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Published on: 12/31/2005
Last Visited: 8/25/2008
That's the truth, said Susan Etheridge, executive director of Collin County Children's Advocacy Center.Potential donors are shocked when they hear that there were 3,800 referrals for abuse and neglect in Collin County last fiscal year, she said.
"People who live quiet, upper-middle-class lifestyles cannot believe that kind of thing is going on, and it could be going on next door," she said.
High turnover
While the center does have many generous donors, Ms. Etheridge said, the constant corporate turnover of Collin County residents makes it a challenge to find new sources.
"It's not like you were born in Collin County, or your parents were born in Collin County," she said.