Programs

  • Camp Hope for Children

    IRVING FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER HELD ITS INAUGURAL CAMP HOPE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE OR A RELATED TRAUMA. THE IRVING FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER TOOK 20 IRVING CHILDREN AGES 7-11 TO AN OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND MENTORING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP POSITIVE COPING SKILLS AND INSTILL HOPE. CHILDREN COMPLETED HOPE ASSESSMENTS BEFORE, DURING AND 30 DAYS AFTER CAMP TO SHOW THAT MANY OF THE CHILDREN REPORTED INCREASES IN LEVELS OF HOPE AS A RESULT OF CAMP. CAMPERS ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN ONGOING ACTIVITIES WITH THE IRVING FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER THROUGH PATHWAYS PROGRAMMING.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $32.7K

  • Victim Support and Counseling Services

    PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF CRIME AND TROUBLED YOUTH IN THE FOLLOWING TANGIBLE WAYS: THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT SERVED 1,048 CLIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 10,438 APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. PROCESSED APPROXIMATELY 780 APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES AND PERFORMED 652 SCREENINGS FOR COUNSELING SERVICES. SERVED 4,051 VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME. STAFF PROVIDED CRISIS COUNSELING 2,016 TIMES AND ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1,604 SAFETY PLANS. IN ADDITION, STAFF PROVIDED ADVOCACY SERVICES 2,230 TIMES AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES 6,815 TIMES. HOSTED ILLUMINATE IRVING IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO BRING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. HOSTED KIDS ROCK THE BLOCK FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. PRESENTED AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE'S RAD PROGRAM (RAPE / AGGRESSION DEFENSE), ALL THINGS MADE NEW SUMMER CAMP FOR PRE-TEENS AND TEENS ON HEALTHY EMOTIONS, AND VARIOUS IRVING ISD EVENTS. IMPLEMENTED HANDLE WITH CARE PROGRAM TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $34.2K