THE MORGAN COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, INC.

Our Goals

• To provide a "child-friendly" facility where victims of child abuse can go to seek the assistance of law enforcement and other professional services.
• To effectively and accurately preserve testimonial and physical evidence of child abuse for investigation and criminal prosecution where appropriate.
• To reduce the number of interviews that children in Morgan County are subjected to in furtherance of investigations and for the provision of social services where child abuse has occurred.
• To provide multidisciplinary assistance to victims of child abuse and their non-offending family members.
• To heighten the awareness and increase the skill levels of our local law enforcement, medical and counseling community with regard to issues concerning child abuse.
• To educate our community in all matters related to child physical and sexual abuse and exploitation.

Our Board of Directors

Bob Burrell, District Attorney of Morgan County

Gail Busby, Financial Officer, City of Decatur

Lt. Col. Kenneth Collier, Decatur Police Department

Marie Hood, Executive Director of the Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama, Inc.

Gail Hurst, Advisor to PACT Board

Michelle R. Jordan, Director of the Community Development Department, City of Decatur

Tonita Phipps, Director of the Morgan County Department of Human Resources

William A. Walker, M.D.

Tom Wright, Editor, The Decatur Daily

A WORK IN PROGRESS

The Morgan County Child Advocacy Center is indeed a work in progress.    At this time, the Board of Directors has attained  §501(c)(3) approval from the Internal Revenue Service conferring nonprofit organization status on the center.  The center is also an associate member of the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers.  The Morgan County Child Advocacy Center has a facility located at 425 E. Moulton Street, Decatur, AL 35601.  The center's web address is: www.morgancountycac.org.

Funds are badly needed to support the ongoing operations of the Morgan County Child Advocacy Center.  If you would like would to make a financial contribution to the Morgan County CAC, you may do so by contacting the center.  Our contact information is listed below: 

Morgan County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
C/O Teresa Young,  Executive Director
P.O. Box 2006
Decatur, Alabama 35602
Phone: (256) 355-1908
Fax: (256) 355-9244
e-mail: morgan.da@alada.gov