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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 2018 Annual Report
Click here to view our 2018 990 Form
Click here to view our 2018 Financial Statements
Board Of Directors
- Olevia McNally, Chair - Envision
- David Peaden II -Chair Elect- Home Builders Association of West Florida
- Keith Weidner, Immediate Past Chair - Taylor, Warren and Weidner PA
- Kelly MacLeod- Fundraising Chair - Bella Magazine
- John Adams - Parliamentarian Beggs & Lane
- Ellen Kent - Secretary
- Kathleen Baldwin, Treasurer
- Keith Hoskins, At Large - Navy Federal Credit Union
- Teri Levin, At Large - Levin Investment/Island Resort
- Nikki Bell - Morette Company
- Ed Carson - Carson Lovell
- Jeremy Cobb - Navy Federal Credit Union
- Amy Connally
- Susan Davis
- Shawn Dominguez - Dominguez Design-Build
- Lisa Nellessen-Savage - Pensacola News Journal
- Jeanne Prange
- Debbie Ritchie - Studer Group
- Sally Rosendahl
- Sherri Swann - Lutheran Services Florida
- Todd Thomson - Greater Pensacola Chamber
- Joe Vinson - Akabaka
- Leslie Yandle - Yandle Consulting
Board of Directors - Emeritus
- Malcolm Ballinger - Ballinger Publishing
- Catherine Gallagher - Community Volunteer
- Nancy Halford - NAI Halford Real Estate
- Dean Hinton - M.D. News Gulf Coast
- Tip McAlpin - McAlpin Interiors
- Sandy Sansing - Sansing Automotive
- Anne Patterson - State Attorney's Office
- Pam Schwartz - Retired Educator
News Articles
Protecting Children: Children And The Courtroom
Protecting Children: Counseling The Family After Abuse
Protecting Children: Educating A Community
SANDY SANSING DEALERSHIPS, PREMIER ISLAND MANAGEMENT and PORTOFINO ISLAND RESORT PRESENT THE 4TH ANNUAL BRUNCH & BUBBLES ON MAY 19 TO BENEFIT GULF COAST KID'S HOUSE
16th annual Chocolate Fest to support Gulf Coast Kid's House
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REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE REFER TO CH9457