Internet Safety Month
June is Internet Safety Month! Check out great resources from our friends at NetSmartz Workshop on keeping kids safe while they use the internet, play online games and interact on social media.
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#SoxServe
Thank you to Chicago White Sox Charities for supporting kids and families at ChicagoCAC with a $35,000 grant for our Family Hope Center! We put this funding to good use with our individual therapy, family support groups and caregiver programming to help Chicagoans heal from the trauma of child sexual abuse. ‪#‎soxserve‬
Brew & ‘Que Tonight!
Join ChicagoCAC’s Associates Board tonight, July 26, for our summer fundraising event, Brew & ‘Que! Chicago young professionals are invited for an after-work outing at Lagunitas Chicago TapRoom for beer, BBQ, raffles and networking, all to support our efforts to help children and families heal from abuse. Tickets are available at the door. Learn more.
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Join ChicagoCAC’s Associates Board
Calling all young professionals: ChicagoCAC is recruiting for our associates board! Join this dynamic group to get involved with ChicagoCAC’s fundraising and awareness activities, building your resume and making a difference in our community. Interested?
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Keeping Children Safe Word Cloud
At the end of our Keeping Children Safe training, we asked attendees to share one or two words to describe how they feel about bringing this information into their own communities. We’re excited to see so many positive responses – letting us know that our trainees are empowered, comfortable and hopeful about preventing sexual abuse!
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2016 Merit Award
We were thrilled to be honored with a Chicago Building Congress 2016 Merit Award for our new addition! Congratulations and thank you to Holabird & Root and the Public Building Commission for all of their work to create the beautiful new spaces where our families heal, our community learns and our staff work to protect children and families!
Peace Exchange Training
Thanks to the wonderful young adults from The Peace Exchange who came out to the center for a tour and to learn about our violence prevention and intervention strategies. In preparation for their trip to South Africa this summer, they were eager to learn about our work and our trauma-informed environment, and we were inspired by their energy and commitment to making a difference for kids and families!
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Advocacy Action: Keep the Child Death Review Team under DCFS
We need your help! A bill in the Illinois legislature would move the Child Death Review Team (CDRT) away from our partners in DCFS and under the discretion of a new department.
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Sexual Abuse Speak Out
We’re thrilled to host Sexual Abuse Speak Out’s fifth anniversary poetry slam, SLAM4SAAM! Join us at the center this Saturday, April 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. to hear powerful performances of experiencing or supporting a loved one in the aftermath of sexual abuse, sexual assault and other traumas. Tickets are $10 at the door, and event proceeds support ChicagoCAC.
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Creating a Community Action Plan to Prevent Abuse
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the center for “Creating a Community Action Plan to Prevent Abuse,” developed and led by the National Criminal Justice Training Center. Over two days, participants learned about
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