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Child Abuse Prevention Center
7 Holland Avenue
White Plains, NY 10603
Telephone: (914) 997-2642
Fax: (914) 997-1241
Email: capc@preventchildabuse.net
Child Abuse Prevention Center of New York
MISSION STATEMENT
The Child Abuse Prevention Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that seeks to significantly reduce
the incidence of child abuse
and neglect in Westchester County, New York. We provide parents with the tools needed to raise their children to be happy,
healthy and productive members of the community. We believe that the future of our community can be significantly improved by
the successful accomplishment of our mission.
HIGHLIGHTS
The following provides a glimpse of who we are. The rest of this website provides much more detail.
Founded in 1982 by five Westchester Exchange Clubs.
Financially supported by foundations, businesses, individuals and the Westchester County Department of Social Services
and special event fundraising.
Provides support to families using a home visitation model that strengthens the parent/child relationship and
improves the home atmosphere.
We use a social work model to strengthen the family.
Our Parent Aides are Volunteers, Social Work Interns and our Professional Staff.
We serve over 150 families a year in our Parent Aide programs with an overall 85% success rate.
We serve over 1,000 families a year through workshops, groups, our Helpline and community events.
Our Volunteers collectively contributed over 7,500 hours of time last year.
Our Center’s staff of seven are knowledgeable, diverse and dedicated individuals.
Our Student Interns include students from universities such as Fordham, Hunter, NYU,
Lehman and Westchester Community College.
We have a volunteer Board of prestigious individuals who are actively involved in our programs
.