Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan

09/11/2026

📚🎒Help Us Fill Our Care Closet! ❤️

Back-to-school season can be an exciting time for children, but for families facing difficult circumstances, making sure their children have basic personal care necessities can be a real challenge.

Right now, our Care Closet is experiencing an overwhelming need, and our supplies are going quickly. We want every child who comes through our doors to have access to the things they need to feel clean, comfortable, confident, and cared for.

You can help make that possible!

🛒 Shop our Amazon Wishlist or scan the QR code:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ULCB38W7GBTE?ref_=abls_nvfly_swy

You can also donate new items (we cannot hand out used items) by dropping them off at the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan.

09/10/2026

Pawnee is 9 years old today! Happy birthday!

She is our Canine Advocate and an incredibly important member of the CAC family. Pawnee has a special way of making difficult moments a little easier for the children and families who come to us for services. She provides a lot of support to our staff too!

These pictures show Pawnee rocking her new, custom bandana from Basil, the Midland Child Advocacy Center Facility Dog. Thank you so much!

08/26/2026

We appreciate WNDU for spreading the word about our Watermark Brewing Co. Golf Classic!

08/24/2026

💙 A HUGE THANK YOU TO MARTIN’S SUPER MARKETS! 💙

We are incredibly grateful to Martin's Supermarkets for their incredibly generous donation to our annual Watermark Golf Classic, benefiting the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan! ⛳️🏌️‍♀️

Thanks to Martin’s generosity, we were able to feed nearly 300 golfers and volunteers at this year’s event! Your support helped make the day possible and allowed us to focus on what matters most, bringing our community together to support children and families. ❤️

And we want to give an extra-special shout-out to Callahan! Callahan went above and beyond to help make this donation happen for us. Without Callahan’s help, generosity, and willingness to advocate for our event, this would not have been possible. We are truly grateful for the time and effort Callahan put into making sure we could provide a meal for 300 people!

And of course, a huge thank-you to Renee and the entire Martin’s team for supporting our mission and helping make the Watermark Golf Classic such a success!

Every dollar raised at the Watermark Golf Classic helps the Children’s Advocacy Center provide critical services FREE of charge to children and families in our community who have experienced abuse. Your partnership directly helps us continue this important work. 💙

Thank you, Martin’s, for helping us FORE the children! ⛳️💙

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08/21/2026

08/21/2026

The Watermark Brewing Co. Golf Classic in underway at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course!!! Thanks to our hole sponsors and everyone who came out to support!

08/13/2026

Thank you to our amazing volunteers from United Federal Credit Union at our Voices for Children fundraiser! 😍

Child abuse statistics are heartbreaking. 💔

But organizations like the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan are here to help.

The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) provides child abuse prevention education to an estimated 13,000 kids each year. 💡

Victim services help children recover from trauma, connecting them to the medical and mental health services they need. 💙

The CAC takes steps to make processes smoother, helping reduce the number of interviews the children must participate in to create the case while offering compassion and support during an incredibly stressful time. 🧸

Team United was proud to volunteer and attend the annual Voices for Children Gala, raising money to support the important services that the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan provides to our community.

It was an inspiring and beautiful night and we're grateful to be able to support the CAC.

08/13/2026

What an incredible evening at our annual Voices for Children fundraiser last Friday! We are especially grateful to our Presenting Sponsors, the McLoughlin Family Foundation and Debra and Jay Craig, whose generous support helped make it possible.

Our event was made even more special as we celebrated our award recipients:

Multidisciplinary Team Members of the Year: Sarah Grimes, Kelly Anderson, and Kacee Dochenetz
Community Member of the Year: Abbie Benfield

Guests enjoyed having their portraits drawn in the meadow by talented local portrait artists, including Bob Williams, Chad Eckersley, Lily Ware, Matt Payovich, Samuel Adkins, and Zech Ray. Check out the pictures!

A huge thank you to CK Catering, Southwest Michigan for keeping everyone well-fed, Full of Crepe for adding a delicious touch, Pour Choices Weddings & Events for serving our guests, and DJ Bill for the amazing entertainment and music! We are incredibly grateful to The Boardwalk for providing such a beautiful venue. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect setting.

And a special thank you to our auctioneer, Brian Maynard from Forte Coffee, whose quick wit and incredible auctioneering skills made it so much fun!

We also want to give a huge shoutout to the United Federal Credit Union volunteers, along with all of our incredible volunteers, board and committee members, and staff who gave their time and energy to help make the evening a success.

Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored, volunteered, celebrated, and helped make our Voices for Children Fundraiser such a memorable night.

08/13/2026

Full of Crepe makes exceptional crepes! We couldn't get enough of it! Thank you for the delicious addition to our meal at our annual Voices For Children fundraiser.