Children's center provides life-altering help, director saysBy Brenda Rindge (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, October 10, 2008
The good news is that the Dorchester Children's Center has experienced growth and success every year since it was formed. The bad news is that it is even needed. The only children's advocacy center in Dorchester County, the center is operated by Children in Crisis. Its goal is to aid in the investigation and treatment of child abuse cases in a child-friendly environment. Kay Phillips, 53, is the center's first full-time executive director. "People in this business are asked all the time, ‘How can you hear those stories?'" says Phillips. "It is very hard and can be sad and depressing. The way we deal with it is that we know we are helping. We are hopeful our services are life-altering." The center works closely with the Department of Social Services, local law-enforcement agencies, the solicitor's office, mental health department and any other agency that has a stake in a child's welfare. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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