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“As soon
as we can get this center up and running will not be soon enough,” declared
District Attorney General Al Schmutzer, when
describing his enthusiasm and support for the Child Advocacy Center
(CAC). “Everyone on my staff
will work diligently to make this happen; for it is something that the area
needs…the children need!”
The meeting
room was full of fervent supporters of the Child Advocacy Center, Tuesday
night. Representatives from each
county of the Fourth Judicial District were on hand to show support and
witness the beginnings of this great endeavor. It was at this meeting that an…
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July 28, 2005
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SEVIERVILLE -
The new head of a task force to develop a child advocacy center believes it
will be a reality soon and is getting volunteers in place to make it so.
"This is
the way it starts," said Donna Koester, of Sevierville, Tuesday after
she agreed to chair the child advocacy center task force for the 4th Judicial
District. "The word will spread. It starts to mushroom and snowball and
before you know it, we will have a child advocacy center in the 4th
District."
Koester has
been among those pushing for the center for some time. Getting the…
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A task force as
well as specific committees probably
will be formed Tuesday night as efforts to create a child advocacy center in
the area move ahead.
"Grassroots
support is growing," Donna Koester of Sevierville, who is spearheading
the drive, said. "The citizens of Sevier County have been awesome.
They're calling and coming forward and offering their support."
The center
would assist children who are victims of suspected sexual or physical abuse
and severe neglect. It would serve children in the 4th Judicial Circuit,
which includes Sevier, Jefferson, Cocke and Grainger counties.
The Tennessee
Department of Children's Services got more…
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July 27, 2005
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 14:57
Thanks are expressed to CAC meeting sponsors
Written by Barry Fain
Dear Editor,
I wanted to
take a moment to publicly thank the gracious sponsors of our recent meeting
on July 14th to establish a Children’s Advocacy Center
here in Jefferson
County and the rest of
the 4th Judicial District. When our volunteers contacted the
management of these fine local retailers and explained to them what we were
doing, as well as how these centers facilitate the investigations and
treatment of sexual and/or severe physical abuse cases of child victims, none
of them hesitated to support this endeavor.
The
sponsors for this crucial informational meeting on July 14th
included: Wal-Mart SuperCenter…
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July 26, 2005
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 14:54
Good group shows support for Child Advocacy Center
Written by Gayle Page
Where does a
helpless child go when he or she has been the victim of abuse? Does it make a difference that last year an
estimated 1,560 children under age 18 in Jefferson County were sexually or
physically abused, or neglected?
Of course it
does.
This community is
being offered the opportunity to tap into the unlimited kindness of citizens
in Jefferson County to do something wonderful on behalf of abused, abandoned
and neglected children. In partnership
with surrounding counties that make up the 4th Judicial District
(Cocke, Grainer, Jefferson and Sevier), a Child Advocacy Center (CAC), with a
little…
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July 21, 2005
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 14:52
First things first – take care of the children
Written by KeeYoung Hartley
DANDRIDGE - Obviously,
the first victim in any child abuse situation, whether sexual or physical
abuse, is the child. That was the central theme of Trudy Hughes’,
executive director of the Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center,
presentation at the second informational meeting to develop a
children’s advocacy center in the 4th Judicial
District. And, armed with the understanding of whom the primary victim
is, representative from various disciplines and parts of the 4th
Judicial District, including Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier Counties,
turned out to get more information on the creation and implementation of a
CAC serving the four (4)…
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