THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER

What Is It?: A nonprofit that provides a professional, compassionate, and coordinated approach to the treatment of sexually abused children ages 0-17 and their families and to serve as an advocate for all children in our community.

Help Needed: Collect needed items such as backpacks and school supplies, toiletry bags, Halloween costumes, new books, birthday gifts for therapy clients, therapy graduation gifts, or gifts for the children’s holiday party in December. Volunteers may also help at special weekend events.

Minimum Age to Volunteer: Volunteers of all ages are invited to help by collecting needed items.

Help Needed

HELP WITH BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS

Every year, The CAC provides backpacks for children in its care filled with supplies for their grade level, as well as a uniform to help prepare for the new school year. Donations of new backpacks and school supplies are welcome and needed. More information, including a list of needed items and the deadline (usually the end of July), is posted on The CAC website in May.

COLLECT ITEMS FOR HALLOWEEN PARADE

The CAC welcomes donations of costumes for children ages 2-17 for the Halloween Parade in October. Donations of unopened bags of Halloween candy are also needed.

COLLECT EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS

Host a drive to collect unused items such as socks, shoes, undergarments, diapers, baby powder, lotion, formula, clothing for boys and girls ages 2-17, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine products, and toothbrushes for the Rainbow Room, The CAC’s emergency resource center for children entering into foster care. All items must be new.

COLLECT HOLIDAY GIFTS

Each year, the CAC helps provide holiday gifts to more than 2,000 of the children receiving its services. Donations of new, unwrapped toys are needed. A link with detailed information is typically added to The CAC’s website in October or November.

HELP DURING WEEKEND EVENTS

While volunteering during the week (while clients are receiving services) is limited to volunteers aged 18 and older, youth under the age of 18 may serve on the weekend at special events. Contact CAC for more information. Students may propose projects!

Time Commitment:

Varies

Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?

Yes

Training Needed:

None

Contact:

Visit https://www.cachouston.org/ways-to-help/volunteer/ or contact Danielle Igbani, [email protected]

Website:

http://www.cachouston.org/

The Children’s Assessment Center Video (8 minutes 58 seconds) (2011)

Available For Scout Eagle or Gold Award Project?

yes

Examples of past Scout projects

Helped 51 CAC clients attend Camp Cullen by collecting donations and camp supplies such as sleeping bags, duffel bags, flashlights, towels, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Location:

2500 Bolsover Street, Houston, TX 77005

Volunteers, including Unified Sales Associates staff, assembling school supplies, 2011
Toy Delivery parade, 2012
School supply donations from Petrobras America, Inc., 2013
Back to School party, 2012
Back to School party, 2012
Therapy animals at Back to School party, 2012
Shell holiday toy drive volunteers, 2014
Back to School party, 2012
Halloween trick or treating, 2012
Holiday toys, 2012
Back to School party
Conoco Phillips holiday toy drive volunteers, 2011
IKEA volunteers decorating The CAC offices, 2011
Shell voluntters, holiday toy assembly, 2008
Santa & Mrs. Claus at holiday toy parade, 2014
Holiday toy delivery, 2014
Holiday toy delivery, 2014
Unloading holiday toys, 2011
Toy delivery parade, 2014
Toy delivery parade, 2014
IKEA volunteers donating The CAC offices
Unified Sales Associates organizing school uniforms, 2011
2014
Unified Sales Associates with costumes, 2013
Unified Sales Associates with costumes they had donated, 2013
Back to School party 2012
Unified Sales Associates with costumes they had donated
Back to School party, 2012