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- EIN 84-1155873
- (303) 825-3850
- 2149 Federal Blvd Denver CO 80211-4639 USA
- http://denvercac.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Employment, Job Training
Mission: The denver children's advocacy center's mission is to: prevent abuse, strengthen families and restore childhood. The goal is to ensure that every low-income child is metro denver who has been traumatized by sexual abuse, or by witnessing homicide or domestic violence, receives immediate, compassionate and effective intervention - followed by treatment - until they are healed.
Programs: Child and adolescent assessment and treatment program - provides assessment and treatment counseling services for children ages 2-17 who have been sexually abused or who have been traumatized by witnessing violence.
forensic interviews and evaluation - dcac conducts developmentally appropriate intereviews to ensure that the information provided by the child is both detailed and reliable. This information is of vital imporatance to the investigation and prosecution of child sexual assault and other crimes against children.
denver safe from the start - a bilingual, bicultural program designed by dcac to help prevent child abuse. The program is unique in bringing together teachers, parents and children to work on three levels of prevention. Additionally, the access to health insurance with the state of colorado. A bilingual care manager assists english and spanish speaking children and famiies apply for insurance and obtain temporary, immediate coverage while their applications are being processed.