Programs

  • Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance Programs

    SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, INC. IS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD MALTREATMENT. WE OPERATE THREE SEPARATE, YET MISSION ALIGNED, PROGRAMS EACH WITH A SPECIFIC ROLE RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY, PERMANENCY AND WELLBEING. THE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOWEGA CASA SERVES CHILDREN WHO COME BEFORE THE JUVENILE COURT DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. AS REQUIRED BY THE 1974 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT (CAPTA) (PUBLIC LAW 93-247, AMENDED IN 1996), STATES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR CASA TO EVERY ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CHILD WHOSE CASE RESULTS IN A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING. THIS REQUIREMENT IS ECHOED IN GEORGIA'S STATE LAW. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2009, OUR PROGRAM HAS SERVED 100 PERCENT OF THE CHILDREN WITH OPEN DEPRIVATION CASES IN THE JUVENILE COURTS IN THE 12 COUNTIES IT SERVES. OUR CHINS PROGRAM SERVES A POPULATION OF CHILDREN DESIGNATED BY THE 2013 PASSAGE OF HB 242 -- WHO BY COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS THAT WERE ONLY CRIMES BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS CHILDREN - AS AT-RISK OF DEPRIVATION AND AS A RESULT MAY BE DELINQUENT. THESE BEHAVIORS INCLUDE RUNNING AWAY, CURFEW VIOLATIONS, AFFRAY, AND TRUANCY. THE LIGHTHOUSE CAC PROVIDES THE FRONT-LINE SANE AND FORENSIC INTERVIEWS TO ALL CHILDREN REFERRED WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE INITIAL FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROVIDES FOR: CRISIS INTERVENTION, FAMILY ASSESSMENTS, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER NEEDS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MULTI- DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) CASE REVIEW OF EACH CASE MONTHLY AND CHILD FATALITY CASE REVIEW COORDINATION/PARTICIPATION/FACILITATION, EXPERT TESTIMONY, PARENT EDUCATION, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION SESSIONS AND ADVOCACY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.2M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, INC. IS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD MALTREATMENT. WE OPERATE THREE SEPARATE, YET MISSION ALIGNED, PROGRAMS EACH WITH A SPECIFIC ROLE RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY, PERMANENCY AND WELLBEING. THE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOWEGA CASA SERVES CHILDREN WHO COME BEFORE THE JUVENILE COURT DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. AS REQUIRED BY THE 1974 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT (CAPTA) (PUBLIC LAW 93-247, AMENDED IN 1996), STATES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR CASA TO EVERY ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CHILD WHOSE CASE RESULTS IN A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING. THIS REQUIREMENT IS ECHOED IN GEORGIA'S STATE LAW. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2009, OUR PROGRAM HAS SERVED 100 PERCENT OF THE CHILDREN WITH OPEN DEPRIVATION CASES IN THE JUVENILE COURTS IN THE 12 COUNTIES IT SERVES. OUR CHINS PROGRAM SERVES A POPULATION OF CHILDREN DESIGNATED BY THE 2013 PASSAGE OF HB 242 -- WHO BY COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS THAT WERE ONLY CRIMES BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS CHILDREN - AS AT-RISK OF DEPRIVATION AND AS A RESULT MAY BE DELINQUENT. THESE BEHAVIORS INCLUDE RUNNING AWAY, CURFEW VIOLATIONS, AFFRAY, AND TRUANCY. THE LIGHTHOUSE CAC PROVIDES THE FRONT-LINE SANE AND FORENSIC INTERVIEWS TO ALL CHILDREN REFERRED WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE INITIAL FORENSIC INTERVIEW PROVIDES FOR: CRISIS INTERVENTION, FAMILY ASSESSMENTS, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER NEEDS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MULTI- DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) CASE REVIEW OF EACH CASE MONTHLY AND CHILD FATALITY CASE REVIEW COORDINATION/PARTICIPATION/FACILITATION, EXPERT TESTIMONY, PARENT EDUCATION, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION SESSIONS AND ADVOCACY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M