1. Specialized training for investigators – We provide the research based methods developed by a child psychologist. Intensive training program to interview child victims with sensitivity and skill about child development to obtain maximum projection, justice and healing. Annual budget to train 4 phases to over 200 allied professionals per year = $ 25,000

2. Avenues Butterfly Rock Garden – Set for Spring 2012. Design proposal in progress. Need donated landscape rock, garden décor –specific list to be finalized in December. Lot is adjacent to City Creek canyon native plant growth causing weedy overgrowth and a private camping site for transients. Overgrowth is a fire hazard to building. Rock garden will solve chronic overgrowth, requires no water, and an appealing visual display to raise awareness about the program year round.

3. Medical Wing Capital Campaign – seeking board members for planning committee to seek architectural plans and develop capital campaign goals. Need to expand building for medical nurses who provide 300 forensic exams to abused children annually. The wonderful nurses have been squeezed into small spaces within the building for 5 years and we could provide better services to victims with a medical wing.

Why I should donate:

At the Children’s Justice Center, all of our services are free, at no cost to the child victim or family. This would not be possible without the help of contributions from the community to support programming, child advocacy services, crisis intervention services, parent education materials, and specialized training for investigators. The program was established as a private/public partnership, receiving limited funds from the state legislature. Funding resources are especially important at this time as our caseload continues to rise, with over 3,500 people served annually.

We rely on community donations to support the program. Your tax-deductible contribution would be used wisely to help us provide a safe, comfortable place for our clients to share details about a frightening experience that could possibly change their lives forever. Help us tame the trauma caused by child abuse.

Click here for our holiday cash donations!

Goals:

1. To raise awareness in the Salt Lake valley in the month of December through holiday volunteer groups
2. To increase CJC's Facebook to 2,000 friends by Christmas day

Approach:

Holiday volunteer groups will go out caroling to homes in a region(s) they've selected, and the CJC will provide the groups with brochures to pass out to the community. The groups will have to put together their own strategic plans as to what songs they want to sing and when they want to carry out this project. The groups are encouraged to take photos of their caroling experience to be posted on the CJC's Facebook page. Groups are encouraged to dress up in the spirit of the holidays such as Santa hats and Reindeer ears.

Items CJC Will Provide for Caroling Groups:

1. Brochures about the charity
2. An emailing sign-up sheet for Facebook
3. A short script for the groups about the CJC, how to donate, and the CJC's Facebook goal

Ways for Families to Donate:

1. On-the-spot donations – Caroling groups can accept offers for donations on the spot but will still steer families to the CJC website
2. Online donations – the brochures will have information on how to donate online to the CJC

Contact Person: Susanne Mitchell – (385) 468-4580, Email: sfmitchell@slco.org

Why We Do It:

CJC relies on donated items to support the clients and services we provide. Community groups are the best at gathering items on our needs list to help us serve 3,400 child victims of crime and affected family members each year.

Approach:

One way is to do a collection drive in your neighborhoods and then have a designated day to pick up the items from your neighbors. It helps to give families a flyer on the Children’s Justice Center program, so they know who they are helping and how they are making a difference. We also include our safety tips for kids in the flyers, so that we can help keep kids safe and protect them from crime.

Items CJC Will Provide for Groups:

1. Brochures about the charity, ways to make a difference, and safety tips for kids

CJC's Needs List:

1. Deck the Halls with Holiday Decorations!
Needs:

a. Holiday décor, wall décor, table décor, window clings, wreaths

2. I’m hungry!

Need: Yummy snacks for kids, individually wrapped:

a. Granola bars
b. Cookie snacks
c. Cracker snacks
d. Fruit snacks
e. Boxed juice drinks

3. Warm hearts!

Need: Winter clothing to warm the hands and toes of needy children, plus emergency supplies for families who have been disrupted by the crime needing basic items.

a. Gift certificates to Wal-Mart for groceries and baby supplies
b. Donated coats, hats, gloves sizes Teen (XL) to Tot, male and female

4. If I had a hammer and other stuff!

Need: items for household and landscaping and paint supplies

a. Gift certificates to Home Depot & Lowe’s home improvement

5. Paper Moon

Need: Paper products to serve 3,400 clients annually
Paper towels
Copy paper – white and colored reams or cases

Contact Person: Susanne Mitchell – (385) 468-4580 Email: sfmitchell@slco.org

Companies can collect donations year round by allowing their employees to wear nice blue jeans to work on Fridays by contributing to the donation jar to support the Children’s Justice Center Charity. Employees love the reward of a relaxed day at work and giving to a worthy charity to help child victims of crime overcome their experiences. Companies can set their own donation price (per person) of $1, $2, or $5 for every TGIF Jeans' Day. Donations totals are often announced at the yearend company celebration and then donated to the charity in December. Tours can be provided of the center for the company employees.

Contact Person: Susanne Mitchell – (385) 468-4580, Email: sfmitchell@slco.org