First Witness Child Advocacy Center

First Witness Child Advocacy Center We Stand With Kids We are a 501 c 3 non-profit located in the heart of Duluth, Minnesota. Those involved with the process saw the need for change.

First Witness Child Advocacy Center is a safe, child-friendly place for victims of child sexual and physical abuse to tell their story. We provide child appropriate forensic interviews, crisis counseling to children and families and age appropriate education on personal body safety for children. We also provide forensic interview training to social workers, law enforcement officials, county attorneys and others who work with children or investigate child abuse allegations. At First Witness we believe every child deserves ongoing safety and opportunities to heal from abuse. First Witness is a nationally accredited child advocacy center working as part of a multidisciplinary team made up of public and private agencies involved with the investigation, prosecution, medical examination and advocacy services for children and their non-offending caregivers. Prior to First Witness, children were likely to be interviewed 3-4 times throughout the investigation. Our team protocol requires just one record, child-centered interview at the First Witness building in Duluth. Our goal is to make sure children are safe. Our Services Include: Evaluation and Assessment, Family Services, Prevention & Training.

Before we end I Stand With Kids Month, we will leave you with just a few more examples of what it looks like to be a saf...
09/29/2026

Before we end I Stand With Kids Month, we will leave you with just a few more examples of what it looks like to be a safe adult and show up for the children in your communities. You can share this infographic and help educate others on what they can do, and also see all the other amazing resources we have posted throughout the month!

You can also support First Witness by making a one-time donation or set up a recurring donation to make sure that we will have long-term and sustained financial support for our services! It just takes a few clicks of a button to set up your donations. You can go to https://onecau.se/i-stand-with-kids to help us reach our goal for the month and share this page to bring your communities in!

Thank you for the amazing support so far! We can't wait for next year already :)

THANK YOU so much for showing up to the HeART of Healing Art Exhibit this weekend! We are so thankful for the everyone w...
09/29/2026

THANK YOU so much for showing up to the HeART of Healing Art Exhibit this weekend! We are so thankful for the everyone who came together to nurture a stronger community of caring. We had so much fun and we hope you all enjoyed it!

ART IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURHCASE ONLINE UNTIL THIS FRIDAY OCT 2ND! There is still plenty of art to buy! Your purchase will support First Witness' Circle of Hope Giving Program which promotes sustained and long-term support for our services. Get the art now while it's still available at https://onecau.se/heart-of-healing

09/28/2026

Thank you to our CAPC partners, Mentor North and Jill and Samantha for helping us with the drawing this week! We are so thankful to be partners with such incredible organizations like Mentor North. Congrats to Bette N and Sara J! We’ll send you your prize information soon!

You can continue to donate to ISWK anytime! Help us reach our goal and finish the month strong at firstwitness.org/i-stand-with-kids-

Children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to have health issues, behavioral pro...
09/27/2026

Children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to have health issues, behavioral problems, and unstable relationships. First Witness created the Caring Calendar alongside Duluth Thrives and the Child Abuse Prevention Coalition (CAPC) to help you create positive childhood experiences (PCEs) in a child’s life as a way of reducing the harmful effects of ACEs. This calendar has ideas for things you can do every single day throughout I Stand With Kids month to build a better connection and bond with a special child in your life! You can also learn a bit more about our CAPC and the vision behind this resource.
Learn more about First Witness, ISWK, how to donate, and other ways you can support this campaign: https://firstwitness.org/i-stand-with-kids/

ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) can negatively affect children their entire lives. PCEs (positive childhood experie...
09/26/2026

ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) can negatively affect children their entire lives. PCEs (positive childhood experiences) can help combat the negative effects of ACEs, which is what ISWK is all about! The more PCEs in a child's life, the greater the buffer effect on ACEs. Join us during I Stand with Kids Month to promote PCEs for all children!



Publications on Adverse Childhood Experience. MN Dept. of Health. (2022). https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/ace/publication.html

The HeART of Healing Art Exhibit is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! You can now purchase art virtually using this link!: https://one...
09/25/2026

The HeART of Healing Art Exhibit is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! You can now purchase art virtually using this link!: https://onecau.se/heart-of-healing

Come stop by this weekend to see some amazing art, meet the artists, see some live music, and nurture a strong community of caring!

Art is open to purchase virtually until Oct 2nd. If you make a purchase, you will receive information on how to pick up your piece on Monday Sept 28th.

One last sneak peek before the HeART of Healing Art Exhibit is open! We can't wait to see you all and show you what an a...
09/24/2026

One last sneak peek before the HeART of Healing Art Exhibit is open! We can't wait to see you all and show you what an amazing exhibit we have for you! Come together to create a strong community of caring to support children and families to put an end to child abuse. We hope that these stories told through these art pieces inspire you!

The exhibit will be open to the public and art will be available to purchase beginning at 4pm Friday, Sept 25th-27th. Art will be available to purchase virtually until Oct 2nd. See https://onecau.se/heart-of-healing.

09/23/2026

We are BACK this week with Gracie and Splash to talk about how to respond to kids when they talk about unsafe things happening. Learning to be a safe adult can help when children are in need of support from an adult!

Thanks for tuning in with us this year! We’ll be back next year with more prevention education learning :)

Support I Stand With Kids and donate to First Witness at www.firstwitness.org/i-stand-with-kids-

Executive Director, Tracie Clanaugh, and the HeART of Healing committee member and artist, Patty Salo-Downs got to speak...
09/23/2026

Executive Director, Tracie Clanaugh, and the HeART of Healing committee member and artist, Patty Salo-Downs got to speak about the upcoming exhibit on Good Morning Northland this week! You can watch the full interview here: https://www.wdio.com/good-morning-northland/heart-of-healing-art-exhibit-aims-to-inspire-hope-and-support-first-witness/

We can't wait for everyone to see the amazing work in this show! We hope to see you there!

Art, healing, and community will come together this weekend as The HeART of Healing Art Exhibit raises awareness and support for First Witness Child Advocacy Center.

Address

1402 E 2nd Street
Duluth, MN
55805

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12187278353

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