Child Protection Center, Sarasota Florida

Child Protection Center
Sarasota, FL

SERVING SARASOTA & DESOTO COUNTIES
FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Prevention. Intervention. Treatment.

The Child Protection Center’s mission is the Prevention, Intervention, & Treatment of Child Abuse. We envision a community where children are safe from abuse and free to thrive.

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Learn about our four core programs in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse.

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impact

Because of you, change is not only possible- it is happening! Read about the important work that CPC accomplished this past year.

About the Child Protection Center

Now entering its 45th year, the Child Protection Center provides life-saving services for children who are victims of child abuse. Serving Sarasota and DeSoto Counties through our three locations (Sarasota, North Port, and Arcadia), our extensive programming brings education, intervention services, and trauma-informed care to heal the hearts of survivors in the pursuit of our mission: the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse.

CPC is accredited by the National Children’s Alliance, has been previously named Nonprofit of the Year by both the Sarasota and Venice Chambers of Commerce, and is a Best of Florida Regional Winner of 2024.

Your support of the Child Protection Center makes healing, safety, and hope possible for vulnerable children. Together, we can make a difference!

To learn more about our mission and take a virtual tour of our Sarasota facility, please watch this video.

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How CPC Changes Lives

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PSCA

Personal Safety &
Community Awareness

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CPT

Child Protection
Team

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CFSVP

Children & Families Supervised
Visitation Program

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THERAPY

Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Kid Kindness Program, & Hanna’s Hope

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CPC Named Best of Florida Regional Winner

By bringing this awareness to our mission, more children are brought to safety and given the opportunity to heal- all because of YOU. We couldn’t be more grateful for this community, which is not only filled with compassion but also the drive to take concrete action and make a true difference.

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Survivors of Child Abuse Find Courage With PAWS

These Therapy Dogs Are on a Mission to Heal Hearts

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Everyone Deserves a Fighting Chance

Heather McNamee, a survivor of child abuse and now a highly trained therapist, finds purpose and healing at the Child Protection Center in providing trauma-informed treatment to children who have also suffered abuse.

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Building a Strategic Nonprofit Board: Lessons from Crisis to Growth

CPC’s Executive Director, Doug Staley, was the guest speaker on the ‘I 501(c) You’ podcast.

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PAWS pet therapy program brings the comfort and companionship of trained therapy dogs to victims of child abuse in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties

PAWS Featured on ABC7

Our community is home to the PAWS pet therapy program, which brings the comfort and companionship of trained therapy dogs to local survivors of child abuse.

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