Alliance for Children tells Saginaw council it provides free forensic interviews, Spanish services and court support for abuse victims

Alliance for Children representatives on Tuesday told the Saginaw City Council that the nonprofit runs three regional centers that provide no-cost forensic interviews, clinical therapy and family advocacy to child-victim families and works closely with local law enforcement and prosecutors.

"Our mission at Alliance for Children or AFC is to protect Tarant County children from child abuse," Selena, the group’s MDT coordinator, said during a presentation. She and Lindsay Hughes, identified as a senior supervisor with Alliance for Children, described the group’s multidisciplinary team approach and how its forensic-interview rooms are set up so children are interviewed alone while law enforcement and Child…