On Monday, March 4th, at 2 pm in the Capitol Rotunda, the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky will honor Honorable Michelle Snodgrass among 16 others who have shown dedication to serving child victims of abuse.
Honorable Snodgrass was nominated as a Legendary Partner by the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKYCAC) in recognition of her advocacy and commitment to child abuse victims, personally and throughout her career in the courtroom. Her active involvement on the NKYCAC’s Board of Directors has showcased her legal expertise and her deep commitment to our community’s most vulnerable citizens. She has committed her career to serving victims, insisting that children be seen at NKYCAC to create the best possible outcome for cases.
She has shown an intense commitment to justice, and her record speaks for itself, with countless successful prosecutions and a current conviction rate of 100% in jury trials. She has demonstrated passion for seeing children heal from the trauma they endured, ensuring they had a voice in the courtroom and quality services through her work on NKYCAC’s Board of Directors.
Honorable Michelle Snodgrass has strongly embraced her life’s calling by serving her community and protecting victims’ rights.” NKYCAC staff member said, “As she retires from her role as Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2024, she leaves a legacy of strong leadership, passion, and tenacity.”
Attorney General Russell Coleman will provide the opening remarks for the ceremony and will place a cape on each Legendary Partner to highlight their heroic work.
Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton counties are served by Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center.
Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) are child-focused facilities that coordinate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse while helping abused children heal. CACs in Kentucky serve more than 7,000 children each year by providing forensic interviews, victim advocacy, medical exams, and mental health services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers.
Working with partner agencies is essential to the CAC and multidisciplinary team model. The services provided by Kentucky’s Children’s Advocacy Centers connect and support various agencies, including hundreds of law enforcement agencies, Department of Community-Based Services social workers, Commonwealth and County Attorney Offices, and many more medical providers, therapists, educators, volunteers, board members, and more.
CAC Kentucky is grateful for Churchill Downs for their sponsorship of this celebration and their continued support.
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The Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky is the statewide coalition of CACs dedicated to helping every child impacted by abuse. CAC Kentucky connects local CACs and their partners with the tools, resources, and support needed to provide a comprehensive response to child abuse. For more information, visit www.cackentucky.org.
