History of Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center (WilcoCAC)

Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center

How You Can Help

Keep all our services free of charge:

Open House

Scheduled every second, third and fourth Tuesday, with tours available during the morning hours.

Click here for a map/directions.

Reporting Abuse

EVERYONE has an obligation under the law to report suspected child abuse. If you suspect a child is being abused or has been abused, immediately report it to the 24-hour, toll-free hotline:
1-800-252-5400

About Us - History

The Children's Advocacy Center was chartered in 1997 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Ken Anderson, the District Attorney at that time, recognized the need for Williamson County children to have a safe and child-friendly place to talk about alleged sexual and/or physical abuse.

The quaint 1300 sq. ft. "home" at 406 West University Avenue in Georgetown started with one employee and held 103 forensic interviews in 1998. Those numbers have steadily increased to over 650 interviews in 2008 (with an 85% increase since 2005).

In 2001, John Bradley, our current District Attorney, replaced Ken (now Judge Anderson) as the Board President of this successful and growing nonprofit. He and the Board realized that the growth of Williamson County dictated the need for a larger Children's Advocacy Center, and in 2005 undertook the challenge of designing and finding financial support for a new "home" for us.

WCCAC broke ground September 8, 2006, for the new 7500 sq. ft. facility, located at 1811 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown. We moved into the beautiful new facility in October 2007, which allowed us to expand forensic interview services and add full-time counseling and forensic medical exams. We have many people to thank for making this dream come true. We celebrated with some of them at a packed house during our Grand Opening on November 7, 2007, and again at a first year anniversary on October 15, 2008.

Past Events

We've held a number of successful fundraising events that have brought the community together in support of our important work. We look forward to many more, and hope you can be a part of them.

Central Texas Champions for Children Conference
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Dell Diamond Heritage Center
8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Conference
4:00 to 6:00 pm – Legislative Update
7:05 pm Ball Game Begins

This Conference was sponsored by the Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center in partnership with the Williamson County District Attorney’s office. The day included great guest speakers, important information and legislative updates, with CEU & TCLOSE credits available.

Golf Tournament

Our 2011 Golf Tournament was held Monday, May 9, 2011 at Avery Ranch Golf Club.

Thanks to all our teams and sponsors, once again, we had great fun and a very successful fundraising event that brought the community together in support of our important work.

2010 Golf Tournament - Monday, May 10, 2010.
Special thanks to our Sponsors:

Round Rock Auto Group
(http://www.roundrockautogroup.com/)

2009 Golf Tournament - Monday, May 11, 2009
Special thanks to our Title Sponsor:
Classic Automotive Round Rock

2008 Golf Tournament - Monday, May 12, 2008
Special thanks to our three Title Sponsors:
Classic Automotive Round Rock
Chasco Constructors
Capital One

2007 Golf Tournament - May 14, 2007
The Golf Tournament Awards ceremony was an opportunity for various Capital Campaign Supporters to be recognized. Additionally, Jill and Jeff Davis, representing The Happy Davis Foundation, presented Board President John Bradley with a $100,000 donation for the new facility. Sister Kris Davis, unable to attend the tournament, is Executive Director of The Happy Davis Foundation, and also a partner in the upscale community being built in Florence, Texas, known as The Vineyard at Florence. This donation funds the Conference/Training Room in the new facility.

Special thanks to our 2007 Corporate Sponsors:
Chasco Constructors
BWR Corporation (Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation)

Charity Archery Competition
Saturday March 24th
9:00, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 & 5:00

Presented by Double G Archery, this event was open to novice and experienced archers, ages 10 to 100, and all proceeds go to WCAC. The Competition lasted all day and brought competitors from all age groups and all regions of Central Texas. We had a goal of raising $5,000, and amazingly succeeded that by more than 20%. Thanks to the generosity and support of this community, as well as the tremendous effort put forth by the Godsey family of Double G Archery.

Movie Nights

Movie Night is an annual event that pulls together over 200 supporters each year for a fun night at the theatre.

Our movie nights are fun ways for the community to help support our mission. 2010 Movie Nights - November
Operation Pacific
City Lights Theatre, Georgetown, TX
Way Off Broadway Community Players’ Theater, Leander, TX

Click here for a link to a gallery of our 2010 movie night photos. Guests are welcome to view the gallery and purchase photos at a very minimal cost. Special thanks to our wonderful friends at IMAGE ECLECTIC who graciously provided these services for the events.

Fun times at the 9th Annual Movie Night. Thanks to our sponsors!