Moore County Children's Advocacy Center

Moore County Children's Advocacy Center We are a community-based, child-friendly center offering consolidated care for children and families affected by sexual abuse or severe physical abuse.

We provide a coordinated, multi-disciplinary, comprehensive response to victims and their caregivers. Darian Korbecki
Director/Forensic Interviewer
910-852-9660
Moorecac@southmountain.org

Karla Bueno, MSW
Family Advocate
910-818-1805
kbueno@southmountain.org

It's estimated that at least ๐Ÿญ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป in the U.S. experienced abuse or neglect in the past year, according to nat...
04/02/2026

It's estimated that at least ๐Ÿญ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป in the U.S. experienced abuse or neglect in the past year, according to national research. Many cases remain unreported due to fear or limited awareness.

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! Every child deserves to grow up safe, supported, and heard. ๐Ÿ’™Child abuse...
04/01/2026

๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต!

Every child deserves to grow up safe, supported, and heard. ๐Ÿ’™
Child abuse prevention starts with all of us.

Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Centers (that's us!) use a child-friendly interview process so children donโ€™t have to tell and reliv...
02/23/2026

Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Centers (that's us!) use a child-friendly interview process so children donโ€™t have to tell and relive their story over and over again.

Our interviewer is highly trained, incredibly patient, and deeply skilled at helping children feel safe, comfortable and heard.

๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐šž๐šœ๐šŽ ๐š—๐š˜๐š ๐šŠ๐š•๐š• ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›๐š˜๐šŽ๐šœ ๐š ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š› ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š™๐šŽ๐šœ, ๐šœ๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ ๐šœ๐š’๐š–๐š™๐š•๐šข ๐šœ๐š’๐š ๐š‹๐šŽ๐šœ๐š’๐š๐šŽ ๐šŠ ๐šŒ๐š‘๐š’๐š•๐š ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š•๐š’๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐š—.

1๏ธโƒฃ Child.
1๏ธโƒฃ Interview.
1๏ธโƒฃ Coordinated team working together to reduce trauma and support healing from the very beginning.

๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†Child abuse often happens at the hands of someone a child knows and trusts.Thatโ€™s why our ...
02/09/2026

๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†

Child abuse often happens at the hands of someone a child knows and trusts.
Thatโ€™s why our childrenโ€™s advocacy center exists: to provide a safe, neutral place for children to share their stories and begin healing.

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’” ๐’–๐’‘, ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’‡๐’†๐’“.

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โ„๏ธ Weather Update โ„๏ธWeather and poor road conditions are keeping our staff at home again today. Our team is working remo...
02/03/2026

โ„๏ธ Weather Update โ„๏ธ
Weather and poor road conditions are keeping our staff at home again today. Our team is working remotely and can be reached by phone or email. Please visit our website for contact information. ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ž

โ„๏ธ Weather Update โ„๏ธOur center is closed today due to the weather. Staff are working remotely and can still be reached b...
02/02/2026

โ„๏ธ Weather Update โ„๏ธ
Our center is closed today due to the weather. Staff are working remotely and can still be reached by phone or email. ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ“ž

We are so proud to celebrate our executive director, Chris Jernigan! This well-deserved recognition honors the many way...
01/21/2026

We are so proud to celebrate our executive director, Chris Jernigan! This well-deserved recognition honors the many ways his work continues to make a difference for kids and families. ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ’™ Grateful for Our Partners ๐Ÿ’™We were so touched to receive a thoughtful gift from Friend To Friend. Their kindness is a ...
12/19/2025

๐Ÿ’™ Grateful for Our Partners ๐Ÿ’™

We were so touched to receive a thoughtful gift from Friend To Friend. Their kindness is a beautiful reminder of the strong partnerships that make this work possible.

We are deeply grateful for the work Friend to Friend does every day to support survivors and families, and we value our shared commitment to safety, healing, and hope.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€. Your support helps provide:โ€ข Safe homes for children in crisisโ€ข Forensic interviews & medical evalua...
12/02/2025

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

Your support helps provide:
โ€ข Safe homes for children in crisis
โ€ข Forensic interviews & medical evaluations
โ€ข Trauma-informed counseling
โ€ข Family support across 16 NC counties

โœจ Your generosity fuels safety and healing.

Give today: southmountain.org/donate

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™Your generosity today helps us continue pr...
12/02/2025

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

Your generosity today helps us continue providing critical support to children and families who rely on our Foster Community and Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Centers.

If youโ€™re able, please consider making a gift:
โค๏ธ southmountain.org/donate

๐Ÿงก Happy Thanksgiving from Southmountain Children and Family Services!Today and every day, we are grateful for the childr...
11/27/2025

๐Ÿงก Happy Thanksgiving from Southmountain Children and Family Services!

Today and every day, we are grateful for the children and families we serve, our dedicated team who stands beside them, and the communities across North Carolina who support our mission.

Because of you, children find safety, healing, and hope through our foster community and Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Centers. Thank you for helping us create pathways to brighter futures.

Wishing you a day filled with warmth, gratitude, and connection.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Today, we pause to honor the bravery, sacrifice, and service of our nationโ€™s veterans. Your cour...
11/11/2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Today, we pause to honor the bravery, sacrifice, and service of our nationโ€™s veterans. Your courage inspires us every day, especially those who continue serving their communities and families here at home.

Thank you, veterans. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

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408 South McNeill Street
Carthage, NC
28327

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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