The LCCAC currently serves 400 children a year acting upon our mission. Don't be fooled. Child abuse does occur in our community. Unfortunately, our statistics prove it.
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What's New?
- Bocce Y Bella Sera - August 22, 2009: Join in on this beautiful afternoon of bocce (Italian lawn bowling) wine and great Italian food. Get details on our EVENTS page!
- 13th Annual Run for a Child's Sake - June 13th: Great Turnout! Get Race Results on EVENTS page
- STEWARDS OF CHILDREN Prevention Program: Read more about this new program and get the schedule of training sessions HERE. Call Ana Sluss for details: 970.407.9739.
- Spirit of a Child - Annual Giving Campaign
- Purchase Gift Cards online & raise funds for Larimer County Child Advocacy Center.
Click on the logo to the left, and support LCCAC with your everyday spending...without spending a penny more! Just purchase gift cards through this online portal for yourself, family, friends, and up to 8% of your purchase price is donated to LCCAC. Use gift cards for groceries, gasoline, home decorating, dining and all kinds of shopping. Tell all your friends.
- Thanks to Collins Custom Builders and Construction for helping us raise funds in this year's BuildIt for the Children campaign.
What Does Our Mission Mean?
The LCCAC is dedicated to:
- Ensuring that victims of child abuse and their non-offending family members have access to support and services in a safe, compassionate, and respectful environment.
- Helping obtain timely and appropriate services to children in cases of alleged child abuse. Services may include: forensic interviewing, assistance by law enforcement, social services, medical help and counseling professionals.
- Working to prevent child abuse through education and social acknowledgement that child abuse is a problem in all communities.
- Serving as an informational source for those unsure of how to report child abuse.
- Acting as an educational resource to the community about child abuse.
History
The Larimer County Child Advocacy Center is an inspiring example of a successful public/private partnership. In 1994, a community task force began meeting to find a better way to serve children involved in child abuse investigations and their families. After a year of information gathering and review, the group recommended establishing a center where teams would provide children and families coordinated services in a child-friendly setting. In January of 1997, their recommendation became a reality when the Child Advocacy Center first opened its doors on a small house on West Myrtle Street in Fort Collins.
At the Child Advocacy Center, detectives/investigators, caseworkers, and prosecutors work side by side, forming an expert response team that puts children's needs first.


