Child Advocacy Center reports 74 children served in 2024, tells Titus County commissioners rising costs pushed a 5% contract increase request

Representatives of the Child Advocacy Center told the Titus County Commissioners Court on Tuesday that the center served 74 children across three counties in 2024, including 32 children in Titus County, and described rising operating costs that prompted a requested 5% increase in their contract with the county.

The center's speaker said the program logged 694 staff hours and 682 volunteer hours serving Titus County children last year, and volunteers and staff traveled a combined 6,919 miles to visit children placed in the foster-care system. "We do not coerce, we do not encourage them. We are fully... objective," the representative said when describing how forensic interviews are conducted with child victims.

The Child Advocacy Center explained its role in coordinating forensic interviews, family advocacy and trauma-focused counseling. Investigators from CPS or law enforcement bring children to the center for…