Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center

10/14/2026

Please take a moment to watch this and read Lauren's op-ed on, what is happening in the world of AI and child sexual abuse images.

10/12/2026

We are closed today! We will be back in the office tomorrow, October 13.

10/09/2026

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💙 MEET OUR GRANT PARTNERS: Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center (UVCAC)

Upper Valley CAC started in 2015 as a small program under the umbrella of another agency. After years of steady growth, in 2018, they officially became their own nonprofit. Their mission is to help meet the needs to children and families in the community by utilizing a collaborative approach for the identification, prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse.

Their program, Safer, Smarter Kids, is a school-based abuse prevention curriculum series for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The curriculum is focused around educationally sound and developmentally appropriate content used to arm children with the tools and language they need to better protect themselves from abuse.

“Prevention is intervention”

Camille, one of UVCAC’s education coordinators, shares what she finds most meaningful about her work:

“The most meaningful part of my work is helping children and families feel supported and not alone during the criminal justice process. I also enjoy teaching prevention skills to the elementary aged children in the area and watching them learn how to use their voice to stand up for themselves.”

UVCAC's message to Idaho families:

“We believe that every child deserves to be heard, understood, and believed.”

To UVCAC, prevention provides children and their caregivers with the tools and resources to recognize unsafe situations, speak up, and get the help they may need.

💙 We’re proud to support Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center and their commitment to strengthening children, building community, and creating educational opportunities for families.️

👏 Thank you, Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center, for the work you do to make prevention possible!

Learn more about UVCAC here ➡️➡️ 📱 Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center
💻uppervalleycac.org

10/06/2026

It’s spooky out there 👻

Child abuse prevention is intervention!

We would rather have the conversations before they are ever needed. Body safety. Boundaries. Consent. Safe Adults. Online safety.

Prevention starts with talking 💙

10/01/2026

With all the news surrounding what happened at Cornell, it is more important than ever, to teach our children about consent.

And to encourage our children, especially boys, to stand up for what’s right. To speak up when something is said. To intervene and get help.

09/27/2026

Happy F O U R years of working at UVCAC, Camille!

09/16/2026

Grooming doesn’t always look like grooming.

It can begin with kindness, attention, gifts, special treatment, or a relationship that seems completely innocent.

Child safety isn’t about teaching children to be afraid of every adult in their lives. It’s about helping children—and the adults who care for them—recognize healthy boundaries and concerning patterns.

Prevention starts with conversations, connection, and creating a home where children know that they can speak up.

Save this post, share it with another caregiver, and keep the conversation going.

09/14/2026

You don’t have to be a perfect parent to be a safe parent. 💙

You don’t need to have all the right answers or know exactly what to say every time.

What matters is creating a relationship where your child knows:

✨ I can talk to you.
✨You will listen.
✨You will believe me.
✨I won’t be in trouble for telling you something.

Connection and communication don’t require perfection. They require showing up, listening, and reminding your child that they can always come to you.

Save this as a reminder and share it with a parent who might need to hear it today.

09/11/2026

We will never forget.
09/11/01
❤️🤍💙

09/09/2026

“Did you have a good day?”
“Yeah”
“What did you do!”
“Nothing” 😂

Sound familiar?

Sometimes our kids need a little more than a broad question to get the conversation going. Instead of asking, “How was your day?” Try asking specific, open-ended questions that invite them to share.

You don’t have to ask all of them. Pick one, listen, and let the conversation happen naturally.

Most importantly, create a space where your child knows they can talk to you about the good, the bad, and everything in between. 💙