Our Response to COVID-19

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Foothills Child Advocacy Center remains open to serve children who are alleged victims of abuse and their families.  Please follow this link for more information.

Follow this link to download a guide that will help your family to cope with the COVID-19 situation. 

Follow this link to download and print out a comic that will answer kids' questions about the corona virus.​
Your generous gift will help us to maintain services during this time.
​All gifts made between April 1 and June 30 will be matched up to $5,000 by Wilkinson Wealth Management, LLC.

Together, we can keep kids safe and reduce their trauma! Thank you!! 
Child abuse increases in times of uncertainty. You can help keep kids safe:
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  • CONNECT with families you know (but maintain social distance). Call or text to let them know you are thinking about them. Listen if they want to talk to you.
  • OFFER/ASK FOR HELP. We’re all in this together.
  • TAKE A BREAK from the news and social media. Encourage others to do so.
  • BREATHE. Try “4-7-8.” Inhale slowly to the count of 4, hold your breath for the count of 7; and exhale slowly to the count of 8. Share this with others!
  • BE THEIR VOICE. If a child discloses abuse to you, or if you suspect or have reason to believe a child is being abused or victimized, call 911 or the Child Abuse Hotline at 800-552-7096.
Prevention is Possible
​​Follow this link for resources and training information.
Learn about the child advocacy center/multidisciplinary model by watching this video!

Julian Marsh from Charlottesville Child Protective Services joins other professionals from Virginia child advocacy centers and child abuse multidisciplinary teams to talk about the ways in which this model benefits child victims and their families.

This video was produced for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Virginia by Amy L. Roscher, Production Manager at WVPT – Public Media in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Camera/Editor was by Shari Pennington at WVPT. 
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