New Beginnings Children's Home is a non-profit agency providing valuable support and guidance through quality services to youth in Texas.

Our Mission

To provide a safe and therapeutic living environment for abused, neglected, and displaced children ages 5 to 17. The care we provide will promote emotional growth and recovery and prepare the children for family reunification.

If you have a newborn, 60 days old or younger, that you’re unable to care for, you can leave your baby at a designated safe site with no questions asked. Your baby must be unharmed and placed into the arms of a safe site employee.

The Baby Moses law gives parents who are unable to care for their child a safe and legal choice to leave their infant with an employee at a safe site which includes;

• a hospital
• fire station
• emergency medical services (EMS) station

Please make sure you tell the employee that you want to leave your baby at a Safe Haven. You may be asked by an employee for family or medical history to make sure that your baby receives the care they need. 

*Remember, if you leave your unharmed infant at a Safe Baby Site, you will NOT be prosecuted for abandonment or neglect. Eagles Flight will continue to provide mothers and organizations with this information so we can help a mother make a safe choice.

This program is for mothers who unable to care for their babies (0-6 months).

Camp Girl With Grit is an intensive but fun life skills camp for female youth ages 8-22.  Over the course of classes, youth learn about the skills it takes to survive.  We engage students with fun, hands-on learning, and projects.

The camps quickly saturate basic life skills that are needed for independent living.  Camps have been called potentially life-saving and life-changing by law enforcement and behavioral scientists.

• Hands-on Tools - Learn about tools and build a birdhouse.
• Drive and Thrive - Learn how to change a tire, jump a battery, practice roadside safety, and perform vehicle maintenance.
• Cookies and Construction - Learn about various elements of construction over cookies.
• Household 911 - How to handle some simple and some scary emergencies.
• Home Economics - Culinary skills on the fly, hanging curtains, patching jeans or a hole in the wall.
• Into the Wild - Learn basic wilderness survival.
• Firearm Safety (optional) - Learn how to safely handle a firearm.

Females 8-22

$200.  Scholarships available

Camp Grit is an intensive but fun life skills camp for all youth.  Over the course of classes, youth learn about the skills it takes to survive.  We engage students with fun, hands-on learning, and projects.

The camps quickly saturate basic life skills that are needed for independent living.  Camps have been called potentially life-saving and life-changing by law enforcement and behavioral scientists.

• Hands-on Tools - Learn about tools and build a birdhouse.
• Drive and Thrive - Learn how to change a tire, jump a battery, practice roadside safety, and perform vehicle maintenance.
• Cookies and Construction - Learn about various elements of construction over cookies.
• Household 911 - How to handle some simple and some scary emergencies.
• Home Economics - Culinary skills on the fly, hanging curtains, patching jeans or a hole in the wall.
• Into the Wild - Learn basic wilderness survival.
• Firearm Safety (optional) - Learn how to safely handle a firearm.

$200.  Scholarships available

24/7 crisis line with trained advocates.

Advocates offer support, information, and referrals during crisis situations.

Accompany clients to medical, legal, or criminal service providers.

Sophia Wisdom Circles are a safe, interspiritual space for women to gather from across different faith traditions (or no faith tradition) and are founded on the concept that women working together can promote peace. 

They are made up of women who want to meditate together, to extend a hand of peace across faith barriers, and to share wisdom from each others' traditions.

Circles can gather in-person or online.

A Sophia Wisdom Circle usually:

• Is facilitated by two women from different faith traditions (including no faith tradition)
• Meets once a month
• Meets for one hour
• Meditates silently together for between 5-20 Minutes
• Shares and discusses a wisdom text brought by a different person each month
• Shares insights into contemplative practices from different traditions 
• Are free to leave after one hour, but are welcome to stay longer if desired

We work directly with victims who have been sexually assaulted or abused through counseling and coordinating with local resources to get them the help they need.

We provide a 24-hour hotline, court and hospital accompaniment, legal advocacy and information and referrals to available community resources. We provide direct services to survivors and their support systems.

Hospital Advocacy

Every survivor who chooses to go to the hospital for a forensic exam has the right to state-certified advocate accompaniment. HCCC trains and sends advocates around the clock to meet survivors at the hospital and provide support during the exam.

An advocate is dispatched when our center is contacted by the hospital telling us a survivor has arrived or is in route. Advocates stay the duration of the exam and provide support and resources to both the survivor and any loved ones who may have accompanied them.

Ways we help include:

• Filling out paperwork
• Providing community resources
• Giving emotional support
• Ensuring that no one goes through the process alone

Victim Advocacy

Survivors of crimes such as intimate partner violence and sexual assault have rights, and our advocates strive to ensure that all of these rights are upheld in the legal, financial and social processes that are secondary to surviving these crimes.

Advocacy helps with:

• Criminal and civil court proceedings
• Resource development
• Community connection

24/7 Phone Support

Our trained advocates are ready to take your call through our in-house, 24-hour hotlines. We’re here to help, and your safety is our priority. All calls and chats are answered by a trained advocate and are completely anonymous and confidential.

Everyone is welcome to call or chat—not only survivors, but also their friends and family, as well as anyone with a question about sexual assault or how to support a survivor in their own lives.

Call 888-621-0047

Free

A protection order is an order used by a court to protect a person, business, company, establishment, or entity, and the general public, in a situation involving alleged domestic violence, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

Intimate partner violence is about power and control. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

A protection order is an official legal document signed by a judge that orders the abuser to stop abusing or threatening you and/or your children. It can also include other types of relief such as child support, custody, visitation and payment of debts.

The abuser may be ordered to stay away from your home, school or place of employment. You have the right to file for a protection order if someone has abused you within the past six months (180 days) OR if they abuse or threaten to abuse any person under 18 years old now or in the future.

In addition, there are several reasons why it might not be safe for you to return home after obtaining an emergency protective order including but not limited to threats made against pets and property damage done at your residence during previous incidents of violence between yourself and the abuser.

Get the Help You Need Toll Free: 888-621-0047

We’re here 24 hours a day 7 days a week so please don’t hesitate calling us when needed!

Our trained staff will help guide you through this process step-by-step with compassion and understanding while providing information about all available resources in our community that can assist victims throughout their journey toward safety & independence from abuse.

We offer free confidential services including safety planning; crisis intervention counseling; court accompaniment; referrals for shelter/housing assistance.

Free

Intimate partner violence is about power and control.

When a victim decides to leave, the abuser becomes fearful of losing control over the victim and can resort to increased aggression to coerce the victim to stay.

Safety Planning helps the victim to prepare in advance, increasing the opportunity for safety for them, their children and their pets.

Get the Help You Need

Call 888-621-0047 for our support hotline. If you’re needing immediate assistance, dial 911 and ask for help.

Free

Our Emergency Shelter offers men, women and children a short-term safe and secure environment to escape from the hand of domestic violence.

The Shelter is designed to provide a safe, family-friendly and pet-friendly, therapeutic environment where men, women and children can begin to heal from trauma and begin establishing self-sufficiency. The goal of the shelter is to serve as a bridge to assist residents in moving from an emergency situation to stable, appropriate housing.

The Shelter is not “just a place to stay,” but rather a stepping stone to a better life. Throughout the client’s stay, our staff offers counseling, financial education, support groups, job advocacy and help with finding permanent housing.

We seek to improve our client’s life for the long-term, not just the immediate challenge. And because there is a significant correlation between domestic violence and pet abuse, HCCC offers safe shelter for women and their animals fleeing violence.

FREE

Experiencing and surviving trauma affects our brains and bodies in very specific ways:

• Confusion
• Inability to make a decision
• Feeling like everything is our fault
• Anxiety
• Hyper-vigilance
• Body aches
• Fatigue
• Compromised immune system
• Loss of sleep, nightmares... and this is just to name a few. 

If you are experiencing trauma or are a survivor of intimate partner violence and/or sexual assault, trauma-informed therapy can assist with getting your past in the past and helping you move forward.

You don't have to struggle anymore.

With our help, you can get your life back. Contact us now to learn more about our services which are 100% free of charge.

Get the Help You Need

Call 888-621-0047 for our support hotline. If you’re needing immediate assistance, dial 911 and ask for help.

Free

Serving Victims' Cases for the 198th, 216th, County Court at Law and Kerr County Juvenile Court. 

Our office strives to ensure that victims are informed of court proceedings, their statutory rights, and are connected with the appropriate resources to help them get through this difficult and stressful time. We have experienced staff who provide resources and assist victims in navigating the judicial process.

In Texas, crime victims also have services available to them through the state. Our office can assist with this, as well as help you prepare a Victim Impact Statement, which also a right afforded to all victims of violent crimes.

Please call to make an appointment, as we are frequently in court in multiple counties.

Forms

Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Program Application (Eng)

Solicitud del Programa de Texas para Compensacion a las Victimas del Crimen (Esp)

Relocation Instructions - English (PDF)

Relocation Expense Worksheet - English (PDF)

Relocation Letter of Intent - English (PDF)

Victim Impact Statement (Eng)

Declaracion de Impacto de la Victima

Links
VINELINK 

Texas Attorney General Crime Vic­tims’ Com­pen­sa­tion Program

TDCJ Inmate Search

This is a two-hour counseling and education program designed to educate youth about the dangers and health consequences of tobacco use.

To register for this class, or for more information, please contact us.

Once we receive your registration form and payment, we will call you to schedule your session.

$75.00 for class.

In addition to McLennan County, the Family Abuse Center serves Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, Navarro, and Ellis Counties. To better serve these 7 counties, the Family Abuse Center intentionally engages these communities through outreach and educational efforts.

Our advocates are frequently in the seven counties building community relationships, advertising the services FAC provides free of charge to domestic violence survivors, and educating groups about domestic violence and its impact on our local communities.

McLennan County, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, Navarro, and Ellis Counties.

Free

Unbound advocates for victims and survivors by meeting immediate needs, supporting survivors and their families and connecting each survivor with resources for his or her unique restoration journey.

Unbound Waco Survivor Advocacy Services:

• Emergency crisis response
• Long-term case management
• Medical accompaniment
• Housing assistance
• Safety planning
• Advocacy

Unbound Waco serves the Heart of Texas Region with crisis response and case management services for victims and survivors of human trafficking.

24/7 Unbound Waco Crisis Response & Referral Line: 254-414-0814

Unbound is here to help. Whether you suspect someone you know if being trafficked, or you think you may be a victim of human trafficking yourself, please reach out. We can connect you with appropriate resources to take the next steps. Please do not provide information that could put you or someone else in danger.

Referral Form

Free

Unbound advocates for youth victims and survivors by meeting immediate needs, supporting survivors and their families and connecting each survivor with resources for his or her unique restoration journey.

Unbound Waco Survivor Advocacy Services:

• Emergency crisis response
• Long-term case management
• Medical accompaniment
• Housing assistance
• Safety planning
• Advocacy

Unbound Waco serves the Heart of Texas Region with crisis response and case management services for youth victims and survivors of human trafficking.

24/7 Unbound Waco Crisis Response & Referral Line: 254-414-0814

Unbound is here to help. Whether you suspect someone you know if being trafficked, or you think you may be a victim of human trafficking yourself, please reach out. We can connect you with appropriate resources to take the next steps. Please do not provide information that could put you or someone else in danger.

Referral Form

Free

The RUOK? Program is a FREE service that establishes a prearranged time for participants to receive a regular phone call at least once a week inquiring about their welfare. During the call participants are asked "Are You OK?" If they answer "yes" they may simply hang up and continue with their day.
If a concern is expressed, the dispatcher will determine the nature of the concern and if some sort of response is necessary. Unanswered calls or busy signals are called back. If there is still no response, the dispatcher will send an officer to the location for a safety check.

To sign up, call (432) 837-3486 to speak with an RUOK Coordinator and fill out a form. These forms will be available online, at Senior Centers, and at the Alpine Police Department. 

Click here to sign up online.

Free

FCCBB offers assistance to individuals and their families affected by Domestic Violence, Teen Dating Violence, Violent Crime, Sexual Assault, and Stalking.

Services include

• Emergency Shelter: FCCBB has confidential locations in Alpine and Presidio where survivors and their children may seek safety. 
• Sexual Violence: FCCBB provides services to victims of sexual violence both in person and by telephone. Advocates are also available to respond 24/7 in case of sexual assaults and can be reached at any time through the confidential and anonymous hotline.
• Client Advocacy: Advocates help clients by assessing needs, setting goals, and connecting clients to resources.
• Legal Advocacy: Legal Advocates are available to assist clients with navigating the legal system.
• Individual Counseling: Licensed professional counseling is available at no cost to clients.
• Outreach Services: FCCBB provides outreach services to surrounding communities including, Balmorhea, Marathon, Fort Davis, Marfa, Sanderson, Valentine, Candelaria, and Fort Stockton.
• Community Education: Presenters and group facilitators are available upon request to any organization, business, agency, or group who would like to learn more about the effects of domestic violence and sexual assault on our community. Presentation content and activities are all culturally and age appropriate.