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Family Guidance and Outreach

aka Family Guidance and Outreach   |   Lubbock, TX   |  http://www.806family.org

Mission

Family Guidance & Outreach envisions a community without child abuse and neglect. FGOC Is committed to building and empowering families through education and awareness.

Ruling year info

1983

Executive Director

Abby Reed

Main address

5 Briercroft Office Park

Lubbock, TX 79412 USA

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EIN

75-1890384

NTEE code info

Family Services (P40)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We would like to be more intentional in fundraising and development for our agency. The pandemic forced us to cancel many of our in-person fundraisers. Moving forward, we want to make a plan that ensures that in-person fundraising is not necessary and that we have ways to do it virtually.

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?

School Based Programs

Family Guidance and Outreach is proud to offer nearly two-dozen School Based Programs to any school in our area. We offer many of our classes in a virtual format to accommodate school schedules and ease for teacher access. Additionally, we offer many in-person programs as well. We welcome all schools (public, private, virtual, homeschools, etc) to participate in our free programs.

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth

FGOC provides parenting, wellness, life skills, and anger management classes free of charge. Our classes are provided through an online platform to best accommodate students from all across Texas and New Mexico. We offer classes three times a week: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30PM (Central). All parenting education hours fulfill CPS, CYFD, Probation, Parole and other legal obligations.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Families
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Families

Where we work

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 parents engaged in fewer acts of abuse and neglect of their children

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

Family relationships, Social and economic status

Related Program

Parenting Guidance Center

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Context Notes

These numbers come from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The numbers represent the confirmed cases of child abuse in Lubbock county during the respective year indicated.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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 goal is to educate and empower families in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. We provide free parenting classes and school based programs aimed at spreading awareness about emotional wellness, child abuse and neglect. We envision a community without child abuse or neglect.

We plan to increase the number of parenting classes we provide. We also plan to diversify the classes we offer and to continually stay up to date with the newest trends and needs for our families. The same goes for our school based programs - we plan to increase the number of students we serve by providing our services in communities beyond just our county.

Thanks to the internet, we plan to continue utilizing an online platform to expand our reach.

In 2021, we quintupled the number of students who received our services. This was because we moved our services into an online platform, which was able to expand our reach.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Operations

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

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Family Guidance and Outreach

Board of directors
as of 09/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Shawn Taryn Colvin

Charlotte Sessom

Clifford Colvin

Shawn Taryn Colvin

Melanie Mackenzie

Ashley Sanders

Mark Cavazos

Sarah Schiffecker

Dr. Michael Gomez

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/29/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/01/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.