April is Child Abuse Prevention Month...
The Foundation is working to alleviate conditions that are harmful to families or place children at risk of maltreatment by supporting organizations that provide prevention services for youth and their families.
The Foundation supports organizations that prevent child maltreatment. Through support for prevention services, the Foundation encourages healthy family functioning and resiliency of youth who have faced adverse experiences.
In addition, the Foundation supports organizations that provide refuge from unsafe living conditions including homelessness, and second-change programs that help struggling students or youth involved with the juvenile justice system.
The Foundation’s focus in child protection is primarily:
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month...
Interview with Katie Olse, CEO of Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services...
Digging Into What the Foundation Looks for When Evaluating Grants...
Multi-year funding to address the deficit of high-needs placements for foster youth in Region 3E.
Funding to support The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, which addresses the physical, mental, and behavioral health needs of children in foster care in North Texas.
Funding to support the Counseling and Family Advocacy Programs, which provide counseling services and family support to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members.
Funding to support SafePlay, a wrap-around program that provides housing, therapeutic services, and case management to children residing in the domestic violence shelter.