Welcome to the Monthly Handprint!

In January…

45 kids received initial services at the CSC and were assigned an advocate

40 kids had their Forensic Interview conducted at the CSC

  6 kids received a Forensic Medical Exam at the CSC

210 therapy sessions were conducted by our Mental Health Team

Meet our Newest Team Member!

Alison Hiett, Grants Administrator

You may recognize Alison if you were at Dream Big last year! She was our Development intern, helping with auction and all the other things that ensured Dream Big was the best its ever been.

Alison graduated in December, and we were thrilled to be able to add her to the team to help support our funding needs.

Introducing Our Newest Board Members!

Kael Bowling

Commercial Litigation, Partner

Hunter Norton

Encore Bank, Northwest Arkansas Market President

Congrats to our Team Members Celebrating their CSC Anniversaries in January!

 

Elizabeth Shackelford, Executive Director – Celebrating 17 Years

Leslie Oropeza, Child Advocate – Celebrating 1 Year

Peyton Stewman, Marketing Strategist – Celebrating 4 Years

Margarita Sanchez, Advocacy Program Supervisor – Celebrating 4 Years

Anastasia Clarry, Therapist – Celebrating 1 Year

Casey Atwood, Director of Operations – Celebrating 19 Years

The ‘Sweetest’ Graduation

Our first therapy celebration of the year

This client has been in therapy with Anastasia for about 6 months, and the entire team was excited to celebrate her therapy graduation with her. As we do with all graduations, her advocate purcahsed some treats, a present, and we all signed a copy of Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

This client was so excited to have the attention on her. She was beaming and clearly SO PROUD of herself for what she accomplished. The most special part of the celebration was when she opened her pink cookies and brownies, making sure to give one out to each member on the team, one by one. We are all still talking about it weeks later!

Recent News

Handprints for Hope Luncheon

Handprints for Hope Luncheon

Our Handprints for Hope luncheon this year was held at the new Fayetteville Public Library's Event Center. With almost 500 attendees and some very special speakers and guests. The first lady of Arkansas, Susan Hutchinson started off the lunch with a speech followed by...

The More You Know – Prevention

The More You Know – Prevention

Casey Atwood has been at the Children’s Safety Center since 2006. When Casey was in school, she majored in Social Work, and during her first internship at a Fayetteville public school, her supervisor took her on a tour of the CSC and she immediately fell in love. She...

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday

By Kinsey Garbett Giving Tuesday is a day recognized for inspiring generosity across the nation, and was created in 2012 on the basis of encouraging people to do good in their own communities. This year, our amazing supporters gave over $20,000 on Giving Tuesday! All...