The Crawford CAC

Big news! 💙🚗 We are incredibly proud to announce our very first Keystone Partner: Pedersen Toyota!

Keystone Partners are mission-driven businesses providing foundational, year-round support to sustain our daily work with children and families impacted by abuse. This vital commitment ensures that survivors in our community always have a safe space to heal.

Thank you, Pedersen Toyota, for stepping up as a community leader and anchoring our mission of safety, dignity, and healing. You are helping build a stronger foundation for every child in Larimer and Jackson counties! 🏛️✨

Want your business to join them in making a lasting, year-round impact? Learn more about becoming a Keystone Partner at the link below.

🔗 crawfordcac.org/keystone

A HUGE thank you to our friends at SouthState Bank! 💙

During Child Abuse Awareness Month, SouthState’s Northern Colorado branches stepped up in a big way. Their recent donation drive is helping us provide the vital resources needed to support and protect children in our community.

We are so grateful for partners who invest in the safety and healing of our youngest neighbors. Thank you for standing with us!

We are deeply honored to be named one of the Champions for ChildSafe this year! 🏆

This recognition is especially meaningful as we celebrate the retirement of Val Macri-Lind. Val’s impact on our community is immeasurable—she was a vital member of the original task force that recognized the need for a Child Advocacy Center in Larimer County. Simply put, the Crawford CAC might not be here today without her vision and dedication.

Our partnership with ChildSafe is rooted in that founding spirit. Working together day in and day out, we remain dedicated to providing survivors of child abuse with a seamless path to healing and justice.

Congratulations, Val, on an incredible career! We are so grateful for your efforts to keep our children safe and for the foundation of partnership you helped build. 💚

Today is our Day of Giving. 💙

Every child deserves to feel safe, heard, and supported.
At CCAC, your donation helps us provide advocacy, prevention, and critical services to children and families in our community—before, during, and after crisis.

Give today and be part of protecting childhood.

https://crawfordcac.org/help/

Solid Foundations: What does it take to build a strong family?

Just like a house, families need a solid foundation to thrive. Love forms the walls and roof, but support systems make everything stronger. When families face rising costs, lack of childcare, unsafe conditions, or limited economic opportunity, it doesn’t mean they’re broken. It means they need reinforcement.

This video explores how prevention works—through things like home visiting, mental health supports, and family-friendly policies that strengthen families before challenges turn into crises.

Because when we invest early, parents can focus on what matters most: creating nurturing homes where children are safe, healthy, and hopeful.

We all have a role to play in prevention.

Learn how the CCAC can support your prevention learning at: crawfordcac.org/prevention

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZy04EmJmd

Solid Foundations What does it take to build a strong family?Just like a house, families need a solid foundation to thrive. Love forms the walls and roof, but support systems ...

Did you know?
Strong, positive relationships with caregivers are one of the biggest protective factors against child abuse and neglect.

One simple way to build that connection? Time together. 💙

Cooking and sharing meals can:
✔️ Strengthen communication
✔️ Build confidence in kids
✔️ Create safe, predictable routines

Looking for ideas? This site is full of easy, fun recipes families can make together - peep these apple donuts 👇
https://weelicious.com/category/kid-friendly/

Because prevention starts with connection. 💙

Connection is Prevention

Kids who feel safe talking to the adults in their lives are more likely to speak up if something makes them uncomfortable or scared.

You can build that safety by:
✔ Listening without interrupting
✔ Staying calm when your child makes mistakes
✔ Showing interest in their friends, games, and activities
✔ Making time to talk every day — even for a few minutes

Connection builds trust, and trust helps keep kids safe.

This April for Child Abuse Prevention Month, join us at Peculier Brewing in Windsor or off Mulberry in Fort Collins for a round up campaign!

Round up your total and the proceeds will benefit the Crawford Child Advocacy Center and our work to prevent and respond to child abuse throughout Colorado's 8th Judicial District

Peculier Brewing Co. Peculier Ales