The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the Summertime Kids Volunteer Committee awarded the Community Services of Northern Kentucky Summer Speech Therapy Camp $1,000.  This grant will pay for various activies and supplies for the children during their summer therapy camp experience.  The Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky and Community Services of Northern Kentucky are very grateful for the ongoing support from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the Summertime Kids Committee. 

Steven L. Beshear, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, has reappointed Vickie Henderson, Executive Director, Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC), to the Kentucky Multidisciplinary Commission on Child Sexual Abuse for a four-year term. Henderson has been a member of the Commission since 2000. The Commission brings together front-line responders such as law enforcement, prosecutors, children's advocacy centers and social workers to develop and approve protocols for investigating and prosecuting child sexual abuse for local multidisciplinary teams in Kentucky.

Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky, which provides operational support to Community Services of Northern Kentucky, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Charles H. Dater Foundation. The grant is designated for the Summer Speech Therapy Camp at Speech and Hearing of Northern Kentucky, an outpatient speech language program provided at Community Services of Northern Kentucky in Florence.

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. In recognition of the observance, Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) planted 1,987 pinwheels – 1 for each child abused or neglected in Northern Kentucky during the past year at Florence Freedom and at the NKCAC. Pinwheels are the national symbol for child abuse prevention. They represent hope, health and safety. In addition, NKCAC hung 18 t-shirts in remembrance of 18 children killed in Kentucky in 2011 as a result of child abuse.

In 2011, 18 children died in Kentucky as a result of child abuse. For the second year, Nancy Pugliano’s art students from The Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center in Covington painted t-shirts in memory of those children. Each shirt was sized to the age of the child who was killed.

Student painters included Catie Hulett(Erlanger); Zoe Moellering (Villa Hills); Amy Pugliano (Villa Hills); Lillian Reynolds (Ft. Thomas); Maddy Schwarz (Ft. Mitchell); Kaden Smith (Ft. Mitchell); Hope Thelen (Ft. Wright); and Emily Wyatt (Ft. Mitchell).

Jennifer Moore lost her mother, Diana Walpole Moore, at age 18. “My mom was always helping other people,” says Jennifer. “That is one of my favorite memories of her.” Her friends helped her to create a charity in her mother's name, and named it DoMoore. This year for DoMoore’s second project, Jennifer wanted to do something for Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center, where she works as an administrative assistant. She, her friends and family donated a room full of supplies for the abused children served by the center.

Hilda Roland, a client of Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky, celebrates her 101st birthday on March 16, and Adult Day Care is throwing a party to celebrate. she tells us that her secret to long life is, “Doing what you’re supposed to do, and not drinking!” She adds, “I raised my two boys and they are doing wonderful too. My mom raised me right, too. She had 11 children and I have two brothers alive and well.” Her son Bob Roland says, “My mom has been a WONDERFUL mom to me for the 80 years that I have been around.”

It started with a text message. “Most of us were missed by the storms, but were close to those who were not as lucky,” says Lisa West, executive director of Community Services of Northern Kentucky. She sent a text message to the staff on Saturday and asked if they’d be willing to donate supplies for tornado victims, and it snowballed from there. “We have more than I would have imagined,” she says. “Family members were dropping off items all day Tuesday. Items were left outside our door Monday night, and families from therapy brought items in as well. It was truly heartwarming.” On Tuesday evening, they took a truckload of supplies to Flour Creek Christian Church in Pendleton County. Supplies collected included clothing, shoes, coats, blankets, tarps, paper plates/cups/utensils, paper towels, cleaning supplies, personal care items, non-perishable food, water and even a shovel.

Community Services of Northern Kentucky hosted an open house in late February, providing the opportunity for the Northern Kentucky community to see its newly renovated building. Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky and Speech and Hearing of Northern Kentucky were previously called Cardinal Hill of Northern Kentucky and now are part of the Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky and Community Services of Northern Kentucky. The building renovations took several months and were made possible by a $150,000 grant from Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky.

The Barnes & Noble at Newport on the Levee helped to donate 1,114 books to the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) this holiday season. This holiday book drive was a national project of Barnes & Noble that allowed customers to donate books to local nonprofit organizations. The Children’s Advocacy Center was one of two nonprofits to benefit from this project.

As part of the 21st Century Community Learning Center at Holmes Middle School (Covington), students recently made seven fleece blankets and donated them to the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) for use by the children at the center. This past quarter, a Fun with Fabric Class was taught by Sara Ashworth. The students learned how to make fleece blankets, and constructed seven of them over the past six weeks. The students decided to donate them to the abused children served by the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center.

Clients of the Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky in Florence are knitting as fast as they can to try to help warm up some children thousands of miles away. They are participating in a project by Brant Hansen of 90.1 FM Air1 Radio in Cincinnati. Hansen's upcoming trip to CURE-Afghanistan will take knit hats for physically disabled children who have had surgery and are in a CURE hospital in Afghanistan. 41 hats have been knitted by the clients of the Center and are being shipped on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. We’re excited to be a part of this project and our clients are proud to do something for children in need.

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Community Services of Northern Kentucky will host an open house from 3-6 pm at 31 Spiral Drive, Florence, Ky. The event will provide the opportunity for the Northern Kentucky community to see the newly renovated building and learn about our services – Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky and Speech and Hearing of Northern Kentucky.  The building renovations took several months and were made possible by a $150,000 grant from Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky. Thw new look includes everything from entirely newly updated interior, flooring and patient furniture to updated outdoor signage – with the same great staff and services to offer the community. The open house includes refreshments, door prizes and tours of the building. As part of the event, Speech and Hearing of Northern Kentucky will offer hearing screenings all day. The hearing screenings are free, but an appointment is required. To make an appointment, call 859-525-1128.

Saks Fifth Avenue Cincinnati has chosen the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) as one of five charities to benefit from charges made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card from Feb. 1-29, 2012. Saks will give 5 percent of all registered purchases made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card to the NKCAC or one of four other local charities. When they check out, customers may select which local charity from Saks Fifth Avenue’s roster they wish to allocate their 5 percent contribution.

Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) extends thanks to the Advocates, Fidelity Investments and the Northern Kentucky community for providing gifts and holiday support for the children and families served by the NKCAC. NKCAC provides an opportunity during the Christmas holidays for the community to show support for children that are seen
at the Children’s Advocacy Center through a “Giving Tree.” Children and their siblings are identified throughout the year by staff as families in need. Volunteers select children from the list and shop for gifts. NKCAC organizes the gifts, and the gifts and wrapping paper are provided to the families. This year, 21 families were helped by the program.

Party for Good Cause selected the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) as the beneficiary of its first event, the “Black-n-Blue Ball.” The organization presented a check to the Advocacy Center for $1,454 as a result of the party. Says Karen Bieger, founder and manager of Party for Good Cause, “This gives us a way to help people and raise awareness about a charity while having fun."

In this letter to the editor, Vickie Henderson, Executive Director of Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center, tell us that as adults, it is our responsibility to ensure the safety and protection of children in our society.

The third annual Ghoulish Gala, hosted by The Advocates on Oct. 29 to benefit the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC), raised more than $80,000 for the NKCAC. Pinwheels designed and created by students at several Northern Kentucky area schools netted $19,350 of that total.

The third annual Ghoulish Gala, hosted by The Advocates to benefit the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center, attracted nearly 400 guests on Oct. 29 for the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The Advocates are the fundraising group for the NKCAC. The Ghoulish Gala recognized Dr. Philip and Barbara Lichtenstein with presentation of the Charlene Erler Legacy Award, given annually for a significant contribution to the Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky.

Lisa West has been promoted to executive director of Community Services of Northern Kentucky, which includes Adult Day Care of Northern Kentucky and Speech and Hearing of Northern Kentucky.

Students at six Northern Kentucky Schools have made pinwheels to benefit abused kids served by Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center.

The Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky has elected eight new board members, joining the Community Foundation board after service on the board of Cardinal Hill of Northern Kentucky, which became part of the Community Foundation in July 2011.

On Oct. 29, The Advocates will host the third annual Ghoulish Gala to benefit Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center. Tickets are on sale on our website and by calling 859-572-3365.

 Prepare to be "Bewitched and Bedazzled" at the third annual Ghoulish Gala, hosted by The Advocates to benefit the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC). The Gala is set for October 29th from 6:30-midnight at Receptions in Erlanger, Ky.

The third annual Richwood Tahoe Railroad train ride to benefit the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center is set for Septemeber 24th from 9AM-1PM.

On July 22, the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center held a thank you luncheon at the Center to thank law enforement, social workers, prosecutors and victim advocates for the hard work they provide the children served by the NKCAC. Chick-fil-A and Tim and Patti Lally helped provide food for the luncheon and the Chick-fil-A cow helped entertain guests.

During the month of July the new site for the NKCAC went live. The new site has new features such as online registration and event galleries as well as broken down information for kids, famalies and professionals.

On August 27, Super Bowl in Erlanger will host a fundraiser with the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) from 3:00 to 5:30 pm. Tickets for the fundraiser are $15 for adults and $10 for children, age 12 and under. For a registration form: click here.

The Community Foundation announces its new CEO: Cynthia Williams, who previously served as the vice president and in house counsel to the Cardinal Hill Healthcare System.

Cardinal Hill of Northern Kentucky will merge under the administrative and operational oversight of the Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky.

The Advocates are recipients of the 2011 Volunteer Leadership Award from National Children’s Alliance (NCA). The Advocates are the volunteer fundraising group for the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC), an accredited member of NCA. Each year NCA presents awards to five individuals or groups that empower their communities to serve victims of child abuse.

Advocate Naashom Marx will be donating her tips to the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center on Thursday evenings this summer during Salsa on the Square.

Child Abuse Awareness Night at the Florence Freedom is scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, at 7:05 p.m., when the Freedom take on the Evansville Otters, and half of the cost of every ticket sold will benefit the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center.

With a flier, customers at Papa John's KY locations on Wednesday, June 1 will recieve 20% off their carry out or delivery purchases and 20% will be donated Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center.

In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center planted 1,764 pinwheels to honor the children who suffered from child abuse in Northern Kentucky in 2010. They also hung nine t-shirts, recognizing the nine children who were either killed or seriously injured as a result of child abuse.

The Robert H. Reakirt Foundation, PNC Bank, Trustee, has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC).

Kimbery Carlisle, Advocates chairman, is the recipient of the 2011 Wendy H. Steele Award for Volunteer Excellence.