The benefits your CAC peers request most often!

• Access to the BrandFolder and your Accredited Member Badge
  Contact us at membership@nca-online.org to get your dedicated login for the brandfolder and the Accredited Member Badge or logo.
• NCA Learning Center: explore the e-learning section of NCA Engage! 
• Collaborative Work Groups (CWGs): Join our national, peer-led Collaborative Work Groups where you and other experts work to develop innovative projects that uplift the entire movement. Learn more and sign up.
• One in Ten Podcast: Join us for episodes of NCA's podcast, where Teresa interviews the foremost experts working with you to solve the greatest challenge facing one in ten of our children: child abuse. 
• From the CEO's Desk Monday Newsletters:  Receive the latest research happening in the world of child welfare every Monday to your inbox.  Contact our membership department to subscribe - membership@nca-online.org.
• CALiO: Child Abuse Library Online is a service of National Children’s Advocacy Center. Contact Digital Information Librarian, Muriel K. Wells for access - mwells@nationalcac.org
• NCA/CAC Style Guide: Our CAC movement glossary, helping you find the right words to describe the complex ideas in our field.
• Outcome Measurement System (OMS): The Outcome Measurement System (OMS) is a program evaluation tool designed to elicit caregiver, youth, and MDT partner feedback about a CAC's services and practices.
• Annual Report: The basic facts, figures, and stories about and behind our movement.

 Discover more of your member benefits!

Welcome to the NCA Membership Engagement Resource page! It's a new way to experience your membership with NCA. We recognize how busy you are serving families so we want to make it as easy as possible for you to access your member resources and do your vital work.

Visit this one-stop shop page and bookmark it, to find key links to resources, handle NCA membership requirements, ask questions regarding your membership, and especially to tell us about YOU! Our movement thrives on stories of how you are making a difference in your community one child at a time. So, it's not bragging on yourself! It's critical to tell our common story. 

As always, thank you for the amazing work you do to help children and families heal.

Teresa Huizar, CEO, NCA 

Everything you need to know to be an NCA member in good standing, and resources to help!

Your NCA membership comes with lots of benefits, but it also comes with some responsibilities, like critical incident reporting, keeping your Center contact current, filing your affidavit of standards compliance, and more. Here's a helpful refresher of those responsibilities, and links to the resources you need to manage them.

• Member Guidelines : Understanding NCA policies and procedures helps you more effectively navigate your membership responsibilities.
• Membership Profile Form:  Keep your center contact information updated with us so that you don't miss out on any important communications or opportunities. 
• Expiring Associate Member: Associate/Developing membership expires after 5 years. To request an extension on Associate/Developing membership, contact membership@nca-online.org. Please reference the Member Guidelines document to review the full policy.
• Affidavit of Standards Compliance Form: Accredited members are required to submit a completed affidavit, annually.  This document serves as verification of your continued commitment to NCA Accreditation Standards. Contact accreditation@nca-online.org for more information.

• Annual Membership Dues:  Every dollar of your dues is well spent strengthening your work and supporting your critical mission. We truly appreciate the investment you make in your membership with us, which is truly an investment in the CAC movement.  Invoices for membership dues are emailed to the primary contact at the beginning of each year.
• Accreditation Fees:  Accreditation fees cover all costs associated with the accreditation application.  Work with our accreditation department to determine the fee level applicable to you. 
• NCATrak Fees:  If you have a subscription for NCAtrak, you will receive an invoice from our accounting department each year. The Initial Year fee for NCAtrak is $3,228 (including tuition for security officer training and up to 3 hours of technical support) and each year after there is an annual renewal amount of $2,228.   

• Semiannual Statistics: Your statistical submissions help us count the number of kids we serve and who they are, allowing us to make the case for the efficacy of CACs and the need for adequate resources. January to June statistics are due July 15th.  July to December statistics are due January 15th. For more information, contact ncatraksupport@nca-online.org. 
• NCA Member Census: Your Census submission helps everyone understand the scope, accomplishments, and needs of the CAC movement. For additional information, contact OMSCoordinator@nca-online.org. 

• Critical Incident Report & Policy:  Accredited centers must notify NCA of certain critical incidents occurring at or involving your Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC).
• Third Party Complaint Policy:  This policy is for third parties such as community members, parents, and government agencies.  Third parties may contact NCA stating that an accredited Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is not operating in a satisfactory manner, in accordance with our National Standards for Accreditation.  

Watch this video to get a refresh on how to Elevate Your Game, Amplify Your Voice, Share Your Expertise, and Increate Your Impact!

We really want you to! Here's why.

Share with us how you are creatively making a difference in the lives of the families and children you serve in your community – what programs have you instituted, tools you’ve created, resources you’ve provided through your organization that you want to tell us about?  The power of you aligned with the best in us drives legislation, inspires research, creates awareness, marshals resources, and amplifies a single-minded voice that commands better outcomes, safer communities, and more empowered people.

If you have questions or concerns regarding your membership, we want to know about that, too, because the willingness to constantly re-evaluate our practices is innovation.

• Training Calendar
• Join the NCA Health Access Data Project
• NCA Institute Mental Health Training and Resources
• Grants from NCA
• Your NCA Member Benefits
• CAC Staffing and Salary Survey

• Accreditation Resources
• CAC & Chapter Management Resources
• Child Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) Resources
• Census and Survey Data Resources
• Communications Toolkit
• DEI Resources
• FBI-NCA Partnership
• Military Partnerships
• Outcome Measurement System (OMS)
• Addressing Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSB)
• Physical Abuse Resources
• VOCA Advocacy Resources

To contact a Staff Member, type “National Children’s Alliance” in the NCA Engage Directory. or click on the Staff Directory, below.