Canopy Center Inc.

12/18/2025

Calling all CASA Advocates, foster parents, and professionals who show up every day for kids 💛

If you support children and families through advocacy, caregiving, or in other ways, the Advocate Summit is for you. Join us for a day of learning, connection, and renewal alongside others who understand both the challenges and the impact of this work.

✨ Invest in yourself so you can continue showing up for them.
👉 Register today to save your spot: https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/events/advocate-summit.html

12/17/2025

Because of you, children and families impacted by abuse don't have to face it alone. 💟

This year, more than 200 children and families found safety, advocacy, and healing at Canopy Center.

For one mother and her kids, it meant something simple and powerful: peace. She shared, “My kids felt like they were home. They felt safe. Their only job was to play.”

Your support makes moments like this possible. As we close out the year, the need remains constant.

Give today to help transform lives, break cycles of abuse, and build stronger, healthier communities: https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/ways-to-give/donate-online.html

12/17/2025

Some of our mental health clinic staff took a little break to try a fun social media challenge - how did our "imposter" do? 🤭

At Canopy Center, we believe therapy should be patient, affirming and yes, sometimes even a little fun. Our mental health clinic provides specialized care for survivors of child sexual abuse, helping children, caregivers and adult survivors heal on their own timeline.

While the work we do is serious, we know it is important to enjoy the journey. 👣

12/15/2025

📣 "It's kind of scary advocating for a child in the court system - but it's definitely worth it."📣

A CASA volunteer in New Hampshire shares the challenges and profound impact of standing up for children in the court system.

If you've ever wondered whether becoming a CASA volunteer could be meaningful for you, this story is worth a read. 💛

👉 Read more:

CASA New Hampshire provides training and support to volunteers who advocate for children in court, helping them to bridge the gap between their own experiences and those of the families they are dealing with.

12/13/2025

Canopy Center’s Associate Director, Marti Ager, has joined WAFCA’s ABIDE Committee!👏🏻

The WAFCA - Wisconsin Association of Family & Children's Agencies works to strengthen human services and behavioral health across the state by advancing public policy, best practices, and partnerships. The Accessibility, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ABIDE) Committee's role is to provide guidance and accountability as WAFCA grows into a more diverse, membership-driven organization, ensuring all aspects of its work reflect the experiences and needs of those most affected by the services provided.

Marti is excited to contribute her expertise, learn from others and carry insights back to Canopy Center to better support our employees, the people we serve and our boarder community.

12/12/2025

We’re proud to share that Canopy Center was selected as a finalist for the In Business Madison Business of the Year Awards in the Charitable Nonprofit category!

Canopy Center is a safe place for children who have experienced abuse and neglect, a voice for foster children, and a beacon of healing for survivors of child sexual abuse. Being recognized for this work means so much!

Thank you to In Business Madison and congrats to all the incredible organizations making a difference in our community, including our friends at GiGi's Playhouse - Madison and LIFT Consulting, LLC - A Sandler Training Company. 🤗🏆

12/11/2025

Our mission begins with kids - but it doesn’t end there.

Volunteers and interns gain real-world experience that launches them into careers serving children and families, just like Isabella:

"I started volunteering for Canopy Center because I was (and still am) interested in pursuing a career in family law. My experience at Canopy Center broadened my understanding of what a career in family support services might look like. I left Canopy Center because I got a job in Chicago working with the Illinois Childcare Assistance Program, which I sought out because of my time at the Canopy Center." ✨

We're proud to play a role in developing the next generation of helping professionals. 💟

12/10/2025

It takes a village. We know that keeping kids safe takes awareness, knowledge and community — we’re proud to have hosted our first Not A Number workshop to support parents and caregivers. 🧸

This free workshop explores vulnerabilities youth face, how they connect to grooming tactics, and teaches realistic ways for parents/caregivers to spot warning signs, respond and help kids create safety plans that actually work.

We’ll be expanding on this topic at our Advocate Summit on February 21 — registration now open for CASA Advocates, foster parents, and helping professionals. 🔗 https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/events/advocate-summit.html

✉️ To host a workshop at your organization, email Brianna Bero: briannab@casadanecolumbia.org

12/05/2025

Congratulations to our Parent to Child Program Director, Emmy Lita, on being appointed to the Board of Directors for the Supervised Visitation Network! Her dedication to safe, supportive parent-child connection is felt every day, and now she’ll help guide the only international network advancing best practices in supervised visitation. 💚

12/04/2025

💡Did you know that 25% of the children served by our CASA program have experienced or are at risk for trafficking, and substance use is a factor in nearly every case we’re assigned to?

Become a sponsor of next year’s Advocate Summit and help equip advocates, volunteers, and foster parents with tools to better support these children and youth. Breakfast and lunch generously sponsored by Beans n Cream Coffee Deforest & Jimmy John's.

🔗https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/events/sponsor-advocate-summit.html

12/03/2025

Advocacy in action! 💥Together with CASA of Marathon County and CASA of Rock County, WI, we had the chance to meet Nela Kalpic, Executive Director of Marsy's Law for All Wisconsin.

Marsy’s Law - approved by Wisconsin voters five years ago - protects the rights of crime victims, including children. Child victims and witnesses face unique challenges in court, and Marsy’s Law ensures they have the protections and support they need to share their truth safely.

At Canopy Center, we walk alongside children through the justice process: answering questions, attending court with them, and connecting them to the right resources. Thanks to recent state support for victim services, we can keep providing these critical supports. ❤️

12/02/2025

This , you can help ensure no child who has experienced abuse or neglect has to wait for safety, advocacy or healing.

Because of supporters like you, we raised nearly $20,000 last year between Giving Tuesday and year-end gifts. Those dollars helped support vital services, expand group therapy for survivors of child sexual abuse, and develop an anti-trafficking program.

This year, there are so many meaningful ways to give:
💛 Donate to our annual fund to support kids and families following trauma
https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/ways-to-give/donate-online.html
💛 Sponsor the Advocate Summit (sponsorships start at $100!) to support those working directly with survivors
https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/events/sponsor-advocate-summit.html
💛 Shop our Amazon wish list to help maintain safe, welcoming and healing spaces
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/111H9WIHAB5IC/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
💛 Participate in the United Way of Dane County's Workplace Giving Campaign — today is the last day for Partners in Giving!

Together, we can continue to transform lives, break cycles, and build healthier communities for us all.