SaM Child Advocacy Center

02/14/2026

02/13/2026

Bring your mom, daughter, coworker, sister, or best friend and join us for our Ladies Self-Defense Workshop next Saturday! This empowering class is open to girls and women ages 12 and up and is designed to build confidence, awareness, and practical real-world protection skills in a supportive, high-energy environment.
Learn how to stay safer, react smarter, and stand stronger — no experience needed. Come train, have fun, and leave feeling more confident than ever. Grab your spot and bring a friend 💪

02/12/2026

and have teamed up for Prevent First NC!

Launching February 19, 2026, this new statewide coalition will unite cross-sector partners to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA).

We’re engaging state leaders, local professionals, and community supporters to help build North Carolina’s unified CSA prevention movement. Our collective efforts will be driven by shared data, sustained by coordination, and strengthened through statewide capacity-building.

Your voice and experience are essential as we work to protect children now and for generations to come!

Date: Third Thursday every other month, beginning in February

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)

Location: Virtual

Focus: Each meeting will provide updates on coalition activities, introduce upcoming opportunities for engagement, connect participants with tools and resources to advance their capacity and prevention efforts, and support collaboration across our statewide network.

Who Can Attend? Meetings are open to current and prospective coalition members, including state leaders, local professionals, and community supporters, who are committed to strengthening and coordinating CSA prevention efforts across North Carolina.

Learn more here ➡️ https://www.canva.com/design/DAGyoaGzj6s/5tJMjezwTmHP0q51FO9lEg/view?utm_content=DAGyoaGzj6s&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7d972da0b1

Register here➡️ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qZ9jE46oSVqRcM4nRwJNXQ

02/06/2026

02/05/2026

Silence hides violence.

If you are concerned about child abuse, make a report!

Learn how here: https://cacnc.org/report/

02/04/2026

01/31/2026

01/31/2026

01/29/2026

Great read from Officer Gomez

Raising Kids Who Respond With Strength Instead of Emotion
Pull up a chair for a minute. This is one of those lessons that comes from a few decades of watching people make the same mistakes in different settings.
Somewhere along the way, we started confusing standing up for something with being offended. They sound similar, but they lead to very different outcomes in life.
When someone stands up for something, they act with purpose.
They see a problem and respond with calm strength.
They use facts instead of feelings.
They’re trying to make a situation better, not louder.
That kind of person keeps their power. They don’t need to dominate the room to make a difference. They know where they stand and they stand there quietly and firmly.
Being offended is different.
That’s a reaction, not a decision.
Emotions take the wheel.
Everything becomes personal.
The goal shifts from solving the problem to proving a point.
When a person lives in a constant state of offense, they slowly hand their power over to everyone and everything around them.
If we raise kids who are easily offended, they’ll spend their lives frustrated, reactive, and exhausted.
If we raise kids who know how to stand up for what’s right, they’ll grow into confident adults who can lead, influence, and create real change without losing their character.
Let’s raise problem-solvers, not victims.
Happy Parenting,
Officer Gomez

01/26/2026

Take some time to read