History of the CARE Center

Past:

The C.A.R.E. Center was started through collaboration between the Warren and Washington County District Attorney’s Office.  The Warren Washington CARE Center was developed through the already existing Warren Washington Counties Child Fatality Review Team in 2003.  The multidisciplinary teams that were formed for the CFRT unified to coordinate their efforts to form the MDT of the CARE Center.  The CARE Center multidisciplinary team has met on a monthly basis to review cases of child sexual and physical abuse and to coordinate affective investigation, prosecution and victim services since this time.  It is believed that education and outreach to adult professional and volunteers who work with children will further increase the safety of children in the region.

The Warren Washington CARE Center received a start up grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.  This grant funding was used to secure the previous location of the CARE Center at 1 Division St. in downtown Glens Falls.  Funding was also used to hire an Executive Director to facilitate the project.  After months of hard work and dedication by the Board of Directors and the Multidisciplinary Team in a renovation project the Center was able to open its doors.  On July 11, 2005 the Warren Washington CARE Center had its Grand Opening.  Since this time the CARE Center has provided services to numerous child victims of sexual and physical abuse and their non-offending family members.

The CARE Center functioned under the umbrella of the Warren County District Attorney’s Office.  The CARE Center has an active Board of Directors who are committed to the mission of the CARE Center.  The Multidisciplinary Team of professionals are dedicated to the Center and meet monthly.

Present:

Currently, the Warren Washington C.A.R.E. Center is located at 24 Dix Avenue in Glens Falls. The Center is no longer under the umbrella agency of the Warren County District Attorney's Office. As of October, 2008 the C.A.R.E. Center is a free standing, not-for-profit agency. The center maintains an active Board of Directors and Multidisciplinary Team.

As of December, 2009 the C.A.R.E. Center added a medical component which allows medical exams to be conducted at the center. This component further reduces trauma to child victims and their non-offending family members.




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Warren Washington Child Advocacy Resource and Education (C.A.R.E.) Center
PO Box 659 24 Dix Ave. Glens Falls, NY 12801 Phone: 518-792-2731

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