Children's Advocacy Center of the 1st Judicial District

11/19/2025

SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN RECOVERY Each year, Carter County Drug Prevention hosts our Annual Flag Football Tournament to raise support for the Recovery Christmas Project, which provides holiday gifts for children whose parents are in treatment or recovery. This high-energy, community-driven event bring...

11/17/2025

11/17/2025

The Elizabethton River Riders in partner with GFS will be hosting a Free Community Hot Dog meal for those in need in our community. Join us at Northeast Community Credit Union ballpark this Thursday from 11:00am - 1:00pm and receive a free meal of hot dogs, bag of chips and water.

The River Riders are honored to serve our community and grateful to GFS for partnering with us to provide this meal.

11/15/2025

As December rolls around, toy marketers go into overdrive to convince parents that their ultra-high-tech beeping flashing Bluetooth-activated contraption will boost children’s development. But there’s actually a good amount of data to back up quite the opposite!⁠
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Parents of children with developmental delays may be especially susceptible to this type of marketing, so we can play a role in educating parents about how to be smart toy consumers.⁠
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BTW: All the tips in this research review are equally relevant to us clinicians stocking our therapy closets and planning our sessions! ⁠
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Check out our FREE review, "Toy time!" to learn more about toys and development. Plus, grab the parent handout (English and Spanish versions!)⁠ at https://www.theinformedslp.com/review/toy-time
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11/15/2025

Order your wreath today and support the CAC1ST! Decorate your home, office or church with these beautiful fresh wreaths! 🎄

11/14/2025

Hats off to BMS, Speedway Children’s Charities for supporting our programs!

Congratulations to our President and General Manager, Jerry Caldwell, for being named to the Tri-Cities Business Hall of Fame Thursday night, an award given annually by the great folks at Junior Achievement. A bunch of our BMS Team joined Jerry, Belton, and the Caldwell family to help celebrate this amazing honor. Congratulations also go to fellow inductee, Dr. Brian Noland, President of ETSU.

11/11/2025

CAC1ST will be on a 2 hour delay for inclement weather.

11/10/2025

Advocate Sophie attends a Career Fair at Doe Elementary!! It was so much fun interacting with the children and teaching them about what we do! ☺️📚📍

11/09/2025

If you guessed that Happy Bear was having a meal at , you were right!! 🍽️🥐🥗

Happy Bear had an exquisite meal cooked and baked by his very own chef friends! Happy Bear enjoyed his meal very much, but he is also thankful for something else!

is a long-term donor to CAC1st. When you go eat at Juniper, a percentage of your total goes towards the CAC! ☺️

Date night coming soon? Anniversary? Birthday? Retirement? Maybe you just had a bad day and want to reward yourself?? Go eat with our talented friends at Juniper for a meal you won’t forget!! Support a local business and a local nonprofit at the same time!! 🤩