# 12 Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center

On today's episode we welcome Maggie McNally Executive Director of Safe Harbor of the Smokies Child Advocacy Center. Safe Harbor was founded in 2005. Safe Harbor serves 4 counties in the Smoky Mountain area, and they include Sevier, Jefferson, Cocke and Granger counties. They work with children that have experienced severe child abuse, sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, severe neglect, trafficking or who have witnessed a violent crime. Part of their mission statement is to provide hope and healing. Striving to do just that every day with the children that they work with. They work with children as young as 2 years old until they are 18 years old. Maggie teaches us that 1-4 girls and 1-13 boys are abused. Safe Harbor offers counseling, court hearing support and so much more, they are with the children every step of the process. Safe Harbor offers free child abuse prevention training for the community, your group/s and churches as well.  Teaching and training on how to look out for abuse. Teaching and training how to recognize it. Teaching and training how to respond to abuse as well. And how it is so very important to believe them when the child comes to you and tells you that abuse has occurred and reached out for help. Everything that Safe Harbor does or offers is free to the community. She shares their greatest need is a new building to meet the growing needs of the center. Their short time goals are making sure they have snacks available when the children & the family come to them. <br/>They have two events in July 2023; shooting for a Better tomorrow and Fun & Safety day back to school bash, giving away free backpacks while supplies last to the community. Please visit their website at www.safeharborcac.com for their upcoming events, more information on these events and to sign up for their  newsletter. If you would like to donate toward helping the center reach their goal of a new building, you can visit their website and donate at www. safeharborcac.com/donate. <br/><br/>If you need help or you know someone who needs help please reach out to Safe Harbor or the host of No More Running at www.crystalloyd.com<br/><br/><br/>Music By:<br/>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):<br/>https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/the-closer-we-feel<br/>License code: LPKBL67KUKCKR1XWSupport the show