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

The More You Know…

The More You Know…

    Forensic Interviewing w/ Karen Blackstone Written by CSC Intern, Grace Reinhardtsen        Karen Blackstone has been with the Children’s Safety Center for more than 24 years. Karen was a social work major and began volunteering in 1997 with her friends as a...

#SpotlightSunday Erin R. Moody

#SpotlightSunday Erin R. Moody

Get to Know Board Member Erin R. Moody In February of 2016, shortly after her move to the NWA area, Erin attended her first Dream Big Gala committee meeting with a friend who had brought her along. The Dream Big Charity Gala is the largest event that the CSC throws,...

Ways to Help in April

Ways to Help in April

April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, and all across the nation, communities are coming together to raise awareness about child abuse in their hometowns. Below are all the ways YOU can raise awareness right here in Washington County. Together...