Tickets are $25 per person and include a served lunch and dessert.

Wear your special tie or carry that one-of-a kind purse to the second annual Ugly Tie and Purse Luncheon! Our panel of guest judges will decide who deserves top honors and you could win a fabulous prize! What’s most important is that you will be supporting critical programs for children who are victims of abuse.

Reservations may be made by calling 344-8576 or emailing jcGLOWfoundation@yahoo.com.

To support the mission of the Child Advocacy Center located in Batavia, community members formed a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit corporation, the Justice for Children GLOW Foundation, Inc. The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is managed by a division county government, and is funded solely through grants received from the Crime Victims Board and philanthropic donations.

The CAC exists to reduce the potential trauma a child victim experiences by bringing together members of the legal, medical, social services, mental health and victim advocate professions in a non-intimidating home-like environment and reducing the number of times a child-victim is interviewed.

In the past, interview locations have included: police stations, hospital emergency rooms, social services, district attorney’s office or even the location of the abuse, if it occurred in the home. Each is a location that would prove overwhelming and threatening to a child suffering from abuse.

The use of the CAC with its multi-disciplinary approach helps to enhance criminal prosecution and can strengthen family court dispositions that are in the best interest of the child.

Services provided by the CAC include a child friendly atmosphere, medical evaluations, educational presentations, professional training, forensic interviews, counseling, information and referrals. There are no charges for services provided by the CAC.