Now entering its 45th year, the Child Protection Center provides life-saving services for children who are victims of child abuse. Serving Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, our extensive programming ...

In 2025, KXAN/KNVA/KBVO chose two local nonprofits that benefit children and young adults in Central Texas. Tanisha Holmes, Director of Team Coordination at the Center for Child Protection, spoke with ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...