By rdnewsNOW staff

Child Advocacy Centre moves forward with planning for RDC facility

Jun 15, 2018 | 4:37 PM

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is excitedly moving into the next phase of its existence.

The Centre announced Friday it is going ahead with planning for the new Centre of Excellence on Red Deer College’s main campus.

On Thursday, the RDC Board of Governors passed a resolution to request the Government of Alberta approve the lease of a portion of land on campus for the CACAC to build on.

The CACAC and RDC entered into a memorandum of understanding earlier this year.

“Supporters of the centre have worked tirelessly since the formation of the coalition group who were determined to help with the desperate need for child advocacy in Central Alberta. We are collectively changing the way Central Alberta responds to child abuse,” says Mark Jones, CACAC CEO.

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“We opened in our temporary facility November 2017, and the statistics have been staggering of how many cases have been processed.  The need for our planned Centre of Excellence is proven, and we are going to be working hard to raise the funds to bring it to fruition. These children need us, the community needs us, and the future of our society depends on it.” 

The CACAC in a not for profit organization which works in conjunction with Central Region Child and Family Services, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Justice, Alberta Education, the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre, and the RCMP to better service children, youth and families impacted by sexual abuse and the most serious/complex cases of physical abuse and neglect.