South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
H. 3540
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham, Atwater, Ballentine, Huggins, Kennedy, Ott, Quinn, Spires, Toole, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.Brown, R.L.Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.McLeod, W.J.McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on February 10, 2015
Adopted by the House on February 10, 2015
Summary: Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
2/10/2015HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage5)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/10/2015
AHOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DICKERSON CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER, UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, TO EXPRESS PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THE SIGNIFICANT SERVICES OFFERED TO THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY ITS DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AND TO WISH THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that the Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with theSixteenth Annual Benefit, aMardi Gras Gala, to be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Columbiaon February 14, 2015; and
Whereas, in the early 1990s, children in the Midlands already traumatized by physical and sexual abuse had to be often transported to facilities in the lower and upper parts of the State to have forensic medical examinations, forensic interviews, and therapy; and
Whereas, a task force of representatives from Lexington Medical Center, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Mental Health, and other local partners began exploring the possibility of a location in the county to provide these services; and
Whereas, in 1995, longtime Lexington resident and philanthropist Nettie Dickerson was persuaded by the task force to donate her former home for a children’s advocacy center, and the Lexington Children’s Center was established, laterrenamed the Dickerson Center for Children; and
Whereas, the children who enter the doors of the now Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Centerhave been drugendangered, witnessed violence, suffered physical and sexual abuse,and been neglected, and they find comfort in the childfriendly setting; and
Whereas, over the years,DCAChas grown throughloving support of local women known as the Center’s Fun(d)raisers, founded by Mollie DuPriest Taylor over fifteen years ago. Events, such as golf tournaments and an annual GALA, have raised over threequarters of a million dollarsto enable the center to provide forensic medical examinations and forensic interviews, as well as individual, group, and family therapy; and
Whereas, communitybased children’s advocacy centershave proven effective in reducing the hardships imposed on children as they recite their stories of abuse and undergo examinations. Each month DCAC brings together the professionals involved in cases, known as multidisciplinary teams, to discuss the cases, share critical information, and develop specific plans of treatment for each child. This procedure enables law enforcement to proceed from prosecution to conviction and allows the child and family to begin the important journey of healing and recovery; and
Whereas, accredited by the National Children’s Alliance in Washington, D.C., the small but impressive staff of DCAC is comprised of licensed, caring childabuse professionals and a bilingual victim advocate; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciates the outstanding dedication of the Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center which has helped thousands of defenseless children for two decades with assessment and treatment services. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center, upon the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, express profound appreciation for the significant services offered to the most vulnerable citizens in our communities by its dedicated staff and volunteers, and wish them continued success and fulfillment in the years ahead.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Carol Yarborough, Executive Director of Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center, and other staff members.
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