Funders to approach for Foothills Children's Advocacy Center

Form 990, part iii, line 4a - first accomplishment mdt/forensic assessment program: foothills (1) coordinates multidisciplinary teams (mdts) of local government and nonprofit agencies to increase communication and mutual accountability, reduce duplication of services, and help ensure that children are safe and that their needs are met; (2) conducts coordinated forensic interviews that reduce the number of times a child is interviewed and so reduces the child's trauma and that provide accurate information that helps the team to make decisions in the best interest of the child; and (3) provides ongoing support, assessment, and referral services to help families create and maintain safe, healing environments for their children. In fy 2025, foothills served 300 new children and families, who represented many cases of alleged maltreatment. Form 990, part iii, line 4d - all other accomplishments training for professionals: foothills provides local professionals who work with child victims training on best practices in serving child victims and their families. In fy2025, foothills provided training on a trauma-informed response to child victims and families to investigators and on trauma-informed care, the prevalence of child abuse, and the appropriate response to child victims and families to medical…