CJA is very pleased to recognize the following grant recipients:
Bexar County Children's Court will host its 16th Annual Ad Litem Training for court appointed attorneys representing children and parents involved in the foster care court system, as well as law enforcement officers, child protective services workers, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) and social workers: $4,000.
Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County will provide court education and support services for child victims of abuse and their protective caregivers: $33,930.
CASA of Travis County will expand its Transitioning Youth Services (TYS) program which provides court advocacy and essential life skills training and support to youth in Travis County ages 14-18 at risk of aging out of the foster care system: $49,242.
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas will provide multi-disciplinary teams and team members with specific and targeted professional development training, formal networking opportunities, cross-training, and technical assistance designed to enhance their professional skills and knowledge and enhance the investigation, intervention, and prosecution of child abuse cases: $200,000.
East Texas Child Advocates will work to expedite the resolution of backlogged adoption cases in Gregg and Upshur counties: $56,942.
Harris County Infant and Toddler Court (ITC) will host a regional conference on child abuse and the courts and will further develop the ITC infrastructure through the purchase of necessary equipment and software: $40,000.
Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, through its Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (DEC) program, will continue to build and sustain the network of DEC Alliances to respond to the needs of children affected by drug environments throughout the state: $90,000
Office of Court Administration will continue to operate a specialty child protection court (CPC) office to provide research and analysis, program direction, and legal and technical support to the CPCs in Texas: $120,000.
Texas CASA will strengthen CASA advocacy through the provision of training, workshops, technical and media assistance initiatives and will increase the number of CASA volunteers through volunteer recruitment and retention activities: $200,000.
Texas Foster Families Association will host its 37th annual training conference intended to help prepare caregivers and related parties to better serve the abused and neglected children of Texas: $4,000.
Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities will develop and provide research-based training to judges and lawyers that will enable Texas to provide Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) informed court services that recognize and respond to the special needs of children with disabilities associated with FASD: $50,000.
Training and Research Institute for Professional Law Enforcement will improve law enforcement's response to child abuse and neglect by administering a comprehensive and free training program that combines an overview of effective response to abuse, with additional instruction on the benefits of a multidisciplinary team approach: $200,000.
