Press Releases
Child & Family Guidance Center Celebrates 125 Years of Service to the CommunityOctober 26, 2021The history of nonprofit work in North Texas is literally the history of Child & Family Guidance Center (CFGC) which opened its doors to families in need 125 years ago in 1896. As is often the case, the center started its work after a crisis - one of the worst winters in history. CFGC was the first social service provider in the state of Texas, continually evolving to meet the needs of the community. Today, it offers culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental and behavioral healthcare to individuals of all ages regardless of their ability to pay[...]
Child & Family Guidance Center Receives $100,000 Grant from The Rees-Jones Foundation in Support of Behavioral and Mental Health ServicesApril 24, 2020Child & Family Guidance Center (CFGC) has received a $100,000 grant from The Rees-Jones Foundation, to support expansion of Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver Program and Mental Health Services to children and adolescents, increasing CFGC’s reach beyond the 6,000 children and adolescents it currently serves in Dallas each year. The funding will enable CFGC to provide an additional 300 youth with comprehensive mental [...]
Mental Healthcare Provider Continues Offering Critical Clinic Based and Telehealth ServicesMarch 15, 2020Child & Family Guidance Center has served the Dallas community since 1896 and has been strategically prepared to respond to crisis events that have or could affect the patient population we serve. In addition to our clinic based and community based services, the agency has utilized robust telehealth practices [...]
COVID - 19 ResponseMarch 13, 2020As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), it is important to share with you what we are doing to help keep people safe and healthy. Please be assured we have been getting information from multiple local, county, federal, and even international sources and will cont [...]
Child & Family Guidance Center Lunch + Learn Speaker SeriesStop Minding Your Own Business: How You Can Save A LifeMarch 11, 2020It was a literal full house at Child & Family Guidance Center’s lunch + learn yesterday. The event was hosted at the home of Michelle and Lex Fitzenhagen, where guests gathered to hear a presentation on suicide prevention and intervention, led by Dallas attorney and mental health advocate, Terry Bentley Hill. [...]
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