Community Conversations: A Podcast by ACH Child and Family Services
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Youth and families who have received help by ACH share their stories to illustrate the impact of child abuse in and around Fort Worth. Join the discussion as we evaluate the current state of child welfare in our community and the work being done to combat the residual effects of childhood trauma.
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Oct 30, 2020
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 3, Amanda's Story
Control, mental, verbal, psychological abuse. It was all there before it became physical in Amanda’s experience as domestic violence survivor. Brave and resilient, Amanda shares the story of rebuilding a life for her and her son with ACH’s Families Together Program.
Families Together provides residential services (12-18 months) for mothers and children experiencing homelessness due to intimate partner domestic violence.
achservices.org/programs/Families-together
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Oct 28, 2020
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 2, Debunking Common Misconceptions
Why doesn’t the victim just leave? Believe it or not, leaving a life you’ve built in exchange for safety from an abusive partner—especially with kids—is a complex and difficult issue no mother should ever have to experience. Join us as we demystify common misconceptions about intimate partner domestic violence.
Statistics and facts compiled from stjudehouse.org/domestic-violence-facts, Safe Haven of Tarrant County, and NBC News.
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Oct 23, 2020
Domestic Violence Awareness: Part 1
Heartache, stress, violence, abuse, and trauma. These are not easy words to hear, but they are words our staff hear all the time in the stories of our clients. ACH’s Transitions Program Manager Nick Little shares a few common experiences of domestic violence survivors—before these women ever enter our care, they have already gone through so much.
Families Together provides residential services (12-18 months) for mothers and children experiencing homelessness due to intimate partner domestic violence.
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Sep 3, 2020
It Takes a Village
Establishing the feeling of safety for children who have experienced abuse and neglect is a difficult feat. It takes a village of knowledgeable, patient, and caring adults to care for them. Learn more about the importance of Felt Safety in this episode.
Applied at ACH, Felt Safety is a strategy from TCU’s Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®), a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children.
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Jul 31, 2020
What is Felt Safety?
What is Felt Safety? ACH’s Nick Little shares how this idea cultivates trust with the youth we serve who have experienced trauma from abuse and neglect.
Applied at ACH, Felt Safety is a strategy from TCU’s Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®), a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children.
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Jul 24, 2020
Part 2: Mohammed, Homeless in High School
From sleeping on park benches to entering foster care, Mohammed’s journey continues at the Morris Program, ACH's transitional living program (TLP). Follow the story of a resilient teen, wise beyond his years, thriving after receiving help from ACH.
Every gift can help our community’s homeless and foster youth feel safety, love, and hope: https://achservices.org/donate-now/
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Jul 2, 2020
Improving Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth—A Panel Discussion
A group of panelists from all corners of ACH candidly discuss how we care for LGBTQ+ youth in and around Fort Worth.
LGBTQ+ youth are a vulnerable population, often susceptible to self-harming behaviors, homelessness, family and societal rejection, and other harmful situations. Our agency believes supportive and caring adults can create positive outcomes for all youth experiencing abuse, neglect, and residual trauma.
We'll also discuss the importance of accepting foster parents. Our team is here to help walk you through becoming a foster parent: https://achservices.org/foster-care-adoption/foster-care/
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Apr 29, 2020
Part 1: Mohammed, Homeless in High School
From sleeping on park benches to entering foster care, we follow the story of Mohammed—a resilient teen, wise beyond his years, thriving after receiving help from ACH’s Youth Emergency Shelter.
Every gift can help our community’s homeless and foster youth feel safety, love, and hope: https://achservices.org/donate-now/
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Apr 15, 2020
Become a Hands-on Hero and Give Monthly!
Become a Hands-on Hero to our kids and families by giving monthly. Providing a gift they can count on can change the lives of those struggling in our community during this pandemic.
Learn more about the impact your donation can make as monthly-giver: https://achservices.org/monthly-giving/
ACH COVID-19 Resources: https://achservices.org/covid-19-resources/
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Mar 31, 2020
Lena Pope's Barbara Clark-Galupi Talks Child Abuse Prevention Month
To kick-off Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, we welcome child abuse prevention advocate and long-time ACH supporter, Barbara Clark-Galupi. With 5,536 reported cases of child abuse and neglect last year in Tarrant County alone—and with COVID-19 impacting the nonprofit community—learn how you can help by visiting https://bit.ly/silenceendshere
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Mar 20, 2020
Stories of Safe Place
Staff tell personal stories of trafficked, homeless, and runaway youth they’ve helped through Safe Place, a national program that ACH locally administers in Tarrant County. Learn how our programs work hand and hand, along with Fort Worth police, to care for youth in our community.
Advocate for the youth we serve through social media. Like, share, and comment!
Facebook and Instagram: @ACHchildandfamily
Twitter: @ACHchildfamily
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Mar 18, 2020
Become a Safe Place Ambassador
Are you passionate about creating a world where all youth are safe? Safe Place Ambassador are volunteers committed to increasing awareness and education of the Safe Place program.
Questions? Contact Safe Place Coordinator TJ Wright at Timothy.Wright@ACHservices.org.
Apply to become a Safe Place Ambassador here: https://achservices.org/safe-place-locator/
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Mar 11, 2020
Safe Place Minisode
What do Quick Trips, public libraries, and ACH have in common? They’re all Safe Place sites! ACH’s TJ Wright explains how this national program provides immediate help and safety for Tarrant County’s youth. We'll have more from the rest of our team next week!
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Feb 7, 2020
The Safety Net of SIL
Supervised Independent Living programs like the LIFE Project at ACH, are often a safety net for young adults (ages 18-21) in extended foster care. ACH’s Nick Little expands on how programs like these prepare them for the “real world.”
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Jan 30, 2020
Justin's Journey
Meet Justin, a resilient young man navigating his way through life as an adult while in extended foster care. Hear about his journey and what ACH is doing to support the over-looked population of young adults aging out of foster care.
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