Camp B.L.U.E.

June 10 - 14, 2024

Our summer session of Camp B.L.U.E. (Building, Learning, Understanding, and Empowering) was a success! Our campers enjoyed a fun-filled week full of petting exotic animals, arcade games and bowling at Alley Cats, a visit from Sophie the Therapy dog, painting with "Bob Ross", feeding giraffes at Fossil Rim, and so much more.

Thank you to everyone who donated their time, talents, and treasure to make Camp B.L.U.E. an amazing experience for our kids!

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Share your Hands & Heart

Want to make a difference in the life of a Tarrant County child? Sign up to become a volunteer and find the perfect fit for your time and talents to best support our mission and the kids we serve.

Upcoming Volunteer Orientation and Training Opportunities:

Volunteer Orientation and Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention 101 for Professionals will be offered on:

• Saturday, August 24 from 9:00 - 11:30 am via Zoom
• Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 - 11:30 am via Zoom
• Saturday, November 16 from 9:00 - 11:30 am via Zoom

For more information about our volunteer program or to take next steps, please contact Abby Sanchez at [email protected].

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National Forensic Interviewer Appreciation Week

July 8 - 12, 2024

A forensic interview is a single session, recorded interview designed to elicit a child’s unique information when there are concerns of possible abuse or when the child has witnessed violence against another person. The forensic interview is conducted in a supportive and non-leading manner by a forensic interviewer, who is a professional trained in the

NCAC Forensic Interview model.

Forensic interviewers demonstrate incredible strengths every day that they show up to interview children who may have been victimized. They must be curious in how they approach each interview to thoroughly explore information, have hope that they can make a difference, love learning in the ever evolving field of research on which their practice is based, self-regulate during stressful situations, both during interviews and when testifying on the stand, persevering even on the longest days and in the hardest case scenarios, and always demonstrating kindness to every single child they come in contact with.

We’re so thankful for our wonderful forensic interviewers and for all that they bring to the Multidisciplinary Team!  

Left to right: Gabi Hernandez, Raquel Buezo, Trista Burden, and Tivoli Williams

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Piston Haus Car Show & Donation Drive

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Our friends at Piston Haus have partnered with Hub Insurance to help make a difference in the lives of Tarrant County's kids this school year! Bring backpacks for our kiddos, then enjoy coffee from Black Rifle Coffee Company and a car show on July 13th from 8:00 - 10:00 am!

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Program Highlight: Child-Center Play Therapy

"Toys are children's words and play is their language." - Gary L. Landreth

Our playrooms, and therapists trained in Play Therapy, are able to provide a safe space for our youngest clients to have the necessary tools to process the traumatic experiences they have endured.

Child-Center Play Therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic modality in which sessions are held in a playroom. In these therapeutic playrooms, toys are selected, not collected - therefore, every toy serves a purpose and provides children the means to express themselves through their first, natural language - PLAY. Through Play Therapy we are able to provide counseling services for children as young as 2 years old through 9 years old, or any child who has difficulty expressing themselves. Between May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024, we provided 100 clients with 939 sessions of play therapy.

Check out our Amazon wish list and consider donating some new play therapy toys to ensure our youngest clinical kiddos have a chance to

process their trauma.

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SAVE THE DATE!

North Texas Giving Day - September 19, 2024

It's not too early!



Save the date for North Texas Giving Day on Thursday,

September 19th and make healing a reality for the next Tarrant County child.

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Upcoming Community Education Classes

Are you interested in learning how you can keep children in your life and the community safe? Register for our upcoming

prevention awareness classes at no cost.

• Safe Sleep for Babies (English) - Tuesday, July 9 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm via Zoom

• Stewards of Children (English) - Saturday, July 27 from 9:00 - 11:00 am at 3609 Marquita Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76116

• Child Abuse Prevention 101 for Caregivers (English) - Tuesday, August 13 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm via Zoom

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