Located at the Marilyn Kapner Levin Center for
Children's Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention

Latest News/Events

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Learn to Prevent and Recognize Child Sexual Abuse

Participate in the nationally recognized Stewards of Children course and become empowered to fight the epidemic of child sexual abuse.

Location: GUlf Coast Kid's House

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 All Day Ruby Tuesday Community Give Back Program

Join us at Ruby Tuesday to raise funds for GCKH

Location: Ruby Tuesday

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Learn To Prevent And Recognize Child Sexual Abuse

Participate in the nationally recognized Stewards of Children course and become empowered to fight the epidemic of child sexual abuse.

Location: Gulf Coast Kid's House

Chocolate Fest Tickets are here! Released: 4/17/2013

Chocolate Fest tickets now available.

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Pancakes with Santa Photos - Now Available! Released: 12/14/2012

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend our Pancakes with Santa event on Saturday! Trista Blouin, our trusty professional photographer, took some wonderful shots! Download yours here: http://www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org/event/

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Gulf Coast Kid's House - Pensacola, Fl Smiling Faces - Are the Best Gratitude

About GCKH Helping families in Pensacola and Escambia County

Gulf Coast Kid's House is a children's advocacy center serving Escambia County. As a children's advocacy center, we combine all of the professionals and resources needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one child-friendly facility. Child victims and their families also receive mental health counseling at our center. The goal of Gulf Coast Kid's House is to form a more collaborative response to child abuse cases so that we can improve case outcomes and minimize trauma to the children and families we serve.

Our Vision:

The vision of Gulf Coast Kid’s House is to provide a place where child protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals' work together under one roof to provide comprehensive services.

Our Mission:

Facilitate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and promote child abuse prevention awareness through community education.

Our Goals:


Board of Directors

Leslie Yandle, Chair
Yandle Consulting
Pamela Schwartz, Chair Elect
Retired Educator
Tip McAlpin, Immediate Past Chair
McAlpin Interiors
Kathleen Baldwin, Treasurer
O'Sullivan Creel
Sherri Swann, Secretary
Lutheran Services Florida
Olevia Yates, At Large
EmCare
Teri Levin, At Large
Levin Investment/Island Resort
Bryan Ball
Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
Malcolm Ballinger, Past Chair
Ballinger Publishing
Charles Bockwith
Express Employment Professionals
Stan Connally
Gulf Power Company
Paula Doty
Prudential Coastal Properties
Craig Jernigan
American General Life & Accident
Ellen Kent
Volunteer
Rick Lambert
Edward Jones Financial Advisors
Lu Timothy May
Friendship M.B. Church
Richard McAlpin, Past Chair
McAlpin Group
David Peaden II, Past Chair
President, Home Builders Association
Jeanne Prange
Gulf Coast Community Bank
Debbie Ritchie
Studer Group
DeAnna Root, Past Chair
Thrifty Nickel
Joe Vinson
Appleyard Agency
Dr. Barbara Wade
Infectious Disease Association
Keith Weidner
Taylor, Warren and Weidner PA

Board of Directors - Emeritus

Catherine Gallagher
Community Volunteer
Dean Hinton
M.D. News Gulf Coast
Sandy Sansing
Sansing Automotive
Anne Patterson
State Attorney's Office
Nancy Halford
NAI Halford Real Estate