Located at the Marilyn Kapner Levin Center for
Children's Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention

Latest News/Events

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:30 p.m. Learn to Prevent and Recognize Child Sexual Abuse

Participate in the nationally recognized Stewards of Children course and become empowered to fight the epidemic of child sexual abuse.

Location: Gulf Coast Kid's House

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:30 a.m. Learn to Prevent and Recognize Child Sexual Abuse

Participate in the nationally recognized Stewards of Children course and become empowered to fight the epidemic of child sexual abuse.

Location: Gulf Coast Kid's House

400 walk to honor adoptive and foster families Released: 11/12/2011

Adoption Walk aimed at recruiting more foster and adoptive families - a huge success

Reporting child abuse is an obligation, not an option Released: 11/19/2011

With the media spotlight focused on another community, we should reflect on our own community and the fact that the plague of child physical and sexual abuse exists in our own backyard.

Gulf Coast Kid's House - Pensacola, Fl Smiling Faces - Are the Best Gratitude

About GCKH Helping families in Pensacola and Escambia County

Gulf Coast Kid's House is a children's advocacy center serving Escambia County. As a children's advocacy center, we combine all of the professionals and resources needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one child-friendly facility. Child victims and their families also receive mental health counseling at our center. The goal of Gulf Coast Kid's House is to form a more collaborative response to child abuse cases so that we can improve case outcomes and minimize trauma to the children and families we serve.

Our Vision:

The vision of Gulf Coast Kid’s House is to provide a place where child protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals' work together under one roof to provide comprehensive services.

Our Mission:

Facilitate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and promote child abuse prevention awareness through community education.

Our Goals:


Board of Directors

Tip McAlpin, Chair
McAlpin Interiors
Leslie Yandle, Chair Elect
Yandle Consulting
Malcom Ballinger, Past Chair
Ballinger Publishing
Marvin Beasley, Treasurer
O'Sullivan Creel
Sherri Swann, Secretary
Lutheran Services Florida
Craig Jernigan, At Large
American General Life & Accident
Teri Levin, At Large
Levin Investment/Island Resort
Richard McAlpin, Past Chair
McAlpin Group
David Peaden, Past Chair
President, Home Builders Association
DeAnna Root, Past Chair
American Classifieds
Russ Brock
Engineered Colling Services
Joe Vinson
Appleyard Agency
Lori Hill
Community Volunteer
Rick Lambert
Edward Jones Financial Advisors
Debbie Ritchie
Studer Group
Pamela Shwartz
Retired Educator
Kathleen Shoop
Oasis Outsourcing
Olevia Yates
EmCare
Dr. Barbara Wade
Infectious Disease Association
Roger Webb
Wendy's/Wendco Group
Keith Weidner
Taylor, Warren and Weidner PA
Paula Doty
Prudential Coastal Properties
Kathleen Baldwin
O'Sullivan Creel
Stephanie White

Board of Directors - Emeritus

Catherine Gallagher
Community Volunteer
Dean Hinton
M.D. News Gulf Coast
Sandy Sansing
Sansing Automotive
Anne Patterson
State Attorney's Office
Nancy Halford
NAI Halford Real Estate