Mission Statement
The New York State Children's Alliance is an organization created to promote the development, growth and continuation of Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Advocacy Centers throughout New York State in order to better serve abused and neglected children and their families.

History
Through the initiative of the New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center (CARCC), a program of Safe Horizon, an informal statewide network of Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) and Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) was established in 1996. This network initially served as a springboard for information sharing, networking and peer support of its members. In 1998 the network applied for state chapter status from the National Children's Alliance. A state chapter grant was received in 1999 to support mentoring, a Leadership Conference and conference calls. A Leadership Conference was held in June 1999. Participants included MDT Leaders and CAC Directors from across the state. It soon became apparent that although CARCC was able to provide training, technical assistance and information sharing to communities on MDT and CAC development, a more organized coalition was needed to promote the development of these models throughout New York State. Attendees started to identify the different roles of CARCC and a statewide network. A steering committee was established to implement the ideas that emerged at this conference.

Organization
As a result, the New York State Children's Alliance (NYSCA) was created in May 2000. Members consist of representatives of MDTs and CACs from communities across the state. A Board of Directors is the decision making body of the organization. Members of this board are elected by the membership and are representative of all regions within the state. To encourage participation from every county within the state, both statewide and regional meetings are held annually.

Objectives
The New York State Children's Alliance provides an avenue for members to network, obtain cutting-edge information and expand the use of MDTs and CACs. The objectives of the organization are to:

	Disseminate information from NCA
	Provide legislative education
	Initiate promotional activities regarding the MDT and CAC models
	Partner with other state organizations that share similar goals regarding child abuse prevention
	Collaborate with the New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center (CARCC)

Board of Directors Contact List

Chair Kevin Revere Oneida County Child Advocacy Center 930 York Street Utica, NY  13502 Tel: 315 732 3990 Fax: 315 732 2804 Email: oneidacac@yahoo.com	Vice Chair / Hudson Valley Region Marla Behler Putnam County Child Advocacy Center 121 Main Street Brewster, NY  10509 Tel: 845 278 5215 Fax: 845 278 0581 Email: putnamcacmb@suscom.net
Secretary / Central Region Jean Rose-Klein Broome County Child Advocacy Center 377 Robinson Street Binghamton, NY  13904 Tel: 607 723 3200 Fax: 607 773 8370 Email: broomecac@yahoo.com	CARCC Christine Schoonmaker CARCC 312 Lynn Road Camillus, NY 13031 Tel: 315 488 3116 Fax: 315 488 0701 Email: cschoonm@twcny.rr.com
Capital Region Renee Roman START Children's Center 2136 Burdett Avenue Troy, NY 12180 Tel: 518 271 6001 Fax: 518 271 6836 Email: rroman@startcac.com	Metropolitan Region Karel Amaranth Montefiore Child Protection Center 3314 Steuben Avenue Bronx, NY 10467 Tel: 718 920 6429 Fax: 718 405 6149 Email: kamarant@montefiore.org
Mohawk Region Wendi Bazan Herkimer County Child Advocacy Center 205 North Washington Street Herkimer, NY 13350 Tel: 315 866 0748 Fax: 315 866 0852 Email: wbazan@ywcamv.org	North Region Loretta Somerville Harriet M. West Child Advocacy Center 359 Ballston Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Tel: 518 587 8008 Fax 518 587 8241 Email: lorettasomerville@saratogacff.org
Rochester Region Sr. Inv. Alan Morse New York State Police 1569 Rochester Road Farmington, NY 14425 Tel: 585 398 4118 Fax: 585 398 2961 Email: amorse@troopers.state.ny.us	Western Region Judith Olin Lee Gross Anthone Child Advocacy Center 556 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202 Tel: 718 886 5437 Fax: 716 886 5888 Email: jolin@catswny.org
Ex Officio Edward Suk National Center for Missing and Exploited Children