Annual Report 2003-2004

A Message from Our Board President and Executive Director
Marking a Decade of Service with a Plan for the Future Download the print version of the Annual Report 2004-05 (708 Kb PDF)
Thank you to all our supporters who have made Kristi House an outstanding success. The year 2006 marks our first decade of service. The Children’s Advocacy Center at Kristi House has worked very hard over the last 10 years to build a team of public and private partnerships. Together, we have helped close the gaps in the system of care. Kristi House heals children who have suffered from sexual abuse and protects society from their offenders. Our mission is not only to heal those who have been abused, but to put in place interventions that will begin to decrease the number of children that are sexually abused every year. One in three girls and one in six boys will be victim to some type of sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. Statistics show that sexual abuse victims are much more likely to become caretakers of children who, in turn, become victims of sexual abuse. Mental health experts believe that sexually abused children who are treated with an appropriate therapeutic intervention are much less likely to repeat the cycle of abuse. This field is relatively new and long term research remains to be done. One of our goals over the next three years is to expand our therapy department so that we can treat more children. This program must be coupled with a research effort to determine the efficacy of the Kristi House treatment program. Community outreach and education is another important target area for Kristi House. Numerous studies inform us that many children who are suspected of being abused do not get reported and placed into the system. Kristi House’s outreach program teaches children that they have a right to say “no” to sexual abuse, and we train adults to be alert to the signs and symptoms of abuse. Over the next three years we hope to expand this program to 16 schools and to formalize our training for mandated reporters. Our newly formed Speakers Bureau will train volunteers to bring the Kristi House message of protecting our children out into the community. Kristi House now has the stability and maturity to adopt a plan echoed by many leaders in the child protection field: to end cyclical sexual child abuse and reduce from hundreds to isolated incidences the number of children victimized. We mean this not as a wistful dream. Please join us today. Support us with your time, talent, or treasure. Kristi House has a plan.
Judy McCleary, Ph.D. Board President	Trudy Novicki, J.D. Executive Director

Mission
Kristi House provides a healing environment for child victims of sexual abuse and their families through community collaboration and system coordination.

Values Statement
Kristi House is dedicated to respecting, protecting
and healing the children and families that pass through our doors.

Services
• Case Coordination • Case Management • Information & Referral Services Advocacy
• Therapy • Parents’ Groups • Criminal Justice Support • Education
• Emergency Financial Assistance • Transportation • Education & Community Outreach