These are the children behind the headlines

A 15-year-old girl who’s been raped every week for the last five years. She was too afraid to tell.

A 4-year-old boy whose grandfather decided to sodomize him instead of playing catch in the backyard.

An 18 month-old girl with gonorrhea.

You have the power to help them write a happier ending

Only a portion of our resources come from government funding. The facilitation, integration, coordination and “safe place” that we provide are largely funded by people in our community. And it’s through the generosity of volunteers that we keep it all running smoothly.  

Saving money, mending hearts

Not only are we providing much-needed services to children and families, but we are saving the community money as well. 

National studies* indicate that the cost of providing children with coordinated care through a Child Advocacy Center saves about one-third of the cost of accessing the social, medical and legal agencies individually.

The savings represent $1,000 per child. At Bivona we save the community about $1 million each year. And we mend some broken hearts, too.

* Source: Executive Summary, Findings from the National Child Advocacy Center Cost-Benefit Analysis of Community Responses to Child Maltreatment, 2005. Download the PDF.

Donate to Bivona

We always welcome your generous gift—no matter how small or large. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity and donations are tax deductible to the extent the law allows. Learn more about making a gift to Bivona. Or you can skip straight to the online donation form.

Attend a fundraising event

Join us for our Annual Open that Bottle Night, a wine dinner we host the last Saturday night in February, where guests bring that ‘special bottle’ they’ve been meaning to open. In June, we host a golf tournament featuring our signature ”Bald-Headed Boys.” And in October, we unpack the corkscrews again to host a fabulous wine tasting.

What we do know is that people have fun at our events:

Here’s your next chance to have some fun for a great cause:

Check out all our fundraising events.

Volunteer your time

We run on the strength of our volunteers. We have people who help out in the office, who sit on committees (like marketing and PR, development, finance), who help us run our fundraising events. And we have people who find great joy in sitting with the kids, reading to them, playing games or just talking, in our cheerful toy-filled waiting room.

Whatever your skills, we welcome you. The children will benefit forever from your kindness. Read more about volunteering.

You’re a kid? Help some other kids.

There are so many ways you could help, limited only by your imagination. We’ve got a few ideas for how you could spread the word about child abuse and the services at Bivona…and maybe raise a few bucks, too. But we’re looking for your ideas, too. Check it out:

Are you worried that a kid you know is being abused?

Cruise over here for some information about how to figure it out—and how to help.

Shop! You’ll feel better and we’ll be healthier, too.

Our Bivona Boutique features Jennie Bears that any kid could cuddle. And a great golf umbrella. Browse around! Check back soon for more items.