From Trauma to Triumph
A CAMPAIGN FOR KIDS-TALK DETROIT
Every year in Wayne County, approximately 6,000 child abuse and/or neglect cases are verified. When these allegations involve sexual abuse or severe physical abuse, Kids-TALK is there to serve as a vital component of the investigative process, and more importantly, as an advocate for the child and family.
The Kids-TALK Children’s Advocacy Center was established 25 years ago through the vision and determination of Lynda Baker and Nancy J. Diehl, who co-authored a Skillman Foundation grant with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office serving as fiduciary. United by a deep conviction that children who had endured the unspeakable deserved better care, Lynda and Nancy set out to create a more compassionate and coordinated response.
Today, Kids-TALK is a program of The Guidance Center, one of Michigan’s largest human service agencies providing comprehensive behavioral health and community outreach services. By combining The Guidance Center’s wide-ranging services, high quality care and dedicated staff with Kids-TALK’s child-centered programming, the children who walk through the Kids-TALK doors are surrounded by the support they need to heal from their trauma.
Important Documents
Our Team
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Dennis Archer Jr., Esq.
Chief Todd Bettison
Michael Bickers
Nancy J. Diehl
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Wanda Giancamilli
Representative Rylee Linting
Karen Wilson Smithbauer
Representative Joe Tate
Representative Jamie Thompson
Kym Worthy
STEERING COMMITTEE
James Coleman, Committee Chair
John Bebes
Cindy Gorno-Czarnik
Vonda Grant, CFP
Joe Gruber
Casey Hamelin
Jennifer Jambor
Tina Kozak
Reggie Roland
Megan Spanitz
Margaret Trimer
GUIDANCE CENTER STAFF
Laura Huot, President & CEO
Jill Blackson, Chief Operating Officer
Alexander Sebastian, Senior Director of Philanthropy & Communications
Liesa Finazzo, Director of Individual Giving & Special Campaigns
John Sorek, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
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