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Bivona Child Advocacy Center

At Bivona Child Advocacy Center, we facilitate a collaboration of professionals who specialize in child abuse. They protect, treat and counsel children and their families so the journey of healing can begin.

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Our mission

The mission of Bivona Child Advocacy Center is to coordinate and provide services and support to meet the needs of child victims of sexual or physical abuse and their families at a single and safe, child-friendly facility. The Center is committed to reducing trauma, promoting accountability, fostering healing, and advocating on behalf of child victims of sexual and physical abuse.

Our vision

That every child has access to the services of a children’s advocacy center.

Bivona Summit on Child Abuse

Each April we host our Annual Bivona Summit on Child Abuse, featuring a nationally and regionally noted child abuse experts in a host of workshops and panel discussions. Contact us if you’d like to be included on next year’s invitation list.

Learn more about child sexual abuse

Child abuse is a silent epidemic in this country. Get informed.

Resources

We’ve put together a lengthy list of links to agencies and organizations who can provide you with more information and assistance.

Download Bivona brochure

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It’s a handy all-in-one-place reference. Download the PDF. If you would like printed versions to distribute, please contact us.

 

We look forward to hearing from you

Contact us anytime, and we’ll do what we can to help.

 

Honorary Board Member

Valerie Wilcox

Valerie Wilcox is married with three children and has been a stay-at-home mom for the past eight years. She worked for 10 years in hospitals as a licensed practical nurse.

In 2000, she graduated from Monroe Community College with an associate degree in nursing. She took and passed the state boards for nursing that same year.

She volunteers at her children’s schools and is also a board member on the Polisseni Foundation, a member of the Nursing Advisory Panel at Rochester General Hospital, and Vice President and team captain of her bowling league.

She loves children, and believes that all children should feel as safe and as loved as her own. Being a part of Bivona is her way of being able to contribute to achieving that goal.

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275 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY 14608  Tel: (585) 935-7800  Fax: (585) 935-7804

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of children on this web site depict actual clients of Bivona Child Advocacy Center.
We maintain strict confidentiality with all of our clients.