In the News There is no doubt that child abuse is an under-reported crime, and that we can no longer allow ourselves the option to be deceived and naive. When we as a community are unwilling to deal with the life altering tragedies forced upon a child, it is at the child's expense and it doesn't go away. For some viewing these articles, it may be just another sad story, but for many it is their real life's experiences. The message is to educate yourself to recognize child abuse and be prepared to respond. Contact us. "Our lives begin to end, when we are silent about the things that matter." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Archbold Auxiliary Annual Tea set Wednesday 5/19/08 Woman indicted in 2007 child death 5/12/08 Advocacy center receives grant 2/17/08 Lessening the trauma 10/21/07 Agents bust meth lab (DFCS Takes 4 Children: Infant-6 yrs.) 01/27/07 System responds to concerns 01/27/07 Rant and Rave 01/24/07 Parapro arrested 01/23/07 Calling all youths for service! 01/09/07 Georgia's Peach Care Health Insurance In Cash Crunch 12/31/06 Grady County to get Child Advocacy Center 12/27/06 District Attorney Joe Mulholland says the goal of the new Child Advocacy Center in Grady County, is to try and ease some of the pain victims feel. Junior Service League gearing up for gala 12/21/06 Local boy's efforts earn bicycles for needy children 12/21/06 Bond denied on child molestation suspect 12/19/06 WCTV6 News Video Thomasville To Get New Child Advocacy Center 12/12/06 To View Video: Click on INFO right-hand corner / wait for loading Abuse Victims' Center 12/12/06 Secure Place New facility for abused children on the horizon 12/09/06 Grady County child molester gets 60 years 12/08/06 Maxwell receives police honor 12/07/06 Captain Ellis Jackson Appointed Interim Police Chief 11/14/06 Police Chief Resigns (Community Has Lost A Great Leader) 11/11/06 Felons try to register to vote (Registered Sex Offender) 11/07/06 Pair indicted in molestation case 11/01/06 Our Community Leaders in Prayer 10/07/06 Local nurse charged with incest 10/06/06 Prison terms handed down in molestation, wreck case 10/04/06 Ambrose, "Named to state panel" Supports SANE/SART 09/30/06 An "overwhelming" success 09/30/06 Thomas County's Third Annual Hands on Georgia 09/30/06 Double Standards? Sexy Substitute Gets No Jail Time 09/24/06 Officer Singletary: Shining Leadership 09/23/06 Bond denied in "severe" case 09/22/06 Press Release: Governor Perdue Appoints Karen Ambrose 09/19/06 GBI / FBI, join hunt for woman & daughter 09/18/06 Woman files suit against youth minister 09/16/06 Our Children Campaign Touches Hearts, Changes Lives 09/15/06 Georgia's First Lady Mary Perdue 09/15/06 Ricky Puney Smith 45 / Man charged with child molestation Timesenterprise pg.3A 09/14/06 DFCS Promotes Community & Faith Based Projects To Prevent Abuse & Neglect 09/14/06 Up close & personal with hero house, director of CAC 09/12/06 Men charged with child molestation 09/07/06 Grand Jury Indictments Crimes Against Children 08/29/06 Grady couple charged in molestation case 08/26/06 Man gets 40 years in molestation cases 08/17/06 State investigation to be recommended in parapro case 08/16/06 Pair denied Bond / charges of child molestation 08/10/06 The Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act of 2006 Web Database Of Molesters Becomes Law 07/27/06 Child Fingerprinting 07/23/06 Fundraiser "Support the Children, build the Community" 07/22/06 We want a conclusion 06/30/06 Jury indicts 2 in child rape 07/03/05 Judge throws out confession in Jessica Lunsford case 06/30/06 Georgia's Children rank 47th in Abuse & Neglect-Focus...06/07/06 Charitable Giving Impacts Our Community 06/06/06 Sex Law Challenge (Georgia) Stopping the Clock on Rapists Man surrenders in child molestation 06/02/06 Four facing sex charges 05/17/06 Man apologizes to family at rape case sentencing 05/12/06 Man fighting extradition 05/12/06 Grand Jury Indictments Crimes Against Children 05/08/06 Park suspect hears conditions for $500 bond 05/03/06 Man charged in park incident 05/02/06 Sexual Predator Headed To Prison 04/25/06 Children's Advocacy Center: Debt goes up in smoke 04/25/06 Crime victims set to receive recognition 04/18/06 April is Child Abuse Awareness Month Honored as Women of The Year 04/01/06 Hundreds turn out to help Children's Advocacy Center 04/01/06 Named School Social Worker of the Year 03/28/06 Stalker responds to Judge 03/10/06 Supporters of CAC / Clay shoot a success 02/25/06 Thumbs up, Thumbs down 02/24/06 Children's Advocacy / Gov. Perdue & First Lady 02/21/06 CAC clay shoot event Saturday 02/21/06 Memorials to Children's Advocacy Center 02/19/06 Children's Advocacy Center / Office of D.A., J. David Miller 02/16/06 Thank You: Ray Auman (Sr. Assist D.A.), James Prine (Assist. D.A.), Karen Ambrose (Victim Advocate) 02/10/06 Life plus 50 years (Sentencing per Judge Horkan, Jr.) 02/03/06 Tougher Laws For Georgia Sex Offenders... 02/03/06 Man convicted in stalking case 02/03/06 Man get 12 years in molestation 01/23/06 Community comes through for United Way 01/16/06 Tougher Laws For Sex Offenders 01/04/06 Prison term meted in Meigs church sex case 12/12/05 Law Enforcement's Goodwill Project Distributes Proceeds 12/08/05 Home Builders to sponsor charity auction 12/04/05 Boy gets life in '04 sodomy, battery 06/28/05 Dooly lawmen find accused rapist 06/17/05 Guilty plea entered in statutory rape case 05/26/05 Former deputy pleas to molestation, incest 05/19/05 Board Denies Parole For Shuman (Thanks To Everyone For Writting Impact Statements) 05/12/06 Shuman up for Parole (Murdered Our 7 YR. Old Child) 05/06/05 Council promotes child abuse prevention 04/08/05 Sex crimes against children won't go away 03/24/05 Two jailed in molestation cases 03/15/05 Cairo man facing 25 felony counts 02/05/05 Gov. Perdue proposes 500 more case workers for DFACS 01/12/05 Georgia's Forgotten Children 844 Dead in a 6-Year Span Georgia Welfare Case Shows How Agency Failed To Protect Grand jurors return indictments 11/01/04 Limo scene of alleged molestation 11/20/04 Man turns self in for molestation 11/27/04 Youth minister facing charge 09/25/04 Police: Thomasville man admits to molesting young girl 08/14/04 Man jailed in case 07/15/04 Girl, 10, pregnant; man arrested 06/04/04 Grand jury returns indictments 05/07/04 Teen denied bond 05/04/04 Man enters another guilty plea 03/25/04 Man confesses to child molestation 03/09/04 Child Neglect 02/13/04 Plea overturned: bond set 01/20/04 Molester prison bound 01/10/04 City employee charged with child molestation 01/03/04 Man charged with child molestation 12/17/03 Judge sentences child molester 12/16/03 Grant funding shines light on criminal activity 10/16/03 Child molester gets life 09/04/03 Gov.Perdue & First Lady Awarded $1,000,000 Contribution for World Children's Center 08/16/03 Colvin guilty on all counts 08/08/03 Auman: It's your fault! 08/08/03 Accuser testifies tearfully 08/07/03 Rape, child molestation trial continued 08/06/03 Arson investigation takes surprising twist 06/25/03 Combating cruelty 06/22/03 Woman facing child molestation charge 05/30/03 Rape suspect indicted 05/14/03 Second charge filed against former teacher 03/13/03 Dear Pastor, How does God know the good people from the bad people? Do you tell Him or does He read about it in the newspapers? Sincerely, Marie (Age 9)