COMMUNITY LINKS
Tarrant Cares - Call 2-1-1 for community resources based on location
Counseling (FREE) - female teens aged 12-17 and their caregivers
Department of Family and Protective Services Handbook
Working with Teen Foster Youth - CASA links to helpful websites and publications
Victim Information and Notification Everyday - a free, anonymous telephone service that gives victims of crime information and notification about offender custody status and related court events
Tarrant County Jail Inmate Search
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Fort Worth Summer Camp - 10 weeks / $180 / various locations
Special Needs Children's Resources
Mercy House - Residential program for single, pregnant women in need of physical and emotional support
RESOURCES
CASA 2018 Statistics Infographic
Homelessness and Poverty Among Students: Raising Awareness and Providing Support
Using Time Wisely: The Journey to a Safe, Healthy and Hope-filled Response to Child Maltreatment
CASA of Tarrant County Recommended Reading List
A Call for Radical Change in Child Protection Practice
Family Connections Oregon Demonstration Project: Executive Summary
Founder of Family Finding Movement Interview Part 1
Founder of Family Finding Movement Interview Part 2
How to Improve Outcomes for Abused & Neglected Children
Realizing Permanency, Well-Being through Authentic Engagement
Youth Permanency Consult Sheet
Volunteer Self-Care - Understanding Secondary Trauma
VIDEOS
PARENTING AND BEHAVIORAL INFORMATION
The Parenting Center - Provides family members and professionals with the tools, resources, and services to build successful families
Trust-Based Relational Intervention Information
FOSTER YOUTH AND “AGING OUT”
Texas Foster Youth “Aging Out” Guide
Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Program
Foster Club: Online Foster Care Information
Foster Youth Aging Out Flyer
THE ROAD TO EQUITY
Introduction to Racial and Economic Disparities in Tarrant County
Provided by YWCA Fort Worth
Why the Wealth Gap Exists
Wealth Gap
Income Gap
Connecting the Dots
LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
Reproductive Health Clinic (Fort Worth)
Sundance Behavioral Healthcare System
Child Study Center - Provides children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities the highest quality diagnosis, treatment, and education, to help them achieve their full potential.
The Learning Center of North Texas - Provides practical, accessible, and affordable resources to increase the success of individuals with learning differences and disabilities.
Safehaven of Tarrant County - Domestic violence shelters in Fort Worth and Arlington
New Day Services - Provides Chaplaincy, Family Services, Healthy Parenting and Mentor Navigation Services throughout North Texas.
TCU Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development - Strives to help children suffering from the effects of early trauma, abuse and/or neglect. We conduct research to deepen understanding about the complex needs of these children and how to help them overcome social, behavioral, and emotional challenges.
Traffick911 - Texas-based non-profit organization who exists to free American youth from sex trafficking through prevention, identification and empowerment.
Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County - Members collaborating to revolutionize the mental health service system in Tarrant County, by developing long-term changes in the system while addressing emerging needs.
Union Gospel Mission - United Christian organization and ministry dedicated to providing love, hope, respect and a new beginning for the homeless in Tarrant County.
The Gatehouse Grapevine - Living community where women — single or with children — in crisis receive safe refuge, ample time, practical resources and healthy relationships to discover new paths for permanent, positive change.
ACH Child and Family Services - From family counseling to specialized services for teens and foster children, ACH helps families and youth experiencing conflict in the home, running away, reckless or criminal behavior, or school attendance and behavior problems
Millwood Hospital - A 122-bed facility in Arlington that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency (substance abuse) care to children, adolescents, adults and older adults
The Excel Center of Fort Worth - A specialized day treatment center meeting the emotional, behavioral. and/or chemical dependency needs of children and adolescents ages 5 - 18; offering partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs Monday through Friday; an affiliate of Millwood Hospital, the Excel Center of Fort Worth is a less restrictive treatment environment than an inpatient facility
Lena Pope Home - Helps families stay happy, strong, and together through evidence-based practices and programs
The Women’s Center of Tarrant County / Rape Crisis and Victim Services, Counseling & Employment Services - Inspiring, teaching, and empowering women and families to overcome violence, crisis, and poverty