Alabama Network of Children'S Advocacy Centers
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About Alabama Network of Children'S Advocacy Centers
A statewide membership organization dedicated to helping communities, through local child advocacy centers, respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient — and put the needs of child victims first.
Focus Areas
Child abuse response and preventionForensic interviewingCounseling and victim servicesMedical referrals for child victimsMultidisciplinary team (MDT) developmentTraining and conferencesAdvocacy and public awareness
Who They Fund
children and youthvulnerable and at-risk childrenfamilies and caregivers
Funding Style
advocacy organization support
About Alabama Network of Children'S Advocacy Centers
Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers Inc directs its grantmaking to a statewide network of local children's advocacy centers, with recent awards running from roughly $162,800 to $213,630 per grant. The pattern is visible in support for centers such as Tri County Cac in Lafayette and Butterfly Bridge Cac in Clanton, both receiving sizable operating support tied to children's advocacy. The foundation's work is organized around helping member centers respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective, coordinated, and centered on child victims. Recent grants show a practical, systems-based approach rather than isolated project funding. Member centers across Alabama receive support for the services and infrastructure that keep local child advocacy work functioning, including agency operations and staff development. That emphasis matches the organization’s role as a statewide membership group serving local CACs, with grants flowing only within Alabama. In the recent grant list, awards also reach centers in cities such as Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa, indicating a broad in-state network rather than a single-region strategy.
What Alabama Network of Children'S Advocacy Centers Funds
Child advocacy center support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s funding. In 2025, it gave $190,361 to Prescott House in Birmingham for children’s advocacy, and $190,361 to Children Protect - Montgomery for the same purpose. Those grants sit within a larger pattern of direct support to local CACs serving children and families. The foundation also backs capacity building inside the network. Its ANCAC Small Grants for Member Centers program provides one-time small grants for training materials and agency operational expenses, while its scholarships program helps staff from member CACs attend ANCAC trainings and conferences. Those program descriptions show a focus on strengthening local service delivery through equipment, operations, and professional development. The funded work centers on child abuse response and prevention, with related emphasis on forensic interviewing, counseling and victim services, medical referrals, and multidisciplinary team development.
How Alabama Network of Children'S Advocacy Centers Gives
Recent grants cluster around a middle range: the 25th percentile is $49,068, the median is $61,364, and the 75th percentile is $166,885. The top of the recent grant list rises above that range, with several awards above $190,000. The pattern appears recurring rather than one-off, because the foundation supports a statewide member network of child advocacy centers through annual grants and program-specific support for member centers. It operates as an advocacy organization support funder with program and project grants, not an individual-giving or program-related-investment platform. The active grant programs described are invitation-based or member-based rather than open solicitation: both the small grants program and the training scholarships program accept unsolicited applications as false.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.2M
Total Assets
$472K
Total Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenses
$7.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $49K and $167K, with a median of $61K.
25th Percentile
$49K
Median
$61K
75th Percentile
$167K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LYNN HAMMOCK
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