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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:
A future in which children experience a childhood free from abuse and neglect.
Our Mission:
To end child abuse and heal families through collaborative intervention, family support and prevention education
Values:
We CARE
Compassion – work collaboratively and compassionately with children and families in our community
Accountability – remain accountable to our clients, our supporters and each other
Respect Diversity – recognize that the best response to child abuse is a community response rich in diversity of thought
Excellence – provide the highest standard of care for child victims of abuse and their families
Our Goals:
- To provide a trauma-free intervention process through a multidisciplinary, collaborative response
- To achieve justice and resolution for child abuse victims and their families
- To prevent child abuse through community education and involvement
Click here to view our 2020 Annual Report
Click here to view our 2020 990 Form
Click here to view our 2020 Financial Statement
Board Of Directors
- David Peaden II, Chair - Home Builders Association of West Florida
- Jeremy Cobb, Chair Elect - Navy Federal Credit Union
- Olevia McNally, Immediate Past Chair - Envision
- Ellen Kent, Secretary
- Kathleen Baldwin, Treasurer
- Shawn Dominguez, At Large - Dominguez Design-Build
- Lisa Nellessen-Savage, At Large - Pensacola News Journal
- Teri Levin, At Large - Levin Investment/Island Resort
- John Adams - Beggs & Lane
- Meri Asmar - Lewis Bear Co.
- Ed Carson - Carson Lovell
- Will Condon - The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart
- Mariah Crawford - idgroup
- Aimee Dumas - James Reeves, P.A.
- Sarah Gatewood - Gulf Power Company
- Matt Infinger - FDLE
- Kelly MacLeod - Bella Magazine
- Jeanne Prange
- Sherri Kirkpatrick - Lutheran Services Florida
- Todd Thomson - Greater Pensacola Chamber
- Joe Vinson - Akabaka
- Brenda Walker - Navy Federal Credit Union
- Keith Weidner - Taylor, Warren and Weidner PA
- Leslie Yandle
Board of Directors - Emeritus
- Malcolm Ballinger - Ballinger Publishing
- Susan Davis - Former CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital
- Catherine Gallagher - Community Volunteer
- Nancy Halford - NAI Halford Real Estate
- Dean Hinton - M.D. News Gulf Coast
- Tip McAlpin - McAlpin Interiors
- Anne Patterson - State Attorney's Office
- Debbie Ritchie - Studer Group
- Sandy Sansing - Sansing Automotive
- Pam Schwartz - Retired Educator
News Articles
Gulf Power Foundation Contributes $100,000 to Support Local Child Abuse Victims!
DeSantis Appoints Final Five Members To Escambia Childrens Trust Board Of Directors
Escambia County Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For New Child Sex Crimes
East Hill Yard Sale to benefit Gulf Coast Kid's House
'Uptick in child sex trafficking' seen by Gulf Coast Kid's House
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