Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri: January 2010

Our Mission

Our Mission is to stop child abuse and protect children through a coordinated community-based response.

The Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri provides fact-finding forensic interviews in a child-friendly setting, medical exams, family advocacy for consumers and prevention programs for the community. Our staff listing on the right will introduce you to our service providers.

How Can I Help?
There are a number of ways to get involved with the CACECM. You can purchase tickets to our fundraising events in February, May, and August. Purchases from our Wish List are always helpful. If you're able to donate your time cleaning our offices or volunteering at our fundraisers, we'd love to have you. **All donations (tax deductible) may be sent to the attention of Danielle Abrams at any office- please see our "contact us" section for addresses.

Please contact Cara Combs, Prevention Specialist, to schedule a training for your staff or students. ccombs@comtrea.org

All photos taken by Wendy Poepsel of PHOTOgraphics. www.photographicsbywendy.com

Farmington Office
601 Maple St Farmington, MO 63640 Phone: (573)756-4148
Sullivan Office
20 Hughes Ford, Ste. 5 Sullivan, MO 63080 Phone: (573)468-2271 Fax: (573)468-2453
DeSoto Office
12803 Serenity Acres DeSoto, MO 63020 Phone: (636)586-1806 Fax: (636)586-9285

9th Annual Sweetheart Dinner & Dance is a HUGE SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone for making our 9th Annual Sweetheart Dinner and Dance a huge SUCCESS! Once again, our teams pounded the pavement to gather donations and auction items, sell tickets, and support the CACECM. Connilee Boehne, former Executive Director and Forensic Interviewer, was recognized as our Child Advocate of the Year. Wendy Poepsel, our friend and photographer was thanked with a handprint board for the her dedication to the Center and its mission. On behalf of the CACECM, thank you to all who attended and helped make this the most successful dance yet!
Go Blue for Child Abuse Prevention 2011
The CACECM is selling Go Blue T-shirts, through the month of April for $15. Join your community for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Contact Pam to place your t-shirt order: Pmusgrave@comtrea.org
9th Annual Sweetheart Dinner and Dance
Come join us for our 9th Annual Sweetheart Dinner and Dance, February 26th. Doors open at 6:00 PM with an open bar. We'll have a live and silent auction, dinner at 7:00 PM and live music by Alderwood. Tickets are $40 a person. Please contact our Sullivan center to purchase tickets.