Empowering, Advocating, and Educating Our Community
Every child deserves a safe, healthy childhood free from harm.
Hurricane Helene Updates with Links and Resources
Mountain Child Advocacy Center is here to provide Hope, Help and Healing as we recover and rebuild from Hurricane Helene.
Supporting Kids After a Hurricane
Resources for Caregivers
- Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Hurricane (En Español)
- After the Hurricane: Helping Young Children Heal
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español: ASL)
- Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
- Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of Traumatic Events
- After the Injury—website for families with injured
- Teacher Guidelines Helping Students After the Hurricane
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español)—for responders
- https://resourcesforresilience.com/resources-for-resilience-trainings/ -(daily listening circles until November 22, 2024)
Resources for Children
- Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day—e-book for young children (En Español)
- Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español)—e-book for children
- Here for Each Other: Family Guide (from Sesame Street)
- Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents (En Español)
- The Sparkling River | A healing story about a town affected by a flood (littleroundschoolhouse.com)
- The Flowered Kimono | A healing story about hope after a flood (littleroundschoolhouse.com)
Resources on Traumatic Grief
- Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
- Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
- Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
- The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies
Resources on Tornadoes
- Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Tornado
- Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of the Tornado
- Questions to Ask Your Children About the Tornado
- After the Tornado: Helping Young Children Heal
- Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after a Tornado
- Trinka and Sam and the Swirling Twirling Wind—e-book for young children (En Español)
- Tornado Response for Kids: Right After a Tornado
- Tornado Response for Teens: Right After a Tornado
Psychological First Aid
The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. The PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provides a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training (En Español) course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center. PFA Handouts include:
- Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping Preschoolers (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents (En Español)
- Tips for Adults (En Español)
Pisgah Legal Resources:
Applying for FEMA Aid and Free Assistance Clinics
Tenants/Renters Rights – What You Need to Know About Evictions and Repairs (English) and Spanish
Emergency SNAP Benefits – Act Quickly! The Deadline to Apply is 10/24!
– Watch this WLOS video with PLS Attorney Thomas Lodwick
Avoiding Consumer Scams – Tips from PLS Attorney Molly Maynard, director of our Consumer Law Program
Disaster Unemployment Benefits – Apply before the Dec. 2, 2024 deadline.
Learn About Who We Are and How We Serve Our Community
Our Impact
We are setting the standard for the prevention and treatment of neglect and child abuse. Yearly, we teach more than 9,000 children in Buncombe County through highly interactive and research-based classes designed to educate and empower kids.
When abuse occurs, we provide immediate access to free, evidence-based therapies that help children heal. If you would like to learn more, contact us for more information.
Our Mission
To prevent harm, protect children and heal families through best practice programs and community collaboration.
Our Vision
Every child deserves a safe, healthy childhood free from harm
Our Core Values
We make decisions with CARE.
Collaboration: We work with our community, our partners and one another to provide Child/Family-Centered services.
Accountability: We promote a culture of integrity, professionalism
Respect: We prioritize and support/embrace inclusion, diversity, and equity as central to our work.
Excellence: We provide best practice programs with compassion and empathy.
Our Collaborations
We work along with a variety of partners and nonprofit organizations to provide comprehensive care for children and their families who have experienced child abuse and neglect in our community. These partners include HCA Mission Hospital, Child Safety Team, Buncombe County Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Law Enforcement, District Attorney’s Office, Our Voice, Helpmate, Pisgah Legal Services, and Asheville and Buncombe County Schools.
Our Supporters
The difference we make in our children’s lives is a direct reflection of the support we receive from our community. Our work can only be done with the generosity from these champions for our children.
Support Our Cause
We rely on our community’s generosity so we can continue to assist the vulnerable populations in a trauma-informed and child-friendly environment. We would appreciate your help by donating to our cause.
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