Regional Crime Victim Crisis Center
| Assisting Victims and Survivors of Violent Crime and Working to Prevent Violence |
Copyright: Regional Crime Victim Crisis Center, 2010. All rights reserved. |
Recognizing Volunteers -- Recognizing RCVCC's 30 years of
assistance to victims of violent crime, our board members
honored 42 volunteers at a celebration banquet. Some of the
volunteers have been with us for all 30 years, and many have
been with us for 15 to 25 years. Debra McCracken, president,
RCVCC board of directors, presented service awards to the
volunteers.
assistance to victims of violent crime, our board members
honored 42 volunteers at a celebration banquet. Some of the
volunteers have been with us for all 30 years, and many have
been with us for 15 to 25 years. Debra McCracken, president,
RCVCC board of directors, presented service awards to the
volunteers.
New phone system!
RCVCC has a new state-of-the-art office phone system,
thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation of
Abilene and the Lee and Ruth Caldwell Donor Advised Fund.
RCVCC has a new state-of-the-art office phone system,
thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation of
Abilene and the Lee and Ruth Caldwell Donor Advised Fund.
Assisting Child Victims -- Expanded services to child victims
of violent crime. Enhanced services in our counseling, play
therapy and education programs through funding from
Community Foundation of Abilene, Dodge Jones Foundation,
Senter Family Foundation Fund through the Community
Foundation of Abilene, and Hendrick Health Systems.
of violent crime. Enhanced services in our counseling, play
therapy and education programs through funding from
Community Foundation of Abilene, Dodge Jones Foundation,
Senter Family Foundation Fund through the Community
Foundation of Abilene, and Hendrick Health Systems.
The Jay Hatcher Memorial Resource Library provides
RCVCC counselors with up-to-date materials and education
for assisting crime victims of all ages. More information...
RCVCC counselors with up-to-date materials and education
for assisting crime victims of all ages. More information...
Basic Needs -- Child and teen victims of sexual assault and
physical abuse often need personal hygiene items. The
Junior League of Abilene provided funding to help us stock the
shelves at the Abilene/Taylor County Child Advocacy Center..
physical abuse often need personal hygiene items. The
Junior League of Abilene provided funding to help us stock the
shelves at the Abilene/Taylor County Child Advocacy Center..
Stop the Violence; Start the Love
June 2009 -- A fun-filled family day at the Abilene Civic Center
hosted by Mission Abilene benefitted RCVCC.
June 2009 -- A fun-filled family day at the Abilene Civic Center
hosted by Mission Abilene benefitted RCVCC.
RCVCC Play Therapy Open House, Dec. 2008
Play therapy is recognized by mental health and other professionals as a way to better
communicate with children. Children play naturally. They express their feelings and
thoughts openly during play. They may not have the words to communicate difficult
scars that last a lifetime. Play therapy is a way to help children learn to cope with the
trauma and grow into responsible, well-adjusted adults.
Child victims of violence, particularly sexual violence, are often threatened by the
offender with harm to the child, a family member or a pet if the child tells what
happened and who did it. It is not unusual for the offender to tell the child victim that
the child is to blame for the abuse. Fear and shame may make a child victim reluctant
to report the abuse or to talk about what happened. Trained mental health
professionals use play therapy to assess and understand children’s actions during
play. Children learn through the safety of play therapy to confront difficult real world
situations.
Thank you to our generous contributors who made the play therapy room a reality!
Hardin Simmons University chapter of Kappa Pi International Art Fraternity; Abilene
Founder Lions Club; Community Foundation of Abilene; Dodge Jones Foundation;
DCR Enterprises; Hendrick Medical Center; Junior League of Abilene; Julie Merriman,
LPC-S; Reynolds Manufacturing; Michelle & Scott Senter Family Foundation at the
Community Foundation of Abilene; Wal-Mart, Southwest Blvd.
RCVCC President Mike Wolfe plays in the
sandbox with a child visitor at the play therapy
open house.
sandbox with a child visitor at the play therapy
open house.
Steve Neves, asst. professor of art at HSU, shows
off the new wall mural to visitor Pam Stewart.
Neves is faculty advisor for the Hardin Simmons
University Chapter of Kappa Pi International Art
Fraternity.
off the new wall mural to visitor Pam Stewart.
Neves is faculty advisor for the Hardin Simmons
University Chapter of Kappa Pi International Art
Fraternity.
RCVCC volunteer/advocate Lynda
Scales with a young visitor at the play
therapy open house.
Scales with a young visitor at the play
therapy open house.
RCVCC Board Member Karin Brown,
Volunteer/Advocate Lynda Scales, and Asst.
Director/Education Coordinator Linda Walker.
Volunteer/Advocate Lynda Scales, and Asst.
Director/Education Coordinator Linda Walker.
SPRING 2009
Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Abilene awards $3,000 grant to RCVCC for the STAR program, providing healthy dating/relationships
programs and sexual violence prevention education for high school students.
Community Foundation of Abilene awards a $19,000 grant to RCVCC to expand the STAR program, expanding healthy dating/relationships programs
and sexual violence prevention education to university campuses, and to establish distance therapy technology to enhance our counseling services to area
victims of violent crimes who are not able to travel to Abilene for services.
Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Abilene awards $3,000 grant to RCVCC for the STAR program, providing healthy dating/relationships
programs and sexual violence prevention education for high school students.
Community Foundation of Abilene awards a $19,000 grant to RCVCC to expand the STAR program, expanding healthy dating/relationships programs
and sexual violence prevention education to university campuses, and to establish distance therapy technology to enhance our counseling services to area
victims of violent crimes who are not able to travel to Abilene for services.
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October 2009 -- XStream AutoClean donated proceeds of the grand
opening of its Judge Ely store in Abilene to RCVCC and Abilene State
Support Living Center. RCVCC presented its Community Partner
Recognition to Tom Brown, Area Manager for XStream. (L to R) Diane
Dotson, RCVCC Executive Director; Mr. Brown; Mike Wolfe, RCVCC
President; Nikima Stewart, RCVCC Development Coordinator.
opening of its Judge Ely store in Abilene to RCVCC and Abilene State
Support Living Center. RCVCC presented its Community Partner
Recognition to Tom Brown, Area Manager for XStream. (L to R) Diane
Dotson, RCVCC Executive Director; Mr. Brown; Mike Wolfe, RCVCC
President; Nikima Stewart, RCVCC Development Coordinator.
Funding for the Kelley Bear and
PATHS life skills programs were
provided by the Michelle & Scott
Senter Family Foundation at the
Community Foundation of Abilene.
PATHS life skills programs were
provided by the Michelle & Scott
Senter Family Foundation at the
Community Foundation of Abilene.
Sgt. Lynn Beard, Abilene Police Department and Secretary of the RCVCC Board of Directors, leads
the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" in downtown Abilene. The event is a fun way to demonstrate that
men and women are partners in preventing sexual violence. Sgt. Beard led dozens of men on the
walk, with some carrying signs saying, "I am man enough to walk a mile in her shoes." The walk
was held April 13, 2010, during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" in downtown Abilene. The event is a fun way to demonstrate that
men and women are partners in preventing sexual violence. Sgt. Beard led dozens of men on the
walk, with some carrying signs saying, "I am man enough to walk a mile in her shoes." The walk
was held April 13, 2010, during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Abilene Reporter News photo
| RECENT GIFTS $5,000 from the Future Fund of the Community Foundation of Abilene for our child victims program. Sofa & loveseat for our reception area from Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership. (photos) |