Hamilton County-based Cherish Children Advocacy Center will be the recipient of the Security 101® Indianapolis Gift of Security. The Gift of Security is a national corporate giving initiative that provides $10,000 worth of integrated security services from Security 101® and equipment from their product partners, Axis Communications and WESCO.
Cherish, a non-profit founded in 2009, is the child advocacy center for Hamilton County. The organization furnishes intervention and prevention services for child victims of abuse and neglect. Cherish’s services are composed of child forensic interviews, child and family advocacy, community education, trauma therapy intervention, and psychoeducational groups.
Cherish also strives to be a leader in the state and beyond in the areas of child abuse prevention as well as helping new CACs get off the ground. Cherish is an accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance, and is dedicated to providing fully coordinated, and compassionate services to victims and their families.
Security 101 is nationally-recognized as a leader in the security industry and one of the fastest growing commercial integrators in the U.S. Security 101 will custom tailor a security management system for Cherish, incorporating video and access control with the security system that Cherish already had in place. Branch manager Elisa Wilcox explained that Security 101 understands the real need for families to feel safe when they come to Cherish during this difficult time in their lives.
“We are thrilled to have been nominated by one of our amazing law enforcement partners,” said Cherish Executive Director Wendy Gamble. “Winning this equipment will allow us to make Cherish an even safer place for our families that visit. The security system is something we simply could not afford but needed in a big way. Thank you to all of the thousands of Cherish supporters who voted and helped us win. Special thanks to Security 101 and the Wilcox family!”