[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR DENTON COUNTY ON THE 
                   RIBBON CUTTING OF ITS NEW FACILITY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County on the completion and 
ribbon cutting of its new facility in Lewisville, Texas. After 
providing justice and healing for abused children in North Texas for 
over 10 years, the CACDC will now be able to open its doors to more 
families and children in need.
  What began in 1994 as a task force is now a symbol of hope for abused 
children and their families in Denton County. The brand new 14,000 
square foot facility will allow the CACDC to better serve a growing 
community.
  Prior to the formation of the CACDC, there was no adequate facility 
to care for the victims of child abuse cases. Children often underwent 
questioning in frightening environments by investigators who were not 
trained to work with child abuse victims. Today, the CACDC provides 
resources to child abuse victims and their families, hosts a 
comfortable environment to counsel abused children, and fights to 
ensure that abusers are prosecuted. The Center works hard to give 
children the care and encouragement they need to move past the trauma 
of abuse.
  I am proud of the noble and devoted community leaders, such as the 
CACDC volunteer board of directors, Executive Director Dan Leal, and 
countless others who have helped grow the Center into the safe haven it 
is today. I am honored to represent the people of the Children's 
Advocacy Center for Denton County in the 26th District of Texas, and I 
offer them my congratulations, and endless appreciation.

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