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Nonprofit Highlight: Children’s Justice Center

October 25, 2018 by Shelby Hintze, Colony PR

More than 25 years ago, Grethe Petersen was serving as a juror in a child abuse case in Utah. She watched as two young boys had to again recount the story of their abuse in a courtroom, in front of dozens of strangers. The jury wasn’t able to find the alleged abuser guilty and those two boys left the courtroom further traumatized than when they entered.

According to the CJC, 1 in 6 Utah boys and 1 in 4 Utah girls will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18—higher than the national average. Only 2% of victims are abused by a stranger–98% are abused by someone they know and should have been able to trust. That is an outrageous number of children every year who have to work through the justice system, often before they even know what a justice system is.

Grethe felt if we can’t help our children in the most traumatic situations, we have failed. She knew there had to be a better way and so she got to work.

She found an organization in Alabama that used a home environment in which to conduct interviews with children who were victims of crime or abuse. She began lobbying the state legislature to do something similar and in 1991, the Children Justice Center opened three centers in Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden.

Today, there are 23 centers across the state—at least one in every county. The centers allow trained staff to interview children in a comfortable environment. Those interviews are video recorded and then used in court proceedings so the kids don’t have to recount their trauma again and again.

Here in Summit County, a team of Summit County and Park City Police detectives, caseworkers, prosecutors, victim advocates, and trauma-trained therapists and medical staff all help victims share their story and then move on with the healing process while criminal proceedings carry on.

The Summit County CJC is currently located in the Sheldon Richins Building in Kimball Junction–but the location is not ideal. The whole goal of the center is to help kids in a comfortable, homey environment, not an office building. And since it opened its doors in 2012, the center has seen more than 1500 children and the numbers continue to grow annually—meaning it needs more space.

The Summit County and Park City governments, the Utah Legislature, federal grants and private donations all help fund the CJC. Thanks to many donations, the nonprofit that supports the CJC, Community for Children’s Justice, has secured a new location to carry out the mission of the center. The new home for the CJC is the “zebra house” – on Silver Summit Parkway, adjacent to the southbound U.S. 40 on-ramp.

Community for Children’s Justice: a breakdown of how much money is needed and where it will go.

But as you well know, real estate in the Summit County area is not cheap. The property is also going to need some extensive renovations to make it fit the CJC’s needs. Community for Children’s Justice has seen great support from the local government but it just isn’t enough to provide this vital service to the community. So it is in the middle of a campaign to raise $2 million to secure the new property and keep it running.

This weekend, the center is hosting an open house so the community can see what the beginnings of the new center will look like.

It is Saturday, October 27th from 4 p.m.to 6 p.m.
Please click HERE to register for the event.

The CJC is a testament to the power of a woman with a vision. Grethe Petersen saw a need in her community and she did what it took to fix it. She said, “One person can make a difference. If you care enough and have the energy to do it, you do it!”

At this moment in our lives, it’s not possible to lobby the legislature to fix the problems we see in our communities. But what we CAN do is help those fighting the good fight. They can’t do it without our support.


The Colony at White Pine Canyon is the largest gated ski-in / ski-out community in the United States. Our land spans 4600 acres, and approximately 90% of it will always be preserved as open space.
In winter, enjoy exclusive ski and snowboard access to one of North America’s largest mountain resorts, Park City Mountain. In spring, the snow melts to reveal an amazing network of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails, connecting to more than 400 miles of single-track trails throughout the surrounding area.
The Colony is just 35 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport and minutes to Park City’s historic Main Street, home to the Sundance Film Festival and world-class dining and shopping.

Filed Under: News, Nonprofits in Park City Tagged With: Children's Justice Center, Community for Children's Justice, Nonprofits, Park City Utah, Summit County, The Colony, The Colony at White Pine Canyon, The Colony WPC, Utah

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Follow along our tour of the Dream Lot - 146A White Pine Canyon Road is located on Dream Ridge and offers 360º views of some of the most stunning and spectacular mountain terrain in the Intermountain West. This phenomenal 15.76 acre homesite has a large, flat building envelope surrounded by beautiful evergreens, lush aspen groves, and grassy meadow areas.  Skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and so much more are all at your doorstep. 

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238 White Pine Canyon 

Perched on Pinecone Ridge between Park City Mountain and The Canyons Village, sits 238 White Pine Canyon, one of the most incredible homesites ever available in the exclusive community of The Colony at White Pine Canyon. The views from this incredible homesite look over the ski runs of Park City Mountain, the charming town of Park City, and beyond to the expansive two million acres of Uinta Mountain Range. To the west you will enjoy close-up views of the Wasatch Mountains, Dream Ridge, and forested hillsides that make you feel like you are in a National Park. The building envelope on this property is perfectly situated, maximizing commanding views, direct ski access, great sun exposure, and ultimate privacy, all on approximately 14 acres. This is a special opportunity to own the “Crown Jewel” of homesites ever offered in The Colony at White Pine Canyon. 

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