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Dallas Children's Advocacy Center

Erin Banister, DCAC

  The Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) coordinates the investigation and prosecution of the worst cases of child abuse in our community.  DCAC's clients are children who have been sexually abused, severely physically abused or children who have witnessed a violent crime.

  DCAC houses a special unit of the Dallas Police Department, a Special Investigative Unit of CPS and also has an embedded Assistant District Attorney.  Having all of these professionals under on roof drives collaboration and communication in teh very sensitive cases that DCAC coordinates.  DCAC also works with the other 25 police agencies who serve Dallas County and a partnership with children's Medical Center. 

  DCAC is known throughout the country as a leader in educating professionals about crimes against children.  Each year DCAC hosts the world's largest professional education conference for federal, state and local law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, therapists and others who work in this field.  Many national partners support DCAC's efforts, like the FBI, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and corporate supporters like Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook and Harpo.

  DCAC helps children and families for as long as they need it, regardless of the family's ability to pay.  There is no other agency in Dallas Count like DCAC.  There is a known gap in the number of children DCAC serves and the number of confirmed cases of child abuse in Dallas County - (6,000 confirmed - 2,500 served).

  DCAC cannot fulfill its mission while there is a gap in the number of the abused children versus the number of children served.

  We are so excited to announce that we're breaking ground at the site for our new location on Wednesday, October 26th at 10:00 a.m.  Our new building will enable us to expand our outreach and provide much-needed services to the most innocent citizens of Dallas County.  We're equally excited about being your new neighbor.  Please feel free to contact us - before or after our new facility opens - to learn more about DCAC.

www.dcac.org                                    214-818-2600 - main number

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This and That  
From Your Neighbors and Friends

From Katie D:  St. Philip the Apostle Catholic School is having their annual FUNFEST!  Saturday, October 29th from 4-9 pm.  There will be tons fo fun games and prizes!  Come out for some Halloween Fun in a safe environment for all ages!  See you there.

Newsletter Update:
We have been spending more to print the newsletter than we take in each month.  We will have to decide soon if there will be a newsletter next year, and how often.  If you are able to pay $24 dues for the year, it would make a huge difference.
Thank you.  Steering Committee

From Jim M:  Every morning I get some exercise by riding my bicycle about two miles in Buckner Terrace.  I was getting tired of seeing all the liter in the streets.  I decided that the only way to enjoy my ride was to pick up the trash myself in the streets and sidewalks.  I picked up 1/3 of a recycle trash container of all kinds of trash -- old newspapers, beer cans, water bottles, miscellaneous materials.  Someone coming into our area could observe the litter, leaving a negative impression.  Would you be interested in one Saturday a month picking up litter?

Are you interested in quitting smoking?  There is a program at SMA that is available to our neighbors.  We heard about it at National Night Out.  You can get more information at www.quitsmokingdallas.com.

Talking about a neighborhood garage sale in the Spring.  Are you interested?  Please e-mail or call Darlene Reynolds so you can be a part of it.

Coming Up at the October Meeting:  Nominating Committee report for 2012 and update from Dallas Parks and Recreation Department.  You are so welcome to attend.  We would love to get to know you!!!