Dear Martin, Sherry, Kelly and Foundation Trustees,
On behalf of our staff and Board of Directors, and the children that we serve, we want to extend our deepest appreciation for the Foundation’s donation of 1,000 stuffed animals to Dove House Children’s Advocacy Center. What a blessing these will be to the children that we serve!
As you know, Dove House is a non-profit organization providing a safe and child-friendly facility that is supporting the investigation, prosecution and therapy / follow-up of all reported child sexual assault cases in Iredell and Alexander Counties in North Carolina. We have received over 982 cases since opening five years ago and have provided services to over 3,000 primary and secondary victims. Our current trend is approximately five new cases each week. Our community’s improved coordinated response, facilitated by Dove House, has resulted in much higher quality investigations, and we are experiencing an 87% successful prosecution rate – up from less than 20% prior to Dove House’s existence. Strong community and corporate support is a critical factor in our ability to serve these children who are suffering because of child sexual abuse, as well as providing an array of services to their non-offending family members.
Again, thank you for your concern for the safety and welfare of our children through your Foundation’s support of Dove House. We are continually blessed by the provision of financial needs through gracious donations such as yours, which allow us to continue to provide valuable services to child victims of sexual assault and their non-offending family members.
Sincerely,
Brenda C. Deal, Executive Director
