supporting every CAC in the state of Florida.

DONATE ITEMS

We greatly appreciate donations of items used for child therapy sessions and the daily operations of the CAC, as well as gifts for our annual Children's Christmas Party. We have wishlists on Target and Amazon.

SPONSOR A CHILD

The CAC offers the opportunity to sponsor a child's therapy and this support helps us provide our services at no charge to the child victim and non-offending family members. Click the button below to donate now by Paypal or credit card.

BIDS 4 KIDS: ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

We hold an annual fundraiser called "Bids 4 Kids" to raise operating funds for the entire year. We are always seeking sponsors and auction items for this event. Next event: 3/7 to 3/9/24