from the ceo

Welcome to our February newsletter!

The year is off to a busy start at Child Advocates of Fort Bend.

an agency-wide assessment of our practices and policies, interviewed staff, volunteers and board members and conducted focus groups of key stakeholders We then turned to training, revision of policies and procedures, the launch of a DEI Committee on our Board of Directors and the formation of an internal staff task force (the Champion Team) to focus on innovative approaches to enhance our services and align with our values of CHILD – Collaborative, Healing, Inclusive, Lifechanging and Dedicated We have provided staff and volunteers with cultural competency training and introduced a Historical Cultural Context series with faculty experts whose research focuses on historical and generational experiences of the Black community (as well as Latinx and other racial groups) We have introduced staff to best practices around introducing “belonging” as a key component of inclusivity and how to incorporate this into our work with children and families, with our staff and with our volunteers and partners Our diversity commitment is to provide equal opportunities for all children and be sensitive to diverse cultural, language, educational and other practices and needs and wants so that every child who has experienced abuse and neglect can be safe, heal, and thrive to achieve their unique, personal goals

Thank you for all you do to support our common mission to Strengthen the Voice, Heal the Hurt and Break the Cycle of abuse and neglect for children. Black History Month reminds us to be vigilant in our pursuit of equity and inclusivity for all children

For the children’s sake,