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Child advocacy centers (CAC) provide a child-friendly, safe and neutral location in which law enforcement and Child Protective Services investigators may conduct and observe forensic interviews with children who are alleged victims of crimes, and where the child and non-offending family members receive support, crisis intervention and referrals for mental health and medical treatment.
In April 2009, Aiken was honored by the Family Equality Council advocacy group at its annual benefit dinner in New York City. [ 142 ] On November 18, 2010, Aiken went to Washington, D.C., on behalf of Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) at a Capitol Hill briefing talking about anti-gay bullying.
The Children's Advocacy Center brings under one roof specially trained professionals who evaluate and investigate cases of child neglect and abuse.
The Bubel/Aiken Foundation was founded in July 2003 by singer Clay Aiken from the hit TV show, American Idol.His interest in autism issues led him, along with Diane Bubel (whose son Michael is diagnosed with autism and was tutored by Aiken), to found the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, which supports the integration of children with disabilities into the life environment of their non-disabled peers.
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Jul. 31—The United Way of Aiken County provides funding and other support for many partner agencies and programs locally, including Success By 6, which is designed to help youngsters learn to read.
In 1996, Safe Horizon opened the United States's first fully co-located Child Advocacy Center. [26] Safe Horizon is the U.S.'s largest operator of child advocacy centers in an urban setting, [27] with five fully accredited Child Advocacy Centers, located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx. [28]
Jan. 27—The city of Aiken is set to acquire the Center for African American History, Art and Culture after City Council's meeting on Jan. 24. The city is getting the center, located at 120 York ...