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FALL 2015 ISSUE
Celebrating a Century
of Caring
Providing a Lifetime
of Care
A Change in
Perspective
Check out photos from our 100th
anniversary party in Sundance
Square and learn about how one of
our alumni changed the course of
his life after living at ACH. (page 4)
Meet one of our own, Cleveland
Jenkins, who has dedicated his
career to serving children and youth
at ACH and leading our Youth
Emergency Shelter. (page 16)
Giving love and care to a child
in need became their focus. Read
about foster parents Toby and Erin
Owen and how they overcame the
fears of fostering. (page 18)
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C O N T E N T S
Fall 2015 ISSUE
3 100th Anniversary
Silver Tea
4 Celebrating a Century
of Caring
8 Centennial Alumni
Reunion
9 Q & A with Greg Shirley,
ACH Alumnus
10 Annual Senior Dinner
11 Holiday Guide
15 Our Supporters Make the
Difference
16 Providing a Lifetime of Care:
Meet Cleveland Jenkins
18 A Change in Perspective:
Overcoming the Fears of
Fostering
19 Consider Becoming
a Foster Parent
20 Our Community Our Kids:
Teaming for Innovation
From Our CEO
| Dr. Wayne Carson
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his year, ACH Child and Family Services has reached an incredible
milestone. We turned 100! Our centennial celebrations have brought
together our alumni, supporters and staff to share memories and
begin discussions about our next 100 years. My hope is through our
celebrations, we’ve brought more awareness to our mission.
At the heart of what we do are the children and families we serve. We have
a strong legacy and look forward to continuing this Legacy of Hope for the
next century.
For those we have served, we are proud and honored to have been part of
your life. You are our inspiration.
For those who have helped us get here – our donors, volunteers and
community partners – know that your support has made a meaningful
impact on many, many lives. Thanks to you, we are a family and stand
strong together so that we are here when children and families need us.
This issue of reACH shares our celebrations in 2015, but more importantly
shares stories from our alumni, foster parents and staff who describe the
importance of protecting children and preserving families in their own
words. These stories are powerful examples that our mission to protect
children and preserve families comes alive every day at ACH.
Our mission: Protecting children and
preserving families since 1915.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frank Anderson
Karen Barlow
Sarah Bennett
Ted Crofford, M.D.
Joe Greenslade
Liz Hatley
Brad Hickman
Jack Huff
Barry King
Brenda King
Jack Larson
Meto Miteff
Lynn Newman
Peter Philpott
Amber Robertson
Esequiel “Zeke” Sanchez, III
C. W. “Dub” Stocker, III
Malcolm Street
ALL CHURCH HOME FOUNDATION
BOARD MEMBERS
Earl J. Hoover
Kelly B. Keller
Fred Moore
Susan Rose
Robert Simpson
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Silver Tea
| CENTENNIAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS |
100TH YEAR
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n May 17, 2015, ACH hosted our 100th Year
Silver Tea at our Summit Campus. A cherished
tradition at ACH, the annual Silver Tea served
as a way to say thank you to the people and
organizations of Fort Worth for their ongoing support and
invaluable contributions to our mission. Those who attended spent the afternoon reminiscing years
past and dreaming of what the future holds for ACH. We are
forever grateful to Karen Barlow and her host committee for
her leadership and vision that made this event a true success!
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A CENTURY OF CARING
CELEBRATED IN
SUNDANCE SQUARE
A heritage of caring. A legacy of hope.
Sunday, October 4, was a day of celebration for ACH Child and
Family Services as we hosted our Century of Caring event in
Sundance Square! Staff, residents, foster families, community
partners, and friends of ACH gathered to celebrate 100 years of
protecting children and preserving families. The day was full of activity, including performances by Sonny
Burgess, Grady Spencer, and ACH alumnus Greg Shirley. The
grand finale was a musical performance by Kids Who Care,
reminding us to “Look Up” at the world around us. For ACH, it
was a way to thank the Fort Worth community for the legacy this
community created and to look to the future, to the next 100 years
of providing safety and stability to children and families in need.
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“After this year, most of us will exhale a huge sigh of relief and be able to relax a little as far as
celebrating our first 100 years of taking care of children in their time of distress. But ACH staff will
go on serving kids and families, outside the public’s eyes, redeeming kids like Greg Shirley for years
to come. ACH’s work is so noble and worthy.
Believe us when we say they are our heroes!”
~C. W. “DUB” S TO CK E R I I I , ACH Boar d C h a ir
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“What a 100 years it’s been!
I hope with hard work, programs and prayers that abuse will be
eradicated from all corners of Texas, and that ACH can reach
that goal within the next hundred years, diminishing the number
of abuse cases to zero. ACH will continue to be the standard for
Texas and our nation.” ~ B A R R Y K I N G , ACH Board Member
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We’re collecting videos via social media
that answer this simple question:
What does
"protecting children"
mean to you?
Submit your own or look up our video
submissions on Twitter and Instagram at
#ProtectingChildren.
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CENTENNIAL
ALUMNI
REUNION
Saturday, October 3, ACH
held its bi-annual alumni
reunion at the Wichita Street
Campus. It was a beautiful
day full of fun, family-friendly
activities. Kids and adults alike
enjoyed the petting zoo, pony
rides, bounce houses, face
painting and refreshments
provided by the In-N-Out
Burger food truck. Alumni were able to share
memories of their time at ACH
and browse old albums for
photos of themselves growing
up. Due to unfortunate
circumstances, many
alumni don’t have photos of
themselves as children. They
were able to scan photos
they found of themselves and
friends to keep. Everyone who
attended had a great time
and they are already looking
forward to the 2017 reunion!
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| Q&A WITH ACH ALUMNUS |
GREG SHIRLEY
If you met him, you probably wouldn’t
know that Greg Shirley had a rough
start to life. He’s a Nashville recording
artist, successful business owner,
husband and dad to five children.
His love for life shows through his
beaming smile and how he treats
others around him.
He credits ACH for his success. We
credit his strength, resilience and
determination to change his family’s
legacy.
During our 100th Anniversary Alumni
Reunion on October 3, we had a
chance to sit down with Shirley and
learn more about what brought him to
our organization and how he has used
that experience to his advantage.
to. It was during one of the brief but
many incarcerations of my father that
my mother fled to Fort Worth, Texas.
She later filed for a divorce.
I treasured this gift, but most of all,
I treasured that someone had taken
notice, not of my bad behavior, but of
the lost child that was behind it.
At the time, I was 10 years old and my
sisters were eight and six. We often
lived in motels in the Fort Worth area.
My mom would walk to work as a
waitress at the local bars. It was during
this time my mother began to abuse
alcohol and drugs. She became distant
from us and would be gone days at
a time. I would take small jobs to get
money to get us food. One time we
went into a neighbor’s house and
were caught taking food from their
kitchen. I believe this is when Child
Protective Services was called in. They
picked us up and took us to ACH.
Q: What does it mean to you to
be back in Texas performing and
celebrating with ACH for our 100th
Anniversary?
A: I’m so honored to be asked back
here to celebrate ACH and all the
positive effects it has had over the
years, not only on children and their
families, but the Fort Worth community
as well. I know my time spent at
ACH has had a lot to do with my
involvement in helping children.
Q: What led you to ACH?
A: My father was an alcoholic with
a very unstable lifestyle. My parents’
relationship and our life were very
turbulent. We were constantly on the
move, mostly on the run from the
various illegal and troublesome
situations my father would get himself
into. He was often abusive to our
mother as well as us children during
the times he was drinking.
Q: What was your experience like
when you arrived at ACH?
A: While trying to locate our mother,
ACH staff gave us much needed
attention. We got immediate health
care, clothing, food - just the basics.
But to us, we were finally in a
structured, nurturing environment.
We missed our mother, but even at
that young age, we knew we were
better off at ACH.
We grew up with very little structure,
everything from our homes, schools,
friendships, were all temporary. This is
where my love of music became not
only a hobby, but a tool of coping with
the sadness and frustration that children
in these types of lifestyles are subject
Q: Is there a particular memory that
stands out?
A: Our house mother bought me a
cassette player along with the Grease
soundtrack. I was so proud to have
something of my very own. She had
noticed I loved listening to the radio.
Shirley and his wife of 25 years have
fostered children and made several
trips to Honduras to help build safe
houses for abandoned children.
He made it his priority to provide
a solid life for his family and lead
by example. That meant putting his
singing career on hold.
He returned to writing songs and
recording five years ago. His new
album, Raised on the Run, is about
his life as a child. Fittingly, his son,
Dallas, came up with the name.
Shirley brought his story full circle
when he sang a few of his songs and
shared about his childhood during
ACH’s Century of Caring event in
Sundance Square on October 4.
You can find Shirley’s music at
www.gregshirley.com and on iTunes.
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Annual
SENIOR DINNER
In June, ACH held a dinner to celebrate our high
school graduates who live on-campus. For
many of these kids, this was their only
opportunity to celebrate this special life
accomplishment. Jon Bonnell, a renowned Fort Worth chef,
graciously hosted the dinner at Bonnell’s Fine
Texas Cuisine. During a word of encouragement
from Dr. Wayne Carson, ACH CEO, he reminded
our graduates to “spread your wings and seek
opportunity wherever it calls you.” He added to embrace
independence, but remember that ACH will always be
their family. This year’s graduates had plans to go into the army,
attend college, and start culinary school.
More Space to PLAY
This winter, the Behavioral Care program is moving to
our Wedgwood Campus. The new facility will continue
to provide children, ages 4 to 12, a safe and highly
structured home when moderate to severe behavioral
problems prevent them from living with their families. The
program teaches adaptive behaviors, supports successful
child development and promotes family reunification,
when possible.
The interior space of the new home has been carefully
designed to maximize group activities, while also
providing essential rooms for therapy sessions,
experiential sensory play and family visitation. Best of all,
the children will have access to our Wedgwood Campus
park and play area, which includes a paved bike trail,
basketball court, and the newly renovated Carson Field.
your holiday guide for
making spirits bright!
YOUR ACH HOLIDAY
CHECKLIST:
Become Santa for a day.
Give your gift of time –
include family and friends.
Make a child’s wish
come true!
your gift of time
Deck the Halls
Santa’s
Workshop
November 18 - 20
Decorate the administrative buildings for
Christmas. Volunteers can use available
decorations or donate new items.
Open to groups or individual
volunteers of all ages.
Santa’s
Helpers
December
16-18
Help our kids experience
the joy of giving to their
immediate family.
Decorate Santa’s
Workshop, arrange gifts,
help children create craft
gifts or select and wrap
family gifts. Afterwards,
Santa needs a crew to
clean-up. Volunteers must
be 16 years or older.
Christmas Store Set-Up
December 7-11
Set-up and organize the Christmas store
where ACH staff select gifts for children
in their care. Volunteers must be 16 years
or older and able to lift large items.
Un-Deck the Halls
To schedule
your volunteer
time or for more
information, contact
Becky Rasbeary at
682.432.1131 or
Becky.rasbeary@
ACHservices.org.
December 21-23
Help return the administrative buildings to order
by clearing trash and vacuuming or removing,
packing and safely storing decorations.
Climbing ladders and lifting may be required.
Open to groups and individuals of all ages.
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Assist ACH staff
with filling their
Holiday Wish List
orders and help
keep toy shelves
well-stocked and
arranged.
Thursday, December 3
and Saturday,
December 5
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be santa for a day
Organize a Toy or Gift Card Drive
Gather family, friends or co-workers to collect
toys on our Wish List—or gift cards,
which allows ACH flexibility in meeting the
holiday gift and year-round needs of the
children and families we help.
Deliver items to ACH by December 16
Seven $10 movie
theater or skating
rink gift cards
provide an outing
for youth in
residential care.
One $25 Target
gift card provides a
new outfit or personal
music player for a teen
in our Emergency
Youth Shelter.
Five $30 QuikTrip
gift cards allows
families to spend
time with loved
ones when they
otherwise could not.
Donate a Holiday Meal
Share your holiday spirit with those
who won’t be with family. Bring a purchased
or home-cooked dinner
(the latter requires a food handler’s license)
or make a gift designated to
purchase a meal.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year,
but for many of the children and families ACH serves,
past holidays haven’t always been so wonderful.
YOU can make a child’s wish come true today!
Start planning now how you want to make
happy holiday memories for children.
For more information, please contact the
Development team at 682.432.1054.
Your Generosity
Celebrates the
Season
Make an outright donation or a gift
in honor or memory of a loved one
and we’ll mail a special holiday card
notifying them of your generosity.
For more information or to make your
holiday tribute, go to http://wishlist.
achservices.org/make-donation
or contact Tina Casey at
[email protected]
or 682.432.1120.
Three $100 Walmart
gift cards provides
Christmas dinner
for the children
in one of our
residential homes.
For more
information about
donating toys or
gift cards, contact
Anna Morales at
817.886.7132 or
Anna.morales@
ACHservices.org.
holiday wish list
Little Ones
Gift Cards
All Ages
Learning Toys such as VTech & LeapFrog
Cradle Swings & Car Seats
Little People Play Sets
Clothing (sizes newborn-5T)
Increments of
$10-$25 work best
Board Games
Youth and Young Adults
Personal Music Players with Headphones
Texas Sports Teams Clothing
Scented Lotions and Soaps
Alarm Clock Radios
Graphic T-shirts (all sizes, male and female)
Perfumes and Colognes (Axe Brand)
Makeup * Baseball Caps
Duffle Bags and Rolling Luggage
Drawstring Backpacks
Small Purses and Wallets * Journals
Hair Accessories * Picture Frames
Sweatshirts & Sweatpants
Wal-Mart
Target
Bus Passes
Fast Food Restaurants
Local Malls
Movie Theaters
Gas Stations
Pre-Paid Phone Minutes
Game Stop
Hair and Nail Salons
Books
*
Stress Balls
Craft Kits and Art Supplies
Movies (G & PG only)
Fun Pillows and Sleeping Bags
Undershirts, Underwear, Bras, Socks
Batteries (AA most needed)
Christmas Gift Wrapping Supplies
(Bags, Paper, Tissue, Ribbon)
Coats, Hats, Scarves, Gloves
Twin Bedding
*
Blankets
Elementary-Age Children
Themed toy items: Littlest Pet Shop, Disney Princesses, Star Wars,
Minions, Paw Patrol * Barbies and Dolls (diversity is great!)
Play-Doh * Legos * Sports Balls * Superhero Toys, Games,
and DVDs (G & PG) * Hot Wheels with Race Tracks
All items must be new and unwrapped.
Deliver items to ACH by December 16,
Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
1424 Summit Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Please park on Rio Grande in front of
building C, the Administration Building.
For more information, please contact the
Development team at 682.432.1054.
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| A H U G E T H A N K YO U TO O U R S U P P O R T E R S |
YOU DID IT!
B I M B O B A K E R I E S U S A’ S G O O D N E I G H B O R
PROGRAM HELPS REBUILD ACH BASEBALL FIELD
If you’ve ever been to a Texas Rangers
game at Globe Life Park, then you
know how well-groomed the grounds
are – from the health of the grass to
the pitcher’s mound. ACH has a
baseball field too! One that is wellloved and used often by more than 35
children and youth who reside on our
Wedgwood Campus. Without the
benefit of a full-time grounds crew, our
field was in need of additional care.
Two employee teams from the Bimbo
Bakeries USA (BBU) Good Neighbor
Program stepped forward to help
rebuild our baseball field. Our
children
and youth
were excited
to hear the
news.
During the
summer, the
field was
re-graded
and built to
Little League
standards. New base lines
were created, sod was laid,
the backstop fence repaired,
benches installed and the
scoreboard repainted.
The children, youth
and ACH staff at our
Wedgwood Campus
watched as the work progressed.
On Saturday, October 17, volunteers
from BBU and TD Industries – BBU’s
partner organization on this project –
threw out the opening pitch for the
fall baseball season at the newly
refurbished Carson Field, which was
named in December 2006 for ACH
Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Wayne
Carson.
No baseball game would be complete
without hotdogs, so TD Industries’
volunteers grilled Ballpark franks and
served Sara Lee snack cakes and
donuts to everyone in
attendance.
ACH extends a huge
THANK YOU to our
friends with BBU’s
Good Neighbor
Program and to TD
Industries for their
generosity and hard
work.
Thank you!
SERVING AS A
BEACON FOR
NEIGHBORS IN NEED:
BRANCH BANKING
A N D T R U S T C O M PA N Y
Branch Banking and Trust Company
(BB&T) Lighthouse Project is celebrating
seven years of rolling up their
sleeves and making a difference in
surrounding communities.
“Serving as a beacon for neighbors
in need” is BB&T’s mission. Partnering
with ACH this year, the company’s
volunteers helped create a beautiful
Reflection Garden on our Wichita
Street Campus. The garden gives our
clients and families a place for quiet
retreat, where they can go to relax or
think about the future.
We are beyond grateful to BB&T for
choosing ACH and the Reflection
Garden to be their 2015 Lighthouse
Project.
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| MEET CLEVELAND JENKINS |
THE ACH YOUTH
E M E R G E N C Y S H E LT E R
The ACH Youth Emergency Shelter
(YES) is a residential-based program
that offers homeless, runaway, and
trafficked youth, ages 10 to 17,
emergency housing and care while
ACH works to connect them with
appropriate social services, and
reunite them with their families or
find safe and supportive long-term
living arrangements. The only shelter
in Tarrant County providing specific
services to teens with 24-hour
supervised emergency care, the YES
houses as many as 20 residents,
typically for periods up to 90 days.
Most homeless and runaway youth
were victims of physical abuse,
extreme emotional abuse, or human
trafficking and feel that they have
no alternative but to leave their
homes. Some have sought short-term
living arrangements with family or
friends and have “couch surfed”
for long periods of time. They learn
about the shelter primarily from
law enforcement officers, school
counselors and members of the ACH
Safe Place staff.
PROVIDING A
LIFETIME OF
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leveland Jenkins, a 25year employee of ACH
Child and Family Services,
began his career with the
agency as a consultant working with
teenage boys and girls. Today, he is
the Youth Emergency Shelter (YES)
Supervisor.
“I’ve been very fortunate that ACH
has been willing to put up with me
for 25 years,” Jenkins said. “But I like
to consider that I’ve been helping
the clients who come through the
programs. Some of the kids who I
worked with are still in touch.”
Jenkins knows each of the youth who
stay at the shelter. He and his team
build relationships, teach structure,
and show love every day.
“We care about the job we do and
the services we provide,” Jenkins
said. “And we try to meet our youth
and their families’ needs where they
are during crisis.”
This winter, a new YES building will
be completed on our Wichita Street
campus. According to Jenkins, the
building maintenance will be easier
and the shower situation will improve,
but he knows the services we provide
to the youth and their families won’t
change. That’s what matters to him.
“In our new building, we’ll be
meeting the same challenges with our
clients,” Jenkins said. “We are there
for the community. We provide respite
care for families who are in crisis at
the moment. What that looks like is
shelter for the young people and time
away from their families so they can
work on their problems.”
Jenkins and his team work hard to
make a positive and lasting impact
on the youth they work with each day.
“My day quite often is captioned
with addressing crisis,” Jenkins said.
“But part of being able to do a good
job and survive in the business is
understanding that you can’t help
everybody.”
While Jenkins and his staff know that
statement as truth, they don’t stop
pushing forward and believing they
can make a difference in the lives of
| MEET THE YES TEAM LEADERS |
Making a difference everyday.
TERESA BELL
WALLACE BRIDGES
DEANDRE JOHNSON
AMONOO KOFI
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each youth who walks through the
door. Jenkins said he encourages
those who have moved on to come
back for the Alumni Reunion.
“We want them to participate. Our
alumni like to visit and show their
loved ones what room they stayed
in,” Jenkins said. “And it tells my age
when they say, ‘this is my child’ and
that child is a teenager.”
Keeping those relationships is one
of our key values. And Jenkins has
demonstrated that by mentoring and
guiding youth at ACH since 1991.
“I believe in ACH because we care
about the clientele we serve,” Jenkins
said. “We are there to meet the child
and family’s needs.”
ACH is continually working to bridge
the gap and help families during
the most challenging times in their
lives. One of those ways is opening
a new Youth Emergency Shelter to
better serve our youth who need a
warm bed, a meal and guidance.
Another is to sustain quality staff who
care about the children, youth and
families they work with on a daily
basis.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FORT WORTH
S E L E C T S AC H F O R S I G N AT U R E P R O J E C T A N D
W E L L N E S S P R O G R A M F O R S H E LT E R YO U T H
ACH is grateful to have been chosen
as The Junior League of Fort Worth’s
2015/2016 Signature Project. Our
two agencies have partnered to
create a “Wellness Program for
Shelter Youth” that includes $100,000
of funding for a dining room in ACH’s
new Youth Emergency Shelter building
as well as volunteers for one year.
The Junior League of Fort Worth
Dining Room will provide common
space for the youth to eat together in
a family-style setting. The Wellness
Program includes volunteer interaction
with the youth during informational
classes focusing on nutrition, exercise,
job skills, and other skill-building
areas. The program was kicked off
on August 5, 2015, with a Meet and
Greet dinner and icebreaker game.
Our youth had the opportunity to
give input about the types of skills
they would like to gain from the
program. Since the beginning of the
program, ACH staff and volunteers
have received an amazing response
from our shelter youth. Through
this program, they have had the
opportunity to learn that people,
even those they don’t know, care
about them. Projects have included
vision boards, exercise activities, and
making homemade, healthy pizzas
with tortillas and veggies. Everyone is
looking forward to seeing the longterm success of this new program.
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ewly married and fresh
out of college, Toby and
Erin Owen began working
as house parents for ACH
Child and Family Services in 1995,
then known as All Church Home.
“We were house parents in the
Walker building on the Summit
Campus for a large group of kids,”
Toby said.
For two years the couple nurtured,
guided and mentored the teens living
in their home.
“The seed to foster was planted in my
mind at the end of that time,” Erin
said. “We had such an impact on
those kids from just loving them and
doing all the parenting things we got
to do.”
When Toby took on a role as a case
manager in 1997, Erin moved on to
work at the Child Study Center. Toby
spent a total of 14 years on staff with
ACH. During that time, the Owens
started a family. They had three
children and got busy with life. Toby
had the opportunity to lead another
Fort Worth nonprofit agency and he
became the CEO of Presbyterian
Night Shelter in 2009.
Over the years, Toby and Erin said
their desire to become foster parents
didn’t waver. But the doubts and fears
still lingered.
It’s
National
Adoption
Day!
Tarrant County
Adoption Day is
November 20, and
National Adoption Day
is November 21.
LEARN MORE AT:
www.NationalAdoptionDay.org
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OVERCOMING THE FEARS
OF FOSTERING AND
TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH
“It was a roundabout journey,” Erin
said. “There were points along the
way when the Lord would remind me
and I thought, ‘I can’t do that, I’m not
up to it.’ I began praying consistently
that the Lord would prepare me
for that because he had put such a
desire in me. My fear was that foster
care would be hard because we
would have to let go of the kids who
came into our care.”
Admittedly from Toby and Erin, it
took a change in their perspectives
to move beyond the potential
challenges and decide to become
foster parents.
“Going back to that fear of letting go
of the children in our care, I came
to the realization that these children
who need a home don’t have a
choice in dealing with the suffering
or trauma in their lives,” Erin said.
“I’m an adult and I can deal with
grief if I have to. These kids need
nurturing, stability and knowledge
that someone is trustworthy and cares
about them. Turning it around put it
in perspective. It’s an opportunity for
a child, not for me or my family.”
Erin made the decision in her heart to
become a foster parent in 2011. She
knew it was the right decision for her
family. Toby wasn’t ready to make the
leap yet.
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“Toby had a heart for being a foster
parent,” Erin said. “Through his
work, he knew all the difficult things
that could happen. Being ready
to move forward was a matter of
being in alignment with one another,
sharing that same dream and
knowing we could do it.”
Two years later in 2013, a shift in
Toby’s perspective brought him to
that place of readiness with Erin.
“In the spring of 2013 our family
went on a mission trip to a thirdworld country,” Toby said. “I had
been praying about fostering for a
while, and that trip sealed the deal
for me. I knew we had love to give,
but it opened my eyes and made me
realize that we have everything we
need to provide for a child in crisis.”
Taking the plunge, Toby and Erin
contacted ACH when they returned
from their mission trip and got the
ball rolling to become licensed
foster parents.
Erin Shook, the Owens’ case
manager, has worked with them
since 2014. She said a key to the
Owens’ success as foster parents
was their unwavering commitment
after they made the decision to
move forward.
“They’re very realistic,” Shook said.
“The child currently in their care has
significant medical needs and Toby
and Erin are committed to giving
him the best care possible. They also
attend every court hearing, child
protective services meeting, and
family group conference related to
the child in their care.”
The Owen family has embraced
what it means to provide a loving
home for children in crisis. Even
knowing the challenges that exist
with becoming a foster parent,
Toby and Erin share a message as
often as they can.
“Go in with your eyes open,” Toby
said. “Take that step and take that
leap of faith that things will be ok.
You’ll make a tremendous difference.
Knowing that you’re helping a child
who had virtually no future and was
born into an unfortunate situation
makes all the hard work worth it.”
Erin agrees.
“Don’t be afraid of being hurt by
losing a child in your care,” she said.
“It’s more important for them to have
someone who loves them, even if it’s
for a short time.”
Their three children were excited to
hear the news when Toby and Erin
decided it was time to become a
foster family.
“My kids were on board the moment
we told them,” Toby said. “I think
Erin and I were more nervous than
they were.”
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CONSIDER
BECOMING A
F O S T E R PA R E N T
You can help change a child’s
life by opening your heart
and your home. Each year,
individuals just like you step up
to provide love, care, and shelter
to the thousands of abused and
neglected children who are no
longer able to live with their own
parents or families.
There are many types of children
in need of families willing to
provide a place for them to thrive.
They are children of all ages,
sibling groups, and teens who
require patience, skill, and love
Their three biological children,
Natalie (16), James (13), and
Andrew (9), have shown each of
the children who spend time in their
home a warm welcome and made
them feel like part of the family.
from their foster parents in order
“This experience has brought the
best out of our kids,” Erin said.
“They are so giving, loving and
nurturing. That’s been a really
surprising blessing.”
parent or respite provider might
The child currently placed in the
Owen’s care needs a permanent
home. They are in the process of
adopting him, and will continue to
provide a temporary home for other
children in need.
to survive and flourish.
If you think becoming a foster
be right for you, have questions,
or would simply like to talk
to someone at ACH,
call Nikki Bowman or Lois Miller
at 817.886.7140.
You can also visit our website at
www.experiencefostercare.org.
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FOSTER CARE
REDESIGN
What is Our Community
Our Kids?
In 2013, as part of a statewide Foster
Care Redesign effort, the Texas
Department of Family Protective
Services selected ACH as a Single
Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC)
to oversee the delivery of foster care
services in Texas Region 3b, which
includes Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Parker,
Johnson, Hood, Somervell and Erath
counties.
Oversight and accountability for
foster care providers in our network
is now managed by Our Community
Our Kids, a newly formed division
of ACH.
Our Goals for Foster Care Redesign
• Keep children closer to home and
connected to their communities
and siblings.
• Improve the quality of care and
outcomes for children and youth.
• Reduce the number of times
children are moved between foster
homes.
TEAMING FOR SUCCESS
O
ur Community Our Kids
(OCOK), a division of
ACH, began its second
year of foster care
redesign in September 2015. As of
then, there were 1,399 children in
foster care within the seven county
region OCOK serves, and only 674
families fostering in our community.
The shortages are felt by all.
The challenges that were in place
at the beginning of the year – not
having enough foster families to
care for our children in need –
are still evident. In the spirit of
teamwork, OCOK has initiated
targeted recruitment strategies with
our network of providers to seek
out specific foster families in the
rural communities and those who
specialize in serving a therapeutic
role for teens.
Our team has participated in
peach festivals, dragon boat races,
Father’s Day picnics, Rock the Parks,
ministerial alliances, city festivals,
meet the teacher events, business
expos and adoption picnics. OCOK
network providers are seen as a
team in the community to recruit
foster parents. As an example of the
non-traditional team recruitment
approach, Palo Pinto County has
seen an increase of 100 percent
in the number of homes that are
currently being trained to become
foster homes.
“We have seen the possibility of when
we work together as a team, how
effective we can be for the children of
our community,” Dr. Wayne Carson,
ACH CEO, said.
These words are echoed by the
team of dedicated professionals
who are giving their time, talent
and overwhelming support through
their commitment to changing the
way foster care is delivered in our
communities.
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Thank You to our Generous Donors
March 1 – September 30, 2015
Corporations,
Organizations and
Foundations
Accel Imaging Systems, Inc.
Albertsons Safeway
Amazon Smile Foundation
America’s Charities
Anonymous
AT&T Employee Giving Campaign
Azle Independent School District
Bank of America
Bank of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Bruckner’s Truck Sales, Inc
Cartwright-Sells Fund of the
Community Foundation of North
Texas
Community Partners of Tarrant
County
Cook Children’s Health Care
System
Craddock Moving and Storage Co
Dura-Tech Processes, Inc.
Estes Financial Services, Inc
Equifax
Robert A. & Jane W. Ferguson
Charitable Fund in the
Community Foundation of North
Texas
First United Methodist ChurchMansfield
Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta
Fort Worth DAR
Kenneth and Cherrie Garrett
Foundation
Gladney Center for Adoption
GM Financial
Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford Architects/
Planners/Interiors
Harris, Finley and Bogle, PC
Higginbotham Community Fund
of the Community Foundation of
North Texas
The Holloway Family Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Employee Giving
Campaign
Kapp and Miller, PC
Kids in Need
KPMG’S Community Giving
Campaign
Legacy Christian Fellowship
Linbeck Group, LLC
Live Oak Foundation
LMEPAC Charity Program
Lockheed Martin AERO Club
Marquette Financial Companies
Masonic Home Ex-Students
Association
MHMR of Tarrant County
Meridian Bank Texas
MHBT Inc.
MillerCoors LLC
The Sally P. and Scott W. Mooring, III
Charitable Fund
Moritz Dealerships
O’Neal Oil & Gas
Parker County Child Protective Services
Board
The Gary Patterson Foundation
Pier 1 Imports
Polytechnic United Methodist Women
Principal Financial Group Southwest
Business Center
QuikTrip Corporation
Radiology Associates of North Texas
Mrs. Renfro’s Salsas
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
River Oaks Lodge #1311
Roach Howard Smith & Barton
Roger Williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram
Rotary Club of Fort Worth
Rylander, Clay & Opitz, LLP
S&K Plumbing of Fort Worth, Inc
Schollmaier Foundation
Nancy and John Snyder Fund in the
Community Foundation of North
Texas
The Sara and Peter Sterling Family
Fund
SYNC-Results Nonprofit Consulting
Group LLC
Texas Capital Bank
Texas Health Gives Campaign
Texas Youth Development Corporation
Therapeutic Family Life
TriQuest Technologies, Inc.
Tutorial Association of Fort Worth
United Way of Central & Northeastern
Connecticut
United Way of Greater Portland
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc
United Way of Tarrant County
U.S. Trust
The Walsh Foundation
Weaver and Tidwell Private
Foundation
Martin H. and Helen M. Wikierak
Memorial Fund for Abused Children
Wise County Child Welfare Board
Individuals
Jarrell Adaya
Denise Alba
Sean and Bridget Allen
Frank and Tasa Anderson
Lt. Col. James and Virginia Anderson
Mary Kathryn Anderson
Alita Andrews
Rick and Vicki Andrews
Delane Angelini
Janet M. Anna
Anonymous
George and Glenda Appleby
Gordan and Louise Appleman
Margaret Wall Augustat
Larry and Tiffany Autrey
C B Baird, Jr.
Steven and Len Baird
Charles and Georgia Baker
Kay Baker
Ben and Alice Barlow
Dr. Karen Barlow
Bill and Sandy Barnes
Bob Barnes
Greg and Caroline Barnes
Sharon Bartells
Russell and Patricia Barton
Sarah Barton
Steve and Phyllis Beckman
Anne Bernardy
Richard and Shannon Berquist
Patrick and Hillary Bessinger
Shannon Bettis
Bobbi Bilnoski
Joseph Bird
Greg and Laura Bird
Carolyn Bishop
Lou Ann Blaylock
Dr. Susan Blue
Marcelle Houston Borgers
Bonnie Bowman
Roxanne Boyd
Lucy Brants
Jennifer Broberg
Julie Brown
Katherine Brown
Caroline Brownlie
Katherine Brownlie
Smith and Teresa Brownlie
Larry and Sally Brumbaugh
Jon and Lori Brumley
Jon and Rebecca Brumley
Dante Bryant
Walter and Janet Buchholtz
Monica Buecher
Gary and Sidney Buff
Carie Burnette
Mary Burnette
Grant and Michelle Bushaw
Jerry and Judy Cagle
Gary and Betty Caldwell
Sherrie Caldwell
Corinthia Campbell
Donna Campbell
Dave and Stephanie Canfield
Sam and Sara Cantey
Elizabeth Cardin
Wayne and Vickie Carson
William and Jane Carson
Louise Carvey
Glen and Tina Casey
Sam and Bliss Caver
John Allen and Sue Chalk
Baker and Florine Chapman
James and Angie Childers
Tilden and Gretchen Childs
Melissa Christenson
Jim and Joann Clifton
Mattie Peterson Compton
Jason and Megan Connally
Isabella Contreras
Brian and Tamara Cook
David Covert
Brad and Michelle Cowden
Marvin and Linda Cowden
Edward and Robin Cox
Alice Cranz
Rose Anne Cranz
Leigh Crates
Dr. Ted and DeLynn Crofford
Betty Crow
Connie Crutchfield
Wesley and Deirdre Cunningham
Mark and Sherrie Cyrier
Mark and Elizabeth Daly
Richard Dangel
Wayne and Donna Darner
Glenn and Julie Davidson
Jackson Davis
Joanne Law Davis
Dan and Judy Davis
Douglas and Monique Decker
Gretchen Denny
Robin Dettmer
Jerica Dewey
Raymond and Courtney Dickerson
Richard and Phyllis Donnelly
Virginia Dorman
Emily Dotson
David and Donna Dozier
Nancy Dozier
Tiffany Drapkin
Mark and Barbara Duffy
Patricia Dunbar
Maynard and Laura Dyson
Bridget Easton
Tim and Janet Eaves
David and Karen Ekstrom
Dr. Greg Ellis
Beth Engelhardt
Patti Esposito
Susan Essary
Lindy Eubank
Jay and Michelle Ewing
Marion Faherty
David and Catherine Fankhauser
John and Terry Fant
Jeff and Katie Farmer
Marisol Febles
Anne Felix
Robert and Vivian Ferguson
Mary Foose
Kevin and Linda Ford
Ben and Lisa Fortson
Mark and Gina Fowlkes
Joseph Frank
Jan Frase
Cornelia Friedman
Lynn Gafford
Elizabeth Gale
Mark and Missy Gale
Luis Galnares
Charlie Galupi and Barbara Clark-Galupi
Arthur and Barbara Garcia
Victor and Linda Garcia
Glenn and Marcia Garoon
John and Janet Garrison
Jo Anne Gilbert
Allison Giles
Mark and Kathleen Giles
Nancy Romine Gillis
Nadia Givens
Katherine Glassey
Paul and Susan Goelzer
Lynne Goldstein
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If an error has occurred, please accept our sincerest apologies
and let us know of our mistake by contacting Tina Casey at [email protected] or 682.432.1120.
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Jessica Grady
Trevor and Jennifer Graham
Bill and Ann Greenhill
Joe and Lillian Greenslade
Paul and Kelly Greenwell
Betsy Griffith
Sara Groce
Robert and Glenda Guinan
Scott W. Hall
Jennifer Hamant
Lisa Hamilton
Mary Hamilton
Mary Haney Wysong
Tom Harkrider
Kenneth and Andrea Harrington
Randall and Liz Hatley
O.Z. and Brenda Helmer
Dr. Angel Hernandez
Elsa Hernandez
Brad and Cynthia Hickman
Brent and Debi Hicks
Kay Higgins and Keith Spalding
Lee Hill
Patrick and Molly Hogan
Latoya Hogg
Paula and Earl Hoover
Amaya Hopper
John and Susan Hotard
Jim and Teresa Hubbard
Jack and Leanne Huff
Chris Hughes
Price and Judy Hulsey
Sam and Isabelle Hulsey
Wendy Hunsaker
Gregory and Doris Hunt
Zaira Ibarra
Tom and Susan Idleman
George and Vickie Jackson
Tanna Jackson
Bruce and Suzanne James
Kimberly Jefferson
Doug and Hillary Jennings
Amy Johnson
Cynthia Johnson
Chris and Linda Johnson
Wilma Johnson
Jerry and Melinda Johnston
Stephen and Diane Jones
Julie Jones
Jeff and Marie Jordan
Laken Jordan
Melinda Kallmeyer
Olivia Kearney
Chad Keeney
Annette Keller
Robert and Kelly Keller
Maxine Kemble
Catherine Kerrigan
Meda Kessler
Michel Ketter
Jungmin Kim
Barbara Kinard
Barry and Leah King
Jim and Brenda King
Glen Kinser
Art and Joan Kline
Lorraine Kohls
Bobby and Beverly Kouri
Amy Kramer
Margaret Kramer
Annelise Kutzler
Dr. Bea Kutzler
JR Labbe
Jayne Landers
Jack and Nancy Larson
Edward and Ellison Lasater
Catherine Lawrence
Lauri Lawrence
Tom Lee
Craig and Cynthia Level
Angela Lewis
Leo and Freida Liles
Bob and Margie Lilly
Karina Lockhart
Tony and Deborah Loth
Norma Loughridge
Linda Low
Brad and Barbara Lundgren
Loyd Lynch
Sandra Mackey
John and Carol Maclean
Cheri Maddox
Stella Maggs
Michael and Valerie Mallick
Harrison and Ginny Markley
Lee and Jacquin Matthews
Judy Mayo
Melissa McBride
Debbie McCoy
Doug and Lee Ann McCune
Raquel McFadden
LaMonica McKissic
Kent and Debi Meyerhoeffer
B.T. and Katherine Miller
Cassidy Miller
Bill and Laurie Miller
Lois Miller
Billye Miller
Mark and Cynthia Milrany
Meto and Virginia Miteff
Robert Moon
Bob and Debbie Moore
Fred and Cheryl Moore
Joel and Anna Morales
Luke and Kara Morey
Jack and Amy Morris
John and Susan Morris
Russell and Ann Morton
Colby Mosseller
Chris Munson
Kris Naylor
Claudia Newcomb
Alexandra and Michael Newman
Cam and Lynn Newman
Stephanie Nick
Janet Nocher
William and Alann Nolan
Elinor Normand
Oberheu Family
Hollis O’Brien, Fred Heitz, Scott
Bedell, Anna Williams-Tasier, Leia
Vanden Heuval, Anita Ritchie,
Cheryl Chanslor, Chris Cinelli,
Lori Arsenault
Patrick and Jean O’Mara
Pat O’Neal
Melissa Opheim
Walter and Sheila Owen
Janice Pape
Erin Parise
Amber Patterson
Herb and BJ Pease
Kimberly Pease
Joe and Barbara Penshorn
Donald and Rosemary Pentecost
George and Betsy Pepper
Alan and Bonnie Petsche
Arnold and Kathy Petsche
Beth Phillips
Peter and Anna Melissa Philpott
Angela Popko
Tutti Portwood
Keith Pounds
Marisia Powers
Debbie Preissinger
David and Sarah Proctor
Tom and Michelle Purvis
Patricia Purvis
Janice Pyeatt
Lizzette Quesada
Madelene Rafalko
Sathiyamoorthy Ramu
Jane Rector
Scott and Caren Rector
Tracy Rector and Greg Fitzgerald
Russell and Deidra Rice
Martha Riddle
Pat Rigler
John and Jean Roach
Edd and Terri Robinett
Raquel Rodriguez
Bill and Susan Rose
Rosalyn G. Rosenthal
Judy Rudoff
Bridget Russell
Nancy Ryan
Jude Ryan
Nancy Salmon
Todd and Susan Samuelson
Zeke Sanchez
Matt and Adriana Sanders
Betty “B.J.” Sanders
Jeanne Van Zant Sanders
Loretta Sanders
H. Wayne and Ginny Sanderson
Kerry and Gayle Sandifar
Shelby Schafer
Alan and Marcie Schonborn
Joy Schroeder
Lisa Schuessler
Steve and Melisa Schultz
Cathy Scott
Bill and Barbara Shelton
Tammie Shelton
Richard and Karen Shepherd
Erin Shook
John Siehling
Jacob Sigler
Jan Simcox
Davyre Simon
Carolyn Sims
Tara Sims
Carolyn Singer
Martha Slover
Flavious and Melanie Smith
Shelby Smith
John and Beverly Snyder
Sharon Soh
Richard and Emily Sohns
Justin and Elizabeth Sparks
Dana Springer
Rachel Stacy
Matt and Katie Stadler
Dulaney and Linda Steer
Mike and Sandy Stepp
Roderick and Claudia Stepp
C.W. “Dub” and Valerie Stocker
Virginia Stocker
Leanne Stomski and Mark Frankel
Gary and Rozi Stone
Carla Storey
Leslie Storey
Loretta Storey
Donna Stowe
Malcolm and Lou Street
Dennis and Karrie Sutton
Larry and Cathy Sweeney
BJ Syma
Adam Tate
Bradley Tatum
Carolyn Teague
Neel Teague
David and Melinda Teitelbaum
Jenny Terry
Taylor Thomas
Brigit Thompson
Alicia Thoms
Katie Tilley
David and Jerre Tracy
Mark Trieb
Tad and Deborah Trout
John and Suzanne Tucker
Shannon Uehlein
Valerie Valentine-Heath
Jim and Cindy Vaszauskas
Sid and Brandee Vincent
Robert Viscome
Ellen Vlassis
Roy and Monique Waggoner
Burch and Lisa Waldron
Beverley Wallace
Richard and Anna Jean Walsh
F. Howard and Renee Walsh
Lloyd and Rhonda Walsh
Patricia Ward
J.T. Ward
Tom Ward
Alice Waters
Tracey Weaver
Mark and Natalie Weimer
Lindsey Weitzel
Gigi Westerman
Amanda White – Brown
John and Suzanne Whitsell
Al and Mary Madeline Whittinghill
Jim and Debbie Whitton
Jim and Becky Wilkes
Bobbi Williams
Glenn and Lee Ann Williams
Jeff Williams
Lyn Willis
Greg and Sandi Wilson
Stephen and Aubra Wilson
Carol Witcher
Martha Woodson
Marsha Wright
Lori Wynne
Jake Yarbrough
Arthur and Julie Zobal
Gifts In Kind
Roman Aguirre
All Saints Episcopal School
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Anonymous
Taylor Ashley
Autobahn Motorcar Group
Len Baird
Bank of America- Plano
Sharon Bartells
Richard and Shannon Berquist
BIMBO Bakeries USA
Jon and Melinda Bonnell
Audra Brown
Katherine Brownlie
Smith and Teresa Brownlie
Larry and Sally Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh’s Furniture
Chris Butler
Rebekah Byrne
Sam and Bliss Caver
Community Outreach Committee
Cousin’s Bar-B-Q
Brad and Michelle Cowden
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Rose Anne Cranz
Leigh Crates
Mark and Sherrie Cyrier
Dan and Judy Davis
Dayspring Family Church
Robin Dettmer
Vonda Diaz
Rich and Emily Dotson
Donnie Dycus
Reagan Dycus
David and Catherine Fankhauser
Robert and Vivian Ferguson
Fireside Sams
Kelly Flanagan
Autumn Fleck and Jeremy Ruiz
Linda Ford
Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fort Worth Zoo
David and Jan Frase
Karen Gibson
Glory Chinese Baptist Church
Grace United Methodist
Roman Guthrie
Brittany Henderson
Akilah Henry
Earl and Paula Hoover
Henry House Foundation
Terry and Jayne Highfill
Jack and Leanne Huff
Rick and Tina Humphrey
InsureZone, Inc
International Leadership of TexasKeller
Sharla Ishmael
Doug and Hillary Jennings
Stephen and Diane Jones
Libby Kaczmarek
Chad Keeney
Robert and Kelly Keller
Keller Retired Teacher Association
Christian Kelley
Kids Who Care
Katja Kirsch
Laura Korte
Teri Kramer
Kirk Lancaster
Catherine Lauterbach
Robert and Margie Lilly
Linbeck Group, LLC
Mike, Renee and Destiny Lindsey
Tony and Deborah Loth
Michael and Valerie Mallick
Doug and Lee Ann McCune
Daniel Robinson
Meto and Virginia Miteff
Amanda Moon
Fred and Cheryl Moore
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Cam and Lynn Newman
Carol Nichols
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
Omniana: Fort Worth Jr. Woman’s
Club
Oyin Onarinde
Our Community Our Kids
Walter and Sheila Owen
The Pajama Program
Madisyn Pasley
Pat and Jadz Pate
Amber Patterson
Herb and BJ Pease
GIVING AT YEAR-END
W H Y T I MI NG M AT T ERS
When you make a donation to ACH
this year, we both benefit. Your
generosity enables us to meet
urgent needs and carry out our
mission daily. You’re able to choose how
your gift is used and receive
a charitable deduction
on your income taxes
when you itemize.
To receive these
benefits,
however, you
must time your
gift appropriately.
Kimberly Pease
David and Sarah Proctor
Project Linus
Tom and Michelle Purvis
Danny and Becky Rasbeary
Namtip Reynolds
Roach Howard Smith & Barton
Dennis Roberson
Dale Robertson
Brent and Barbara Ruggles
Lee Russell
Marci Sawilowsky
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Jason and Norma Silva
Jason and Elizabeth Sparks
St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal
Church
Matthew and Katie Stadler
C.W. “Dub” and Valerie Stocker
Leslie Storey
TDIndustries
Texas Environmental Management
SA, Inc.
Cody and Christina Thompson
Treat You Well
TTI, Inc.
UNTHSC Public Health Community
Service Organization
Volunteer Center of Tarrant County
Melissa Weeks-Billeg
John and Deb Whitehead
Paige Williams
Greg and Sandi Wilson
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Century of Caring
Event Sponsors
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FRIEND SPONSORS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Moritz Dealerships
Craddock Moving & Storage Co.
MHBT
Principal Financial Group Southwest
Business Center
GIFT IN-KIND SPONSORS
Sonny Burgess
Mrs. Renfro’s Salsas
Greg Shirley
Grady Spencer
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| A Very Important Date
All gifts must be completed on or before
Thursday, December 31 to qualify for an
income tax deduction this year.
• Cash contributions sent through the mail are usually
deductible if they are postmarked by midnight on
December 31.
• Stock is generally deductible on the date it is fully
transferred (if done electronically) to our books—not
the date you request the transfer.
• Life income gifts are considered in place once you
return the signed contract to us along with your
donation.
• Real estate gifts, in most states, are considered
complete on the date a properly executed deed is
delivered to us.
• Tangible personal property gifts are complete once the
property is delivered to us.
•Life insurance gifts are considered complete on the date
you sign the paperwork transferring ownership to All
Church Home for Children Foundation, assuming the
form is forwarded to your insurance company.
It is because of you that we are able to carry out our mission to protect children and preserve families.
For more information contact Barbara Shelton, CFRE, at 817.886.7115 or [email protected].
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