Benefits of Volunteering
- Strengthen your community by helping kids and families
- Work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
- Learn about the dynamics of sexual abuse
- Learn about the child welfare system
- Meet like-minded individuals
- Try something new, have fun and stay active
- Receive letters of recommendation
- Earn formal and informal recognition and tokens of appreciation
Why does the Child Advocacy Center engender such staying power and devotion? It is the acceptance and appreciation of being on the team - the winning team. The attitude permeates every meeting, every contribution and every effort. It is demonstrated by everyone, paid, titled or volunteered.
- Lucilla Garrett, Volunteer and former CAC Board President
The Memphis Child Advocacy Center presents the Nediva Award, recognizing generous spirit - open hands, annually to a volunteer who has made a passionate commitment and invaluable contributions toward our mission to help victims become children again. This could be a board member, committee member or any other volunteer who has made a great contribution to the Center. Nediva is a Hebrew name which means, noble, generous, open-handed; and is the origin of the word volunteer. The Nediva Award was established on the Center's 10th birthday in recognition of the vital role volunteers have played, and will continue to play, in the Center's ability to serve children.
