Before the nationwide Children’s Advocacy Center Movement began, child victims of abuse were under treated by our system. Often, there are several agencies involved in investigating allegations of child abuse. As a result, child victims were interviewed numerous times about the most traumatic events of their lives. Additionally, cases were falling through the cracks because there was not a team approach to investigations.
Today, children’s advocacy centers across the nation provide a child a friendly environment where all investigating agencies now come to the child. The child is interviewed once by a trained forensic interviewer and all agency partners work together as a team to coordinate their investigations and services for the child and their protective family members through the Children’s Advocacy Center.
Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center opened its doors on September 1, 2006. It was the 61st center to open in the state of Texas.
Our CAC serves Erath, Hood and Somervell Counties. We provide services for children under the age of 18 who are involved in a case related to sexual abuse and/or severe physical abuse.
“To promote the healing of child abuse victims – one child at a time.”
Bearing in mind the best interest of each individual child, the vision of Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center is to reduce the trauma to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members and to work toward improving the justice system’s response to child abuse by uniting the efforts of public agencies and enlisting community support.
Executive Director, LCSW
Finance and Data Director
Clinical Director, LCSW
Program Director/
Forensic Interviewer
Counselor, LPC
Family Advocate/Forensic Interviewer
Counselor
Office and Human Resources Manager
Community Education Specialist
Intake Coordinator/Lead Family Advocate
Director of Community Engagement and Education
Community Education Specialist
Outreach and Event Coordinator
Part-Time Outreach Assistant, LMSW
Family Advocate/Forensic Interviewer
Community Education Specialist
Counselor, LPC
Counselor, LMSW
Clinical Manager
Hood, Somervell & Erath Counties
Granbury, Stephenville, Dublin, and Glen Rose Police Department
Hood, Somervell, & Erath Counties
Hood, Somervell, & Erath Counties
Hood, Somervell, & Erath Counties
Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center is a non-profit organization. The agency could not exist without the support of the community. Relationships developed with individuals, corporations and community organizations in combination with special events, fundraisers, in-kind donations and federal and state grants serve to create a solid and diversified funding base for the organization.
Contributions to the Children’s Advocacy Center are used to promote the healing of child abuse victims – one child at a time.
Thank you for your interest in the Paluxy River Children’s Advocacy Center. Please see the job descriptions below for more details on available positions. We appreciate your desire to be a part of our mission and look forward to the possibility of working together to make a positive impact in our community.
Send resume to shelby@paluxyrivercac.org
Full Time, Granbury Office
Bachelors degree preferred, but not required.
Reports to Program Director.
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