March 24, 2023

On March 23, 2023 the Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center held a ribbon cutting for their newly renovated Summerville Center. The event was held jointly with a Chamber After Hours Event. The Children's Advocacy Center thanked the HDR Foundation and Silent Tears Foundation for providing grants that paid for the bathroom renovations, and new furnishings. They [...]

March 24, 2023

On February 28th, 2023, our Children's Advocacy Center in Anderson and Oconee Counties held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the rebranding of First Light. First Light is a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency that encompasses three programs: Sexual Trauma Center, Child Advocacy Center, and Prevent Child Abuse. Foothills Alliance was formed when three agencies were merged in [...]

January 29, 2023

In 2022, Children’s Advocacy Centers in South Carolina provided services to 12,897 children. This represents a 16% increase over children served in 2021. To better understand these numbers, it helps to look back several years to when reliable statewide service numbers for Children’s Advocacy Centers became available. In 2009, South Carolina Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) [...]

December 24, 2022

Our December 2022 newsletter is now available. It contains information on child abuse protocol training, safeguarding equity for children, JCLCC public hearings, CAC facility dogs, CSEC training, initial VSP training, and much more. The newsletter also highlights ways to support our work during the holiday season. Read Newsletter

December 12, 2022

Job Summary: The primary purpose of the Clinical/Community Services Program Manager (CCSM) position is to manage programs related to forensic evaluation, mental health and outreach services to aid child victims and community programs. The CCSM will focus on tasks and activities that will enhance, expand and coordinate the implementation of comprehensive children and community intervention […]

December 12, 2022

Job Summary: The primary purpose of the Clinical/Community Services Coordinator (CCSC) position is to coordinate and provide therapy and outreach services to aid child victims and family members. The CCSC will focus on tasks and activities that will enhance, expand and coordinate the implementation of comprehensive group and family intervention services that have been recommended […]

December 12, 2022

Job Summary: The primary purpose of this position is planning and overseeing Project C.A.R.E to ensure completion in a timely manner within budget. This position determines and defines project scope and objectives, develops a detailed project schedule, and tracks costs. This individual will identify resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective […]

December 12, 2022

Job Summary:  Under general supervision of the Executive Director, perform professional nurse practitioner duties requiring specialized knowledge of evidentiary child physical abuse, sexual abuse and/or neglect examinations. Duties Include: Perform evidentiary child physical abuse, sexual abuse and/or neglect examinations to assess child abuse using knowledge of developmental care and evidence collection protocols to ensure forensically […]

October 15, 2022

The South Carolina Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers General Counsel, Candice Lively, testified before the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children during the committee’s fall hearing in Columbia on October 12, 2022. Lively spoke with the committee about forensic interviews of children and how the SCNCAC Forensic Interview Recording Evidence Management system protects these [...]

October 15, 2022

The South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers Executive Director, Tom Knapp, testified before the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children during the committee's fall hearing in Florence on September 20, 2022. Knapp spoke with the committee about forensic interviews of children during an investigative response to child abuse and the importance of protecting [...]