Our Mission:  to protect and enhance the quality of life of the abused,       
neglected and needy children of Fannin County.

What's Happening at the Children's Center:
Prevention Classes - Several child abuse prevention classes for adults have been scheduled in the evenings and daytime at the Children's Center.  These free classes are ideal for parents, coaches, teachers, day care workers, Sunday School teachers and others who work with children and youth.  more

Employment Opportunity - We are seeking an Administrative Assistant  more

Art Contest Winners  - Congratulations to Bjorn Peterson & Cade Bowser for winning our Children's Art Contest!  more

April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month - April was a busy month around here - lots done in honor of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month!  more

Stand Up for Kids - Our fourth annual "Stand Up for Kids" event was a tremendous success!    more 

Volunteers Honored - Bonnie Donaghey was named CASA Volunteer of the Year at our recent volunteer banquet.  more

Courage Group - Our Children's Advocacy Center is pleased to announce the start of the Courage Group on April 3.  This free support group is designed for adult females who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  The Center also offers group therapy for female teenagers who have been sexually abused.  more

Local Advocate Testifies at Senate Hearing - Our Executive Director was invited to testify at a hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in Austin.  more

CASA earns State Honors - Our CASA program was one of only 6 programs in the state to serve 100% of children in CPS care with volunteers last year.  more

Thank you to our Supporters!  - The Children's Center appreciates ALL of our supporters who make financial gifts and in-kind donations.  We expecially want to recognize McCraw Oil, Kwik Chek, Brookshire's Grocery Co, ExxonMobil and TrailBlazer Health Enterprises. 

Child Abuse Prevention Classes - The Children's Center offers two different prevention classes for adults.  We collaborate with Texoma Community Center to provide prevention for children and youth.    more

What Can We Learn from Penn State - "It's unfortunate that it takes national headlines to get people talking about a problem that is all too prevalent in our society.  However, we can take advantage of this opportunity to shine the light on the issue of child sexual abuse and recognize that we all have a responsibility to protect children."  click here to read more from Darkness to Light about how you can protect kids from sexual abuse. 

One With Courage is a statewide campaign to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.  more.

Big Voices for Little Texans Be an advocate for children and help share the CASA message.  Buy a special license plate for your car and support the efforts of our CASA program.  more.

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