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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 2021 Annual Report
Click here to view our 2021 990 Form
Click here to view our 2021 Financial Statement
Board Of Directors
- Jeremy Cobb, Chair - Navy Federal Credit Union
- John Adams, Chair-Elect - Beggs & Lane
- David Peaden II, Immediate Past-Chair - Home Builders Association of West Florida
- Ellen Kent, Secretary
- Brenda Walker, Treasurer - Navy Federal Credit Union
- Shawn Dominguez, At Large - Dominguez Design-Build
- Lisa Nellessen-Savage, At Large - Pensacola News Journal
- Teri Levin, At Large - Levin Investment/Island Resort
- Diane Appleyard - Core Consulting
- Meri Asmar - Lewis Bear Co.
- Ed Carson - Carson Lovell
- Kim Chope - Elevance Health
- Will Condon - The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart
- Mariah Crawford - idgroup
- Katin Davis - Kuhn Realty
- Aimee Dumas - James Reeves, P.A.
- Sarah Gatewood - Gulf Power Company
- Matt Infinger - FDLE
- Sherri Kirkpatrick - Lutheran Services Florida
- Kelly MacLeod - Bella Magazine
- Olevia McNally, - Envision
- Jeanne Prange
- Todd Thomson - Greater Pensacola Chamber
- Joe Vinson - Akabaka
- Leslie Yandle
Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 12 pm and are open to the public. If any accomodations are needed, please email info@gulfcoastkidshouse.org or call 850-595-5800.
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
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