Addie's Place

Open house for Addie’s Place January 23


From left, Diane Watson, executive director of Addie’s Place; Debra Baird, chairperson of the Addie’s Place Board of Directors and Brittany Bailes, program manager.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Addie’s Place Child Advocacy Center, serving both Winston and Marion counties, is developing its first five-year strategic plan, seeking public input during its open house planned for Thursday, Jan. 23.

Addie’s Place brings comfort and justice to child abuse victims


Diane Watson, left, program manager/forensic interviewer at Addie’s Place, and Executive Director Kayren Howton in the area of the center where forensic interviews with child abuse victims take place.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - The heartbreaking reality for victims of child abuse is that they often hold in and try to process what happened to them instead of coming forward and seeking help. The mission of Addie’s Place, Winston County’s only children’s advocacy center, is that no other child experiences the trauma of child abuse, and that those who are victims have a place of comfort and trust to turn to.