By Troy Gillard

more space to meet rising need

New home for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

Nov 26, 2020 | 9:27 AM

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) has a new place to call home.

The centre announced that they’ve found an interim space to operate before making the permanent move to the RDC campus.

The CACAC has seen rapid growth since opening in late 2017. With case numbers continuing to increase instrumentally year after year, officials say the need for support is greater than ever.

“We have been needing a new space for quite some time now. We have been seeing a high rise in our numbers over the past year, with a surge in demand of our support services like our Court Prep Program and Mental Health Therapy – but we are running at full capacity,” says CACAC CEO Mark Jones. “This new location gives us the space to provide all of our services and gives us the opportunity to support even more children and families who need us.”

The CACAC’s new office is in Red Deer’s Capstone district, located in the Westview Business Centre building. The space is over 12,500 square feet, tripling the size of the original space at their downtown location. It includes five family waiting rooms, two interview rooms, two mental health therapy rooms, an advocate volunteer office, and a large educational space.

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Officials say the ability to have two interview rooms is vital for the CACAC, as they’ve been seeing upwards of 10 interviews a day.

In the past year, the centre has also welcomed two more RCMP Forensic Interviewers, now operating with three in-Centre members.

“As an integrated partner, the RCMP are excited for the CAC to open their new child friendly space in Red Deer. This new building is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the CAC. The RCMP are continually encouraged by the bold steps the CAC has made to improve the lives of Central Alberta children and their families,” said Sgt. Ian Ihme, Red Deer RCMP.

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is still working on constructing a new building on the RDC Campus and is hoping to be in by August 2022.

The CACAC says their move to the Westview Business Centre was made possible thanks to help and generosity of the central Alberta community. The CACAC sends a special thank you to John & Joan Donald, and Jack & Joan Donald of River Valley Properties for the creative lease agreement and for their individual contributions.

The team is also thanking Brett Salomons of Salomons Commercial, Reid & Wright Advertising, Phil Stork Outsource Installation, Mark McCleod and Bill Robinson from Sorento Custom Homes and Winmar Restoration.

Brett Salomons of Salomons Commercial (left), and Mark Jones, CACAC CEO. (supplied photo)