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Dine Out Against Child Abuse April 17

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Apr 022013

The Children’s Advocacy Center
Newport

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Calling all Lincoln County restaurants to hold a “Dine-out Against Child Abuse” on Wednesday, April 17th. Donate a portion of your proceeds at breakfast, lunch, dinner or all day to benefit CASA and the Children’s Advocacy Center. Your restaurant will be recognized for your contribution to preventing child abuse in Lincoln County.

April is “Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.” Both CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and the Children’s Advocacy Center serve abused and neglected children in Lincoln County. CASA works with foster children until the child’s case is closed or the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. The Children’s Advocacy Center provides assessment and intervention services for suspected child abuse victims as well as counseling. Together we are working to prevent child abuse in our community. Every child deserves to be safe.

If your restaurant is planning to participate in the Dine-Out Against Child Abuse on April 18, 2013, please call 541-574-0841. Watch www.newslincolncounty.com for more information on the restaurants that will be helping us prevent child abuse in Lincoln County.

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Newport: Do lunch at Mo’s today (Thursday) to help in the fight against child abuse – Mo’s and Mo’s Annex on the Bayfront

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Nov 152012

Original Mo’s and Mo’s Annex will host a “Dine Out for the Children” all day Today, November 15 in support of Lincoln County’s abused children.

This is an opportunity to enjoy great food on the Bay Front while supporting the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lincoln County. The Center is a day-use child abuse assessment and intervention facility for children who have been victims of abuse. Abuse may be physical, sexual, neglect, witness to violence and/or drug endangerment. Built to provide a neutral, safe, and child-friendly place to begin the healing of abuse, it was designed more like a home than an office, with the setting and décor especially chosen to create a calm and caring atmosphere for abuse victims. The Children’s Advocacy Center serves all residents of Lincoln County. Any child in the county, from birth to age 18, who is suspected of being abused, neglected or witnessed domestic violence, is eligible for services.

Assessment services include forensic interviews and medical evaluations. Intervention services include ongoing child and family support and advocacy, and mental health assessment and counseling. All services are offered at no cost to the family.

The Center recently began a sexual abuse prevention training program, “Stewards of Children” that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. “Stewards of Children” is designed for organizations and individuals that serve children and youth.

“Dine Out for the Children” – your support can make a big difference in these children’s lives!

For additional information, call (541)574-0841 or visit www.childrensadvocacycenter.net.

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LC Child Advocacy Center doubles down on preventing child sexual abuse.

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Oct 082012

Brenda Coleman
Outreach Coordinator to prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Lincoln County

Community-Focused Child Abuse Prevention Program

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Lincoln County is launching a Community-Focused Child Abuse Prevention initiative to create a comprehensive and effective community-wide effort toward the prevention of child sexual abuse. In this community initiative, Lincoln County adults will take an active part in building awareness of abuse and learning how to protect our children from abuse. The program will be utilizing the evidence-based Darkness to Light Stewards of Children training program. Funding for the initiative has come from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and The Ford Family Foundation.

Motivational and compelling, Stewards of Children calls participants into personal responsibility for the safety of children as well as incorporates the mechanics necessary in creating organizational policies and procedures that keep children safe. It is an ideal training for parents and organizations and individuals that serve children and youth.

Eight facilitators from the community have been trained to carry out Stewards of Children training. The goal is to train 5% of the adults in Lincoln County over the next three years. As part of the initiative the Center has collaborated with the Coastal Families Together Parenting Education Hub project that is incorporating Stewards of Children into their curriculum.

The Children’s Advocacy Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda Coleman into the Outreach Coordinator role. Brenda will be coordinating this child abuse prevention initiative.

She brings a wealth of experience to this position. Currently a substitute teacher in the Corvallis and Philomath School districts, Brenda also serves as the back-up forensic interviewer at the Center. Previously, she was an instructor with the Healthy Family Project parenting classes, the Family Support and Connections Coordinator at the Old Mill Center for Children and Families, a Social Service Specialist for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare, an Adjunct Instructor in the Linn-Benton Community College Criminal Justice Department, and Community Service Counselor/Cognitive Skills Facilitator for Benton County Community Corrections. Brenda has three Bachelor of Arts degrees – Education, International Studies and Political Science, and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. She enjoys traveling, outdoor sports and music. Fluent in Spanish, she will be facilitating Stewards of Children outreach training within the Spanish-speaking community.

For more information about the program, contact the Children’s Advocacy Center at 541-574-0841 or see the “training” tab on the Center website: childrensadvocacycenter.net

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75 year old Walking for Abused Kids – 100 days from Newport, OR to Newport News, VA

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Aug 082012

Fresh fruit deliveryman Buster DeWitt from Caldwell Idaho is walking from Newport, Oregon to Newport News, Virginia to protest the continued epidemic of child physical and sexual abuse in the U.S. Mr. DeWitt is 75 years old and says he’s been training for months for the feat, saying he’s confident he can average 35 miles a day. At that rate he figures he’ll arrive in Newport News in exactly 100 days. He’s leaving Newport Thursday morning, 8am, from the Greenstone Hotel on No. Coast Street, Nye Beach.

Mr. DeWitt said he’s walking cross country, 2,944 miles, to stop the abuse of nearly one million U.S. children a year. Along the way he’ll be collecting petition signatures that he will present to Idaho’s Congressional delegation in Washington DC – all signers demanding that child abuse be taken more seriously and wherever possible, stopped.

He’s also seeking walk pledges from any and all Americans who are willing to put up 1-penny a mile, or just under $30 for the whole trip. DeWitt says all proceeds go to various proven-effective child abuse prevention agencies. To donate or receive information, call 607-227-4524 or 607-275-9360. Donations can also be made on line at CAPPCA.org. It is a secure donation line.

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Make a difference in the lives of our children…

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Feb 212012

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Join “Hope 4 our Children’s Future” running/walking team on March 4, 2012 for the half-marathon and 10K in Lincoln City. The team is raising money for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lincoln County. Monies raised by the team will support direct services provided at the Center for child victims of abuse.

With every step each runner or walker on the team will make a huge difference in the life of an abused child in Lincoln County. “Hope” is a teddy bear that travels to raise awareness for our children’s future. Hope 4 our Children’s Future was founded by Sheryl Faught. Sheryl reports “Children are our future. Everyone who has children, grandchildren, relatives, students, anyone involved with children believe this. I am just asking they acknowledge it, also the job well done, thanking them for being there, and remember with every step they make, they can make a huge difference in our children’s future. ”

Individuals can make a difference by donating, manning a drink station at the race event, walking the 10K with the team, running the half-marathon, and/or fundraising. Learn more about Hope 4 our Children’s Future on their face book page where you can donate by linking to the firstgiving.com web site or directly to the Children’s Advocacy Center.

Register for the Lincoln City Half-Marathon and 10K through the Lincoln City Community Center. For more information, call 541-574-0841 or on line at ChildrensAdvocacycCenter.net.

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Lawsuit against state DHS filed on behalf of murdered Eugene area teen

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Aug 312011

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In a gut-wrenching story of abuse and neglect and eventual death, a lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon Department of Human Services claiming it did not intervene sufficiently while a teen-age girl was slowly being killed at the hands of her now-convicted parents.

The story is in the Register Guard. Click here.

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Oregon City parents still defiant – prefers “God’s Will” to medical treatment for daughter. Judge yanks custody.

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Jul 222011

Despite being found guilty of criminal mistreatment by withholding medical care for their sick child, and after spending 90 days in jail, an Oregon City couple would not guarantee their daughter would get medical care for a terrible eye ailment. Today, the judge ruled removed the child from their home and their custody. The story is in the Oregonian. Click here.

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Family killer has ugly past

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Jul 192011

The Medford man who is accused of stabbing his wife and four children to death yesterday reportedly has an ugly past. The story is in the Oregonian. Click here.

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Altrusa of Yaquina Bay gifts new TV/DVD combo to Children’s Advocacy Center in Newport

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Jun 092011

DVD/TV Gift from Altrusa to Children’s Advocacy Center

Just a quick bit of proof that Altrusa of Yaquina Bay is consistently raising funds and gifting items to organizations that care and nurture Lincoln County Children in all phases of childhood. Even occasionally difficult ones. When children are referred to the Children’s Advocacy Center, sometimes it’s because something has has happened to or within a family.

Courtesy: Children’s Advocacy Center

The Lincoln County Children’s Advocacy Center strives to reduce trauma to child abuse victims through effective evaluation, treatment and advocacy in a secure and healing environment and to prevent child abuse in all its forms. Culturally competent services are made available to all clients and coordinated with the multidisciplinary team response.

“Altrusa International of Yaquina Bay is dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in Lincoln County through literacy, social and health services, and educational opportunities.”

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Depoe Bay student arrested at Yaquina View School for sex abuse

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Mar 032011

Dylan Donovan, 18

Newport Police were called to Yaquina View School Wednesday on a report that Dylan Donovan, 18, had exposed himself to three young girls during a classroom assignment. One of the girls left the room and summoned adults. The adults returned to the room, led the girls away and called police. Donovan was arrested and charged with sexual abuse, harassment and menacing. Donovan’s bail was set at $40,000.

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