Healing is a Team Effort – Together, We Heal
This holiday season, your generosity will strengthen Arkansas’ CACs and MDTs – the teams who care for children and families who have faced the unimaginable. Every gift helps unite advocates, forensic interviewers, medical professionals, mental health professionals, law enforcement, and child protective services to ensure that no child faces trauma alone.
Why Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) Are Essential
Every day, CACs provide safety, healing, and justice for children experiencing abuse. We
coordinate forensic interviews, medical care, trauma counseling, and investigations—all in one child-centered space.
18 CACs + 64 MDTs serve every county in Arkansas
Over 10,000 children receive help each year
CACs are recognized in state law as a best-practice model for responding to abuse
No other organization provides this coordinated, child-centered approach
During a season focused on family and peace, too many children in Arkansas are hurting. CACs ensure they aren’t hurting alone.
18 CACs + 64 MDTs serve every county in Arkansas
Over 10,000 children receive help each year
CACs are recognized in state law as a best-practice model for responding to abuse
No other organization provides this coordinated, child-centered approach
Why Your Gift Matters
CACs in Arkansas are facing devastating federal funding cuts. Your support is urgently needed to protect the critical services that safeguard Arkansas’s children.
For many years, federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding has supported all 18 Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) and our state chapter.
In FFY2026, only 8 of the 18 centers will receive VOCA support, and the state chapter will receive none.
Another major federal funding source, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) distributed through the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will end for CACs on January 1.
This represents an annual loss of more than $5 million.
Without replacement funding, centers may be forced to reduce services, cut staff, or close entirely.
This crisis threatens our ability to provide free services to more than 10,000 children every year.
Your gift delivers essential support and demonstrates to lawmakers your commitment to children’s safety and the importance of the services we provide.
For many years, federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding has supported all 18 Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) and our state chapter.
In FFY2026, only 8 of the 18 centers will receive VOCA support, and the state chapter will receive none.
Another major federal funding source, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) distributed through the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will end for CACs on January 1.
This represents an annual loss of more than $5 million.
Without replacement funding, centers may be forced to reduce services, cut staff, or close entirely.
This crisis threatens our ability to provide free services to more than 10,000 children every year.
Give Hope Today
When you give to Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas, you help ensure that every child—no matter where they live—has access to the same compassionate, coordinated care.
Together, we can make sure healing isn’t a privilege—it’s a promise.
Celebrating Hope: What We've Accomplished in 2025
Despite the threat of funding challenges, 2025 was a year of extraordinary strength and resilience from CACs across Arkansas:
11,500 individuals served
10,000 children and family members received 100,000+ advocacy services
6,500 forensic interviews
1,100 children received specialized medical care
6,500 children & families received mental health services
At CACar, we serve the local heroes who stand on the front lines for children every day.
This year, your support made a significant impact. CACar:
Launched a Statewide MDT Protocol ensuring consistent, coordinated care
Expanded Collaborate, the state’s child protection data platform
Trained 578 professionals through 40 sessions + 180 technical assists
Began a Best Practices Project to unify standards across CACs statewide
This is the real impact of people who believe every child deserves safety. And with your support, we can do even more next year.
11,500 individuals served
10,000 children and family members received 100,000+ advocacy services
6,500 forensic interviews
1,100 children received specialized medical care
6,500 children & families received mental health services
Launched a Statewide MDT Protocol ensuring consistent, coordinated care
Expanded Collaborate, the state’s child protection data platform
Trained 578 professionals through 40 sessions + 180 technical assists
Began a Best Practices Project to unify standards across CACs statewide
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