Burke County Children's Advocacy Center

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Burke County Children's Advocacy Center

We are a community-based, child-friendly center offering consolidated care for child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers.

04/16/2026

Blue for Kids. Blue for a Purpose. 💙

Yesterday was Wear Blue Day to help raise awareness for child abuse prevention. Today, and every day, we continue the work of healing and protecting child victims while building stronger families in our community.

04/14/2026

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

To help raise awareness and show our commitment to keeping children safe, supported, and heard, we invite you to wear blue tomorrow, April 15.

𝗕𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Join us, wear blue, and stand up for kids! 💙

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04/07/2026

Neglect affects over 400,000 children each year, accounting for 74% of child maltreatment cases, yet it is often the hardest to see.

04/06/2026

Prevention isn’t just reacting; it’s supporting families before a crisis happens.

Stronger families = safer children.

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04/02/2026

It's estimated that at least 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 in the U.S. experienced abuse or neglect in the past year, according to national research. Many cases remain unreported due to fear or limited awareness.

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

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04/01/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!

Every child deserves to grow up safe, supported, and heard. 💙
Child abuse prevention starts with all of us.

03/16/2026

Lunch that gives back! 🍽️💙

At Coats Group in Marion, employees volunteer their time several times a month to prepare and sell lunches to their fellow coworkers. The meals are delish and affordable, the fellowship is great, but the best part is that **every dollar raised goes right back into the community**.

We are so grateful to have benefited from their service! Acts of generosity like this help us continue serving children and families across our region.

Thank you to the Coats team for turning a simple lunch into something that makes a real difference! 👏

02/23/2026

Children’s Advocacy Centers (that's us!) use a child-friendly interview process so children don’t have to tell and relive their story over and over again.

Our interviewer is highly trained, incredibly patient, and deeply skilled at helping children feel safe, comfortable and heard.

𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚊 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗.

1️⃣ Child.
1️⃣ Interview.
1️⃣ Coordinated team working together to reduce trauma and support healing from the very beginning.

02/09/2026

𝑨𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑶𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

Child abuse often happens at the hands of someone a child knows and trusts.
That’s why our children’s advocacy center exists: to provide a safe, neutral place for children to share their stories and begin healing.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝒖𝒑, 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓.

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01/16/2026

🧸 60 Stuffies. 1 Big Impact. 🧸

Here's how to define kindness in action:
𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 (ˈɛ-𝘮ə) 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯

• High school student who turns compassion into action
• Known for seeing a need and stepping up
• Daughter of Special Victims Unit Detective Penny Smith, a valued member of our Multidisciplinary Team

With the help of her employer, Maurices, Emma organized a Stuffed Animal Drive to ensure that when children arrive at our center scared and unsure, they receive more than a toy; they receive comfort, safety, and something to hold onto during a difficult moment.

Thank you, Emma and Maurices, for helping bring comfort when it’s needed most. 💙

12/19/2025

Small gifts, big impact!

Children visiting our center are part of an active investigation into child abuse. We couldn’t do what we do without the incredible support of volunteers like, Tammy Wright.

This is the third year of her Scentsy drive, donating stuffed animals to help bring comfort and smiles to our kiddos. Thank you, Tammy, for your continued generosity and for being such a meaningful part of our mission!

12/02/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Your support helps provide:
• Safe homes for children in crisis
• Forensic interviews & medical evaluations
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Family support across 16 NC counties

✨ Your generosity fuels safety and healing.

Give today: southmountain.org/donate

Address

503 S Green Street
Morganton, NC
28655

Telephone

+18284309949

Website

http://www.burkecac.org/

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