ROSCOMMON– The Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center, located in Roscommon, is in the midst of a building campaign.
Current plans are to take over the former juvenile detention center, and second chance academy, which Roscommon County Commissioners generously donated.
Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center works with children who have been abused physically, mentally and/or sexually, or may have witnessed a crime, as well as adult survivors of sexual or domestic violence.
Therapists and staff at the Roscommon location are working in confines which are too small for the work they do in attempting to provide a safe, non-threatening environment for individuals.
Expansion is needed to allow more room for forensic interviews and meet the needs of more children. It will ensure staff members have private offices to meet with children and their families, help children get mental health services sooner, and provide confidential services for adult survivors. To be able to keep those individuals out of the chaotic environment of an emergency room is a huge advantage.
To date, over $800,000 has been raised from local individuals, nonprofits and foundations. The first phase of the project is projected to cost $1.2 Million with the hope that $1.2 M may be raised by the end of the year. The total project, with inclusion of phase 2, is projected to be $3.1 Million.
For more information regarding the project or to donate funds, contact Rebecca Yuncker at 989-275-7143 or [email protected].
