Child Advocates Of Fort Bend
Nicole Presa, BA, CST, currently serves as the Program Director at FORTIS Colleges and Institutes, where responsibilities include instructing surgical technology courses and enhancing the quality of instruction within the program. Additionally, Nicole has experience as a Clinical Coordinator, managing student clinical placements and schedules. Nicole is also active as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Child Advocates of Fort Bend and previously held the same role at Hall-Dawson CASA. Additional experience includes roles as a domestic violence shelter advocate, health science teacher, clinical preceptor, and instructor in surgical technology programs. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and is pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Walden University.
Child Advocates Of Fort Bend
Child Advocates of Fort Bend strengthens the child's voice, heals the hurt, and breaks the cycle of abuse and neglect for children and families in Fort Bend and surrounding counties. Child Advocates of Fort Bend is a nonprofit agency working to end child abuse in Fort Bend County. We serve child victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect through a "one-stop", comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach. We operate two nationally-affiliated programs: Court Appounted Special Advocates (CASA) - We advocate for children in the foster care system through trained community volunteers. Our goal is to find children a safe and permanent home. Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) - We provide a safe place for children who have been sexually abused, severely physically abused or witnesses to domestic homicide to disclose their abuse to forensic interviewers. A team of social workers, licensed therapist and victim advocacy specialists provide free therapy, family support and criminal court advocacy. We partner with law enforcement and the district attorney's office on the prosecution of criminal cases. - We match every child in foster care with a CASA volunteer. - We have never turned away a child in need of our services. - All of our services are free.