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Organizational Overview
Below are links to documents that may be useful as you get to know more about our organization and cause.
Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
ECCAC Logos
For access to our logo files or different formats, please email marketing@eccac.org for the password to retrieve the files. For all digital use of the logo, please use the .png or .jpg files. For any print applications, use the .eps vector file.
In the News
Prevention & Training
Many Victims Don't Receive Help
Sadly, many victims don't receive the help they need because they are not reported to the system. These abused and neglected children span all ages, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
How to Report Abuse
If you suspect that a child has been abused or neglected, you are legally obligated to report the situation. Please refer to this guide and call the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-96-ABUSE.
Report Abuse Guide
Safety Matters
MBF Prevention Education Programs, including MBF Child Safety Matters™ for elementary schools and MBF Teen Safety Safety Matters™ for middle schools are comprehensive, research-based, primary prevention programs, that educate and empower students and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, and all types of child abuse and exploitation.
Dates TBD
If you wish to schedule a course for your classroom or event, please contact info@eccac.org.
students received Safety Matters education
Partner Resources
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
The state agency responsible for the initial investigation of reports of child sexual and physical abuse and neglect.
Learn MoreFlorida Department of Law Enforcement
Florida Department of Law Enforcement maintains databases you can use to look up registered child sexual offenders that may be living in your neighborhood.
Learn MoreB.A.C.A.
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. They exist as a body of Bikers to empower children not to feel afraid of the world in which they live. They stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization.
Learn MoreWalton County Sheriff's Office
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is committed to ensuring our community is a safe place to live, work and visit.
Learn MoreOkaloosa County Sheriff's Office
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office protects 180,000+ year-round residents and many thousands of tourists with a full range of Law Enforcement services.
Learn MoreEmerald Coast United Way
United Way Emerald Coast is a local volunteer-based organization that brings individuals and groups together in a community-wide effort to help people. United, they fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in Okaloosa and Walton counties. To drive positive change, UWEC evaluates our community's diverse needs, mobilizes the caring power of the community, and directs resources to the areas that will have the most positive impact.
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CARES
CARES (Community Awareness, Advocacy, Resources, Education, and Support) is a community-based initiative to reach a wider demographic of children who are subject to neglect and lack of resources.
CARES aims to:
- Be the bridge to keeping children in safe and supported homes and out of the judicial child welfare system.
- Provide families with a myriad of preventive-based services including: resources to support children remaining in safe homes, parenting and child development education, job and household budgeting support, and a number of other direct services.
- Embody ECCAC’s value of preventive methods of ending childhood neglect.
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If you would like to have someone from our team attend an event to provide information about our mission and goals, please fill out the form below.
Book a SpeakerSuspect abuse or neglect?
If you know or suspect that a child under the age of 18 is being abused or neglected or is at risk of being abused or neglected, you are required to report that to the Florida Abuse Hotline.
You need not know if the abuse or neglect has occurred, but it is your obligation to report your concerns.
Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-96-ABUSE