Inspiration Gala Honors Elizabeth and Tim Griffin
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas’ (CACar) 2024 Inspiration Gala, once known as the Woman of Inspiration event, will take place on October 10, 2024, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
CACar is a nonprofit organization that is a chapter of the National Children’s Alliance operating in Arkansas for the purpose of promoting, assisting and supporting the development, growth and continuation of child advocacy centers. Almost 10,000 child victims and their non-offending family members are served annually by child advocacy centers throughout Arkansas.
The Inspiration Gala honors those who have invested significant time to improving the lives of children. It also serves as CACar’s most prominent annual fundraising event.
“For many years, we have specifically honored women who have been intimately involved in bringing awareness to the child abuse problem that is unfortunately prevalent in our society,” said Elizabeth Pulley, executive director of CACar. “But we know that there are many Arkansans who advocate on behalf of child victims of abuse, and we want to recognize the powerful network of advocates we have across our state.”
The 2024 Inspiration Gala honorees are Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and his wife, Elizabeth Griffin.
As a federal prosecutor, member of Congress and now as Arkansas Attorney General, Tim Griffin has aggressively prosecuted those who have abused or have threatened the well-being of children and has passed laws to strengthen legal protections for children.
Elizabeth Griffin has served on the Arkansas board of The Call, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes local churches to provide foster care services for children.
“Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear suits and work on behalf of children at the highest levels of law and politics,” Pulley said. “Such is the case with the Griffin family, and we look forward to honoring them for their efforts and hope to encourage others to get involved.”
The Inspiration Gala’s 2024 Blue Ribbon Award recipient will be Jennifer Long, who is executive director of the Children’s Protection Center in Little Rock. This award honors those who have been impacted by abuse and are now advocates for child abuse prevention.
CACar is a nonprofit organization that is a chapter of the National Children’s Alliance operating in Arkansas for the purpose of promoting, assisting and supporting the development, growth and continuation of child advocacy centers. Almost 10,000 child victims and their non-offending family members are served annually by child advocacy centers throughout Arkansas.
The Inspiration Gala honors those who have invested significant time to improving the lives of children. It also serves as CACar’s most prominent annual fundraising event.
“For many years, we have specifically honored women who have been intimately involved in bringing awareness to the child abuse problem that is unfortunately prevalent in our society,” said Elizabeth Pulley, executive director of CACar. “But we know that there are many Arkansans who advocate on behalf of child victims of abuse, and we want to recognize the powerful network of advocates we have across our state.”
The 2024 Inspiration Gala honorees are Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and his wife, Elizabeth Griffin.
As a federal prosecutor, member of Congress and now as Arkansas Attorney General, Tim Griffin has aggressively prosecuted those who have abused or have threatened the well-being of children and has passed laws to strengthen legal protections for children.
Elizabeth Griffin has served on the Arkansas board of The Call, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes local churches to provide foster care services for children.
“Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear suits and work on behalf of children at the highest levels of law and politics,” Pulley said. “Such is the case with the Griffin family, and we look forward to honoring them for their efforts and hope to encourage others to get involved.”
The Inspiration Gala’s 2024 Blue Ribbon Award recipient will be Jennifer Long, who is executive director of the Children’s Protection Center in Little Rock. This award honors those who have been impacted by abuse and are now advocates for child abuse prevention.
2024 Inspire Award
Elizabeth and Tim Griffin
Building lifelines to Arkansas’ most vulnerable children requires extraordinary dedication, and Tim and Elizabeth Griffin are an extraordinary couple. A Camden native, Elizabeth Griffin is a Realtor at The Charlotte John Company in Little Rock. She served on the statewide board of The Call, a non-profit organization that encourages local congregations to recruit and train foster and prospective adoptive families. Elizabeth also served as a volunteer coordinator for the Walk for the Waiting, which raised money to support the work of The CALL, Immerse Arkansas and Project Zero as well as awareness about the needs of children and youth in foster care in our state. Tim Griffin currently serves as the attorney general of Arkansas, having previously served eight years as the state’s lieutenant governor and represented Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011–2015. He served on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas, Our House and Pathway to Freedom. Tim has served for 28 years as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps and currently holds the rank of colonel. Together with their three children, the Griffin family lives in Little Rock.
2024 Blue Ribbon Award
Jennifer Long
The Blue Ribbon Award will also be presented at the 2024 Inspiration Gala. This award goes to an adult who has been affected by the trauma of abuse and is now sharing their story to bring awareness to the problem of child abuse and neglect. The 2024 Blue Ribbon Award will be presented to Jennifer Long,
Jennifer Long is the Executive Director of Children’s Protection Center, Pulaski County’s only child advocacy center. In her 13-year tenure at CPC, Jennifer has led the growth and expansion of services to serve children and families who have been impacted by abuse from a team of one serving under 200 children to 17 staff serving over 1,000 annually. She also piloted the Pulaski County Multi-Disciplinary Team in transforming its collaborative response to child abuse.
Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas and leads the Advocacy Committee of the chapter. She also currently chairs the Steering Committee for the Forest of Hope Family Peace Center, a project of Women and Children First that will bring coordinated and collaborative response to victims of domestic violence within one location.
Before coming to CPC, Jennifer spent several years working in community-serving organizations in the state. This included programs for youth development, urban neighborhood research, children with disabilities, and health initiatives.
She attended the University of Central Arkansas for her undergraduate studies in Communications after which she spent four years as a newspaper reporter. She later received her graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Jennifer loves adventure and trying new things. She is an outdoor enthusiast and can often be found hiking and backpacking in Arkansas and across the United States. She and her husband, Jon, have three sons: Gan (21), Simon (18) and Miles (14) between the two of them and a country dog, Luna, who adopted them three years ago.
Jennifer Long is the Executive Director of Children’s Protection Center, Pulaski County’s only child advocacy center. In her 13-year tenure at CPC, Jennifer has led the growth and expansion of services to serve children and families who have been impacted by abuse from a team of one serving under 200 children to 17 staff serving over 1,000 annually. She also piloted the Pulaski County Multi-Disciplinary Team in transforming its collaborative response to child abuse.
Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas and leads the Advocacy Committee of the chapter. She also currently chairs the Steering Committee for the Forest of Hope Family Peace Center, a project of Women and Children First that will bring coordinated and collaborative response to victims of domestic violence within one location.
Before coming to CPC, Jennifer spent several years working in community-serving organizations in the state. This included programs for youth development, urban neighborhood research, children with disabilities, and health initiatives.
She attended the University of Central Arkansas for her undergraduate studies in Communications after which she spent four years as a newspaper reporter. She later received her graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Jennifer loves adventure and trying new things. She is an outdoor enthusiast and can often be found hiking and backpacking in Arkansas and across the United States. She and her husband, Jon, have three sons: Gan (21), Simon (18) and Miles (14) between the two of them and a country dog, Luna, who adopted them three years ago.