Conversations and Connections

April 27th is East Texas Giving Day.  In this episode, Stuart talks with the Family Crisis Center's Development Director Melissa Wheeler about the importance East Texas Giving Day to a non-profit agency like the Family Crisis Center, and how the East Texas community can give to the cause.  

When a domestic violence survivor reaches out to the Family Crisis Center of East Texas for services, many times they are a parent.  In this episode of Conversations and Connections, Stuart talks with Children's Advocate Monica Ibarra about how she works with the children of our clients to help them cope with various situations they may be facing.   

In this episode, Stuart sits down with Kim Riddle to talk about the recent Safer East Texas Training the Family Crisis Center hosted at Angelina College, the importance of such a training for East Texas agencies, and what other training opportunities the Family Crisis Center of East Texas offers.

The Family Crisis Center of East Texas accepts college students as interns every year.  In this episode of Conversations and Connections, we talk with Community Outreach Coordinator Greta Rich about the agency's internship program, and who can qualify for an intern.  We'll then talk with Sadarria Christian, Shelby Brown, and Emily Adams, three of the agency's interns for the spring of 2021.  

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.   In this episode of Conversations and Connections, Stuart talks to Lufkin ISD Social Worker Tonja Akridge about how teens are affected by abusive relationships.   How does abusive relationships affect their social lives?  What about their school work?  

Want to know more about the Family Crisis Center of East Texas?  Visit our website at https://www.familycrisiscenterofeasttexas.com/

Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fccet 

In this episode of Conversations and Connections, Stuart talks with Family Crisis Center board member Jim McReynolds.  Mr. McReynolds is no stranger to East Texans.  The former Texas State Representative talks about what it means to him to be a board member, the challenges that such a position has, and what he finds rewarding about serving the community.  

Want to know more about the Family Crisis Center of East Texas?  Visit our website at https://www.familycrisiscenterofeasttexas.com/

Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fccet 

Harold's House provides an important service to the East Texas region.  They provide a safe and secure place for children to tell their story of being the survivor of sexual assault.  Ashley Cook, the Community Education Director for Harold's House talks about the services her agency provides the community, and the all too real problem of sexual assault of children in our community.  

In this episode, Stuart sits down with the agency's operations director Whitney Burran about things employers need to know about employees who may be experiencing domestic violence.  What is the employer's responsibility?  What can an employer do to provide support for their employees?  We'll answer these questions and more.

In this episode we conclude our four-part series on human trafficking with a conversation with Special Investigator Lazaro Robles with the Department of Family and Protective Services.  

We continue our conversation on the topic of human trafficking.  In this episode, Stuart welcomes back Maria Villarreal from the Family Crisis Center of East Texas and also Investigator Brandon Lovell from the Nacogdoches Sheriff's Office.