My Name is Cynthia McGee and I am the Executive Director of CMTM Family Life Center. As an adopted child and former foster parent I understand the emotional challenges a child removed from their parents goes through.
These children are caught in the crossfire of choices they had nothing to do with.
With a caring team of people working together we can help these children during this difficult time in life. CMTM is here to be a part of that caring team. CMTM Family Life Center is a non-profit organization commissioned to protect foster children during
the permanency process by providing safe monitored visitations, promoting the rebuilding of families, and empowering caregivers with resources and education to ensure the safety of children.
“Strong families = Strong Communities”
In Bexar County
*** There were 8,382 confirmed child Abuse /Neglect cases in San Antonio. (Region 8 - Fiscal year 2011)
*** Ranked second in the state, with only 83 fewer incidents than Harris County, which has more than doubled the child population (2013).
*** There were 4, 808 children in placement homes in the San Antonio region (Fiscal year 2014).
*** One (1) in five (5) kids in Bexar County was victimized between 2008 and 2013.
*** Bexar County had the highest number of repeat victims in the state — children who are re-victimized after their families have gone through the Child Protective Services system.
*** Children in placement homes typically receive two (2) one (1) hour visitations a month in a small room which may not have appropriate activities and equipment.
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. " - Frederick Douglass
The Department of Family and Protective Services Need Help
*** DFPS is plagued by high levels of staff turnover.
- More than 100 caseworkers a month leave CPS in Texas.
- One (1) in six (6) new hires leaves the agency within six months.
*** Caseloads in Texas are much higher than best standards.
*** Texas caseloads hover around 32 per worker, when the best practice is 17.
*** Sunset review states that more than 55% of CPS caseworkers don’t have enough time to successfully do their jobs.
*** 20% of the Texas kids in 2008 were re-victimized over the next 5 years.
CMTM Family Life Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children by rebuilding their families, empowering foster, adoptive, court appointed caregivers, and the entire family in crisis by providing services through a
faith based supportive network.
CMTM will provide:
*** Weekly visitations for children with biological parents in a nurturing and safe environment.
*** To assist placement homes we provide transportation to visits, clothes, food, parent nights out, family support and activity or education scholarships to placement parents and the children in care.
*** Parent education, parent coaching, adult life coaching, and after reunification follow up to assist biological parents in regaining their children and rebuilding their family.
*** In the future CMTM will expand and provide Domestic Violence Visitations and Support, safe visitation exchanges, as well as the Celebrate Recovery Outpatient program for addictions, abuse and disorders.
*** We offer various services to assist with family reunification.
*** When necessary helping with a smooth transition for the child into an adoptive home.
Future plans for CMTM will be to expand to provide Domestic Violence Visitations and Support, safe visitation exchanges, as well as the Celebrate Recovery Outpatient program for addictions, abuse and disorders. CMTM also would like to expand to other TEXAS
COUNTIES in the future.
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