About Kings County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council
The Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council / Family Preservation Support Board provides and oversees special funding for intensive family preservation services, as well as, community-based grant funds for programs aimed at reducing the likelihood of abuse, neglect, and delinquency.
This Board also acts as the County'sChild Abuse Council, a multidisciplinary council, administered through the Human Services Agency, aimed at providing efforts to reduce the likelihood of abuse and neglect.
Purpose and Objectives
- The function of the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council is to provide services to Kings County that will improve the detection, investigation, and treatment of Child Abuse Programs.
- To review and critique reported cases in order to improve the standards and systems procedures.
- To seek out and develop aftercare and treatment programs.
- To monitor the ongoing programs.
- To provide educational information to those agencies that have a legal responsibility to report, process, and treat child abuse cases.
- To disseminate information to the general public concerning the child abuse programs.
Membership Composition
The Council shall be comprised of the following thirteen (13) members, representing interests of the community from:
County Functions
- Probation
- Licensing
- Welfare or Public Social Services
Criminal Justice System
- Law Enforcement
- Coroner
- District Attorney’s Office
- The Courts
Prevention and Treatment Services
- Public and Private Schools
- Health Services
- Community-Based Organizations
- Mental Health Services
Community Interests
- Community Volunteers
- Religious Community
Kings County CAPCC
Board Members
Monica Connor
Chair
Shanna Meier
Vice Chair
Amory Marple
Board Member
Tana Elizondo
Board Member
Mary Helen-Mendoza
Board Member
Lavena Najera
Board Member
Amber Gates
Board Member
Pearl Hernandez
Board Member
Argelia Enlgand
Board Member
Armando Puga
Board Member