Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center
Mission
Advocate for the protection of the children of Catawba County by working to: empower individuals through training and education, coordinate a comprehensive team response to abuse and neglect, and reduce victim trauma.
Vision
The Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba County exists to build a community dedicated to the prevention of and the coordinated response to child abuse and neglect.
Get involved! You can contribute to Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center in some of the following ways:
Financial Contribution
Prevention Programs
↪ Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, Child Maltreatment Prevention etc.
Non Perishable Items
Wish List items
↪ individual packaged juice boxes, snacks, bottled water
Tangible Items
Items on Wish List
↪ hot wheels or matchbox cars, writing journals, adult coloring books, colored pencils, coloring books, puzzles (ages 1-17), clorox wipes, kleenex, copy paper, paper plates, cups, cutlery utensils, paper towels, subscriptions to children's magazines, infant car seat, new children's underwear (boys & girls), new t-shirts & sweat pants (size for ages 1-7), new children's socks (boys & girls ages 1-17), diapers, wipes, stickers, personal size toiletry items
Volunteer
Steering committee for annual "Denium & Diamonds" fund raiser held in April
Purchase and plant a Pinwheel Garden to represent prevention for children during the month of April
Gardening & Landscaping
Administrative duties
↪ mailings, scrapbooking, preparing literature packets, data entry
Interior/exterior painting for improvements
Spring Cleaning
Make a meal for caregiver support/education group
Learn more about the involvement and services opportunities of
Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center