Across the country, donor behavior is shifting. People want to give where it matters most, to causes they trust, organizations with transparency, and missions that change lives today, not someday.
That is exactly why the Child Advocacy Center exists. And why this Giving Tuesday window is one of the most important moments of our year.
Why Give Now? Because Your Impact Multiplies
Thanks to the Cumberland Community Foundation, every dollar donated during the Giving Tuesday window (11/24–12/2) is amplified.
That means your generosity goes farther, reaches deeper, and transforms more of what truly matters:
- A child’s ability to safely share their story
- A family’s access to healing
- A community’s understanding of how to prevent abuse
- An investigator’s training to pursue justice
- A survivor’s first real chance at hope
Giving now is not just giving.
It is multiplying your compassion.
Why It Matters: The Children We Serve Can’t Wait
This year alone, 531 children walked through our doors to share their stories in a forensic interview; a courageous moment no child should ever face alone.
Here is the reality:
- 33% were under nine years old.
- 99% knew the person who harmed them.
- 59% experienced sexual abuse.
- 42% experienced physical abuse.
These aren’t numbers. They are children. Our neighbors’ children, our community’s children, needing safety, comfort, and a path forward.
Your gift ensures we can show up for every single one of them.
What Your Giving Really Does
Donors today want transparency. They want to see exactly where their dollars go. Here is the impact of your generosity:
- $5 provides water for families during long, emotional visits.
- $10 offers snacks and juice boxes that help kids feel at ease.
- $15 provides materials for a comforting, handmade blanket.
- $25 fills two hygiene kits for children’s personalized comfort bags.
- $52 ($1/week) trains five adults to recognize and prevent abuse.
- $104 ($2/week) provides a mental health assessment or group therapy dinner.
- $260 ($5/week) ensures transportation to seven therapy sessions.
- $365 ($1/day) supports forensic interviews for three children.
- $520 ($10/week) trains investigators to strengthen cases and protect kids.
- $1,040 ($20/week) funds 10 therapy sessions for a child’s healing journey.
Your support helps us deliver:
- 714 individual counseling sessions
- 103 counseling referrals
- Body safety classes for young children
- 956 adults trained in abuse prevention
- 1722+ volunteer hours, including 47 therapy dog visits
- Community education events reaching over 400 professionals
Every part of this work begins with you.
Why Give During Giving Tuesday? Because Timing Changes Everything.
Giving trends show that donors respond most when three elements are present:
1. Urgency
A short, defined window motivates people. When donors know their gift must be made between 11/24–12/2, they are significantly more likely to act.
2. Amplification
People want their dollar to do more. The CCF amplification gives donors exactly what motivates today’s giving culture:
more impact, same gift.
3. Clear, Human Impact
Nothing moves donors more than knowing they are part of a child’s story of healing. The CAC provides real, measurable transformation, and donors want to give where their dollars create outcomes they can see.
Giving Tuesday is the intersection of all three.
That’s why this window isn’t just a campaign —
it’s our community’s strongest opportunity to change a child’s life.
A Child’s Healing Can’t Wait — And Neither Can We
When a child comes through our doors, they are carrying a story that no child should ever have to carry.
And yet, because of you, they never carry it alone.
Your gift could be the reason a child finally feels safe.
Your gift could be the moment a terrified child finds their voice.
Your gift could be the turning point in a survivor’s story.
This Giving Tuesday, Your Compassion Is Amplified. Your Impact Is Immediate.
We are asking you, from the heart, to give during this critical window.
Because when you give between November 24 and December 2, you are not just donating.
You are standing beside a child who desperately needs someone to stand with them.
Ready to make your impact?
Give during the Giving Tuesday window and let your generosity go farther than ever before.
Together, we can protect children.
We can prevent abuse.
We can break cycles.
We can heal hearts.
One gift at a time.
