More dads are joining SJRCโs fatherhood program, helping cut down on parenting stress
During San Antonio's huge charity initiative the Big Give, we're highlighting one organization with services that span 27 counties in Texas. One of the many programs is one that offers support specifically to dads who want coaching, connection.
Support for graduating foster teens is propelling them to success
Statistics show only about 50 percent of foster students graduate high school. Leaving school and the system without a family can be scary, and that's why organizations in Bexar County are stepping up to make sure that transition into the world, is safe and successful.
Local foster care organization now able to care for 10 times more children than last year
The state is in the process of privatizing the foster care system. Placement and casework will be left to private organizations divided into regions. SJRC Texas is now one of those main organizations. For 40 years, SJRC was mainly a large residential foster care campus.
SJRC Texas offers a Fatherhood Initiative program for dads seeking guidance, support and resources
Since Fatherโs Day is coming up on June 20th, KSAT Community is highlighting SJRC Texas, formerly known as St. Judeโs Ranch for Children, which cares for children and families who have been affected by trauma, abuse and neglect and have been removed from their homes by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Help a graduating student in foster care by participating in โAdopt a Seniorโ program
SAN ANTONIO โ Jabez Tompkins isnโt letting foster care or a global pandemic stop him from graduating high school. He has spent the last three years at SJRC Texas, formerly St. Judeโs Ranch for Children, a campus for high-risk foster youth. He is one of 562 foster youth in Texas graduating high school this year. โAdopt a Senior was really just aiming to give graduating foster children a graduation gift. AdLast year Beaton started the Adopt a Senior program, giving those same bags to graduating seniors, filled with gifts including $100 gift cards.
Traffickers targeting people online more than ever before, experts warning parents
SAN ANTONIO - โ At home, online, disconnected with free time, people are more vulnerable to traffickers than ever before. Local organizations that help trafficked youth say teens and parents need to be on the lookout for online predators who are constantly grooming their next victims. The pandemic has forced many kids to move both their school and social lives online and predators are noticing. โTo the parents, if your young person in your home, letโs say theyโre going to meet their friend John, you need to ask, who is John? โWhat I tell my kids and what we tell our kids with our organization, โItโs not that we donโt trust you.