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THE PARENTING CENTER

Providing children with the childhood they deserve.

Fort Worth, TX   |  www.theparentingcenter.org

Mission

Provide family members and professionals with resources, tools and services to build successful families.

Ruling year info

1975

Principal Officer

Chris Butler

Main address

2928 West 5th Street

Fort Worth, TX 76107 USA

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EIN

23-7454254

NTEE code info

Family Services (P40)

Mental Health Treatment (F30)

Family Services (P40)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

In 2018, the Texas DFPS reported 5,842 confirmed cases of child abuse in Tarrant County. For the last 3 years, Tarrant County has ranked as one of the highest counties in Texas, however, the efforts of organizations like The Parenting Center have helped to make significant strides in eradicating this issue and other adverse childhood experiences.\n\nIn recent years, the CDC released information on a long-term research project highlighting the importance of childhood experiences and its effects on adulthood. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study revealed that child abuse has fundamental effects on children that are immediately felt and others that only reveal themselves in adulthood. \n\nThe Parenting Center believes that through programs that provide affordable and accessible counseling, parent education, safety information and relationship support for families of all income levels, the risk of child abuse and other ACEs can be significantly decreased in the community.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Family Life Education

The Family Life Education program is one of the key ways The Parenting Center maintains its mission to build successful families. We do this through offering more than 50 transformative topics and through a number of programs, including our Parenting Workshops, Family Transitions and Parenting Education Program in Schools.

Parenting Workshops – these workshops range from basic parenting skills to complex issues and span from birth through teen years. Workshops are offered at The Parenting Center, online and throughout the Metroplex.

Family Transitions – comprehensive and hands-on support for families raising children between homes or currently going through the transition. This support is offered to parents, blended families and other family members and include educational classes, consultations, mediation and co-parenting coaching.

Parenting Education Program in Schools – taught throughout high schools in our community, parenting experts educate students on healthy relationships.

Population(s) Served
Families
Parents

We offer individual, family, and couples counseling.  Counseling ranges from general assistance to help for abused and neglected children.  For children between the ages of three and eight, the counselor may use play therapy as a way of helping a child address and resolve problems.  The Parenting Advice Line (PAL) is available as a free service to parents and caregivers who need answers to questions about caring for children.  Trained staff help callers develop a plan or share ideas to resolve concerns.  They may also make recommendations to other services which can provide additional tools to succeed.

Population(s) Served

This comprehensive program is designed to strengthen families through marriage skills training for couples.  They are also provided with case management services that include job skills, budget training, parenting education, and other services as needed.  When families are healthy and strong everyone benefits.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Awards

2013 Best Practices Award 2013

Texas Association for Parenting Education

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants attending course/session/workshop

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Families, Caregivers, Parents

Related Program

Family Life Education

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Unduplicated Family Life Education Program participants. The Parent Engagement Collaborative was sunset in 2021; hence why numbers are lower in 2022.

Number of clients served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth, Families

Related Program

Clinical Counseling & Play Therapy

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Unduplicated participants, one of our contract therapists passed away and we had a transition with Clinical Director.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our mission is to provide family members and professionals with the tools, resources and services to build successful families. This is achieved through four main services, including Youth & Parent Education, Empowering Families Program and Clinical Counseling.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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THE PARENTING CENTER

Board of directors
as of 08/24/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr Michael Shedd

Retired City of Fort Worth

Term: 2018 - 2026

Michael Shedd

Retired, FWPD Deputy Chief

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Board leadership practices

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  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/24/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

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Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/02/2023

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Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.