Organizational functions and operations

Operations: Carroll County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse

The Carroll County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse Center provides the ability for families to find assistance under the appropriate programs and agencies on the county, state, and federal level. It proves families and individuals need and under circumstances of emotional stress and distress to understand what assistance programs are most appropriate for their situation. Thus the council not only gives aid but also provides referral services for families and individuals with special needs as well as crisis childcare.

In terms of its operations structures it acts as a kind of porthole for assistance, fanning individuals out into other, more focused operational structures in the community, across various counties. Its website also provides search engine links on the World Wide Web, so that individuals can access information easily regarding family assistance on the federal level. All of these links and services are helpful in realizing the organization's goal, as no single nonprofit organization can do 'everything' to prevent child abuse or to help families in need. The organization serves Carroll, Greene, Audubon, and Guthrie Counties, and provides provider support groups for families in all of these counties. Also, Hamilton, Webster and Sac counties have access to such umbrella services as Parent Time Out, Happy Bear, Crisis Child Care, and Special Care for Special Kids, Family Enrichment Program, and FaDSS (Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program).