Child Abuse Prevention Association  

Child Abuse Prevention Association

Beaufort, Port Royal, Hilton Head, Bluffton, South Carolina

 
  
 

.Vision Statement:
The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) is a non-profit leader in Beaufort County that strives for excellence, to put children first and to assure that our children are safe, loved and nurtured through education and intervention.

Mission Statement:
The Child Abuse Prevention Association works to build a community intolerant of abuse and neglect in order to break the destructive legacy of this trauma.  CAPA provides safe and loving shelter for children placed in our care for their own protection.  We create an integrated system of support, education, services and advocacy to community members to strengthen our families.  We strive to insure the long-term financial strength, viability and growth needed to meet our goals.

 


 The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County, SC is a local non-profit organization founded in 1978 and is officialling through the United Way, Beaufort County government and the State of South Carolina. Over 50% of its annual budget is raised directly from donations and special events. The organization qualifies for Federal tax exemption under Section 501(c)3. CAPA is an affiliate chapter of Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina, chartered by the State of South Carolina in 1980.
 

Child Abuse Prevention Association


 
 
Welcome to CAPA's Homepage!

Upcoming events....

bees

CAPA's 9th Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Friday, February 6, 2009
Marine Corps Air Station
Officers’ Club
6:30 p.m.

click here for printable registration form for the Bee

click here to see what the Spelling Bee is all about!

Angel Walk April 25th

 

CAPA's Golf Pro Challenge

March 6th and March 7th (Friday & Saturday) 

2 Days of Great Golf

To support the Child Abuse Prevention

Association (CAPA)

click here for printable registration form for Golf

 


 

Did you know that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused

before age 18?

The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County, SC is a local non-profit organization that provides support and services for thousands of people in our community.

CAPA is a community-based agency which receives funding through the United Way, Beaufort County government and the State of South Carolina.

Over 50% of its annual budget is raised directly from donations and special events.

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S NOTES ON THE ANNUAL REPORT: 2008 was a year that brought challenges as well as successes.  Early in the year, we learned  that we had achieved our goal of national accreditation. 
This process,  funded by a grant from The Duke Endowment, was an 18 month process in which the staff, board and community stakeholders and volunteers examined every aspect of CAPA’s operations, policies and procedures.  We  measured our operations to internationally developed standards of the Council of Accreditation.
What we learned was that our agency operated with sound practices but we needed formal operations guidelines in writing and use.  Under the direction of Claire Glasson, then CAPA’s  Director of Program Services, the board, staff and volunteers tackled hundreds of standards and wrote sound policies and procedures for the staff and board to follow.
I thank Claire and everyone who gave their expertise to help us reach our goal. 
Ironically, following the procedures we put into place, we discovered that CAPA had been the victim of fraud.  The facts were turned over to law enforcement immediately and the responsible party was brought to justice and CAPA is recovering 90% of its losses as of this time.
Another highlight of 2008 was the restructuring of the committees of the board of directors.  Our 25 board members now serve on two of six committees which include Advocacy, Governance, Finance, Fund Development, Communications and Operations Management Advisory.   There is a place for non-board member volunteers on nearly every committee.  We seek to involve as many people as it takes to “do” the business of CAPA in the most efficient and effective manner.
My thanks to the board and staff for their support and guidance during 2008.  Economic climate as it is, I look forward to 2009.
Respectfully,
Susan F. Cato

 

 

 

 
 
 
Thanks to you, CAPA has been supporting Beaufort County's families for 29 years. 
 
 
 
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