Advocacy Center Launches Care Coordination Program
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — The Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children has partnered with Unbound Now Waco and the McLennan County Care Coordination Advisory Council to launch a new Care Coordination Program for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY).
'It signifies the official launch of Care Coordination in McLennan County, a statewide initiative that is designed to provide coordinated services to those that are at risk and who have been exploited, and provide those intense wraparound services and care,' said Sarah Hopping, Care Coordinator for McLennan County.
Hopping explained that this program has been 'in the works' for about three to four years now. This strategic initiative is a multidisciplinary approach designed to support children and youth who are at risk for or have experienced sexual exploitation in Texas.
'We are not letting any kid fall through the cracks on our watch,' said Kristi Hayes, with Unbound Now Waco. 'I always say that Waco is the magical place. That is the place where collaboration, communication — we truly lock arms together and it's unlike any community I've been a part of.'
The launch event was filled with attendees such as law enforcement, city officials, and those in support of the Advocacy Center and Unbound Now Waco.
'I always feel supported in McLennan County — we do this really well already. So, it's kind of just putting a name to something we've been doing for a while now,' Hopping said.
As the new program finally kicks off, Hopping says she's looking forward to helping the children and youth of McLennan County.
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