Many people are hurting because of an act of violence committed against them. Anyone – men, women, and children may be affected by violence. Our children are subjected to neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Research shows as many as 1 in 4 girls will be victims of sexual abuse by the time they are 18-years-old. For boys, the number is 1 in 6. Often the abuse is a “family secret” passed from one generation to another.
There is hope and restoration at the Advocacy Center.The Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children began in 1976 as the Waco Rape Crisis Center. It has grown into an umbrella agency with three programs, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC),
The Victims Center, and Prevention and Education – offering many services to the hurting in our community.
Over the past year the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children has:
Conducted 452 developmentally sensitive and legally sound forensic interviews for children ages 2-17
Responded to 386 crisis hotline calls
Performed 241 sexual assault medical exams of children and adults in the Central Texas region
Provided direct counseling and advocacy services to 3,622 primary and secondary victims of crime
Presented 1,500 prevention related programs to more than 10,250 community members
2019-2020 ADVOCACY CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Childers – President | Danika Morefield - Vice President | Kristy Donaldson- Secretary | Kathy Sorensen - Treasurer |
Sheila Brown | Bricker Bruner | Morgan Wiatrek | William Roy De Friend |
Lindsay Bawduniak | Robert Lanning | Michaela (Miki) Alvarado | Sarah Hopkins-McCormick |
Joseph Scaramucci | Richard Wallace |
Barry Johnson |
Natalie Derrick |
Nicole Herring | Larry Lynch |
OUR STAFF
Staff Member | Title | Extension | |
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Barbara Wright | Executive Director | bwright@advocacycntr.org | x110 |
Della Hodge | Operations/Administrative Manager | adminsupport@advocacycntr.org | x111 |
Dr. Kerry Burkley | CAC Program Director | kburkley@advocacycntr.org | x101 |
Heather Fillmore | Forensic Interviewer | lfillmore@advocacycntr.org | x105 |
Kristi Skains | Forensic Interviewer | kskains@advocacycntr.org | |
Judy Chambers | CAC Victims Services Specialist | jchambers@advocacycntr.org | |
Dr. Soo Battle | Medical Advisor/Pediatric Examiner | sbattle@advocacycntr.org | x104 |
Michelle Davis | Victims Center Clinical Director | mdavis@advocacycntr.org | x115 |
Patsy Buckner | Family Advocate | pbuckner@advocacycntr.org | x114 |
Samantha Simpson | Counselor | ssimpson@advocacycntr.org | x128 |
Laura Downing | Case Manager / Counselor | ldowning@advocacycntr.org | x109 |
Doug Cummins | Counselor | dcummins@advocacycntr.org | x116 |
Dr. Colby Walters | Counselor | clwalters@advocacycntr.org | x120 |
Aleigh Ascherl | Prevention & Education Director | aascherl@advocacycntr.org | x118 |
Michele Davis | Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordinator | sane@advocacycntr.org | |
Alison Sorley | Development Specialist | asorley@advocacycntr.org | x127 |
Sarah Hopping | Crisis Hotline Coordinator | shopping@advocacycntr.org | x121 |
Lucila Limones | CAC Case Manager | llimones@advocacycntr.org | x113 |
Lucero Aguilar | Counselor | laguilar@advocacycntr.org | x213 |
Ashley Cassell | Client Services Specialist | acassell@advocacycntr.org | x100 |
Heydi McKinney | Forensic Interviewer | hmckinney@advocacycntr.org | x106 |
Mickie Dye | Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Administrative Assistant | mdye@advocacycntr.org | x123 |
Heather Lewis | CAC Case Manager | llewis@advocacycntr.org | x107 |
Carol Harper | Grants Coordinator | charper@advocacycntr.org | x112 |
Tarissa Klander | Crisis Hotline Supervisor | tklander@advocacycntr.org | x117 |
Ida Parmer | CAC Intake Specialist | iparmer@advocacycntr.org | |
Tammy Nicholes | Counselor | tnicholes@advocacycntr.org | x124 |
Katie Valenzuela | Prevention Educator | kvalenzuela@advocacycntr.org | x108 |
Blythe Waldbillig | Prevention Educator | bwaldbillig@advocacycntr.org | x108 |