Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse raising money for new therapy and children’s center

By Anna Tuckett

The community domestic violence and sexual assault recovery center CAPSA started fundraising for its new building expansion two weeks ago but will need more donors to reach its goal before spring, when the center plans to break ground.

The center has currently raised $36,000 for the new addition, but is still looking to individual donors and foundations to reach its $200,000 goal. All major donors will be honored with a plaque in the new addition.

According to the center, all money donated for the project will go solely toward the expansion.

The new addition will include four new therapy offices and a children’s center to better accommodate the 700 individuals served from Cache and Rich counties every year.

“There’s a need for more; we probably only help 10 percent of people who need our help,” said James Boyd, the director of marketing and fundraising for the center. “Our biggest restriction is funding.”

Additional therapists, including a child therapist, have been hired in order to shorten the therapy program waiting list.

“The truth is we could probably operate with five more therapists to satisfy the need,” Boyd said. “But that comes down to funding and space.”

The new children’s center will include an expansion of children’s therapy and enhancements to daycare services.

Boyd said that children who witness domestic violence are 2.6 times more likely to be in an abusive relationship, unless someone intervenes.

CAPSA, which stands for Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse, is a local non-profit organization that provides services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims, such as 24-hour support, emergency shelter, and therapy services.



“We help people all the way from crisis, through intervention, through healing,” Boyd said.