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Resources
Become a Member of the Blue Ribbon Task Force
If you would like to register your group, organization or entity with the BlueRibbonTaskForce.com web site, please complete our Organization Membership Form. The information you provide will be indexed and placed on our "Resources" and "Get Involved" pages. The information will also become part of our searchable database that will allow individuals to quickly and efficiently locate resources by key words. So please take a moment to provide us with a detailed abstract about your organization.
If you are an individual who would like to become a member of the Blue Ribbon Task Force we ask that you also register with us by completing the Individual Membership Form. This way we can keep you update on upcoming events and issues in the Bexar County community. We also ask that you provide us with any specific issues you may be interested in or areas you would specifically like to help. Please provide us with some of your background, education, or experiences so we can help pair your skill set with our many community needs.
Madeline McClure - Why do so few care about these dead children?
Envision an aerial view of Cowboys Stadium filled to absolute maximum seating capacity. Now close your eyes and picture every single one of those seats holding a child. Now multiply that scenario 31/2 times over. That is 290,000 children: the number of Texas children who were reported as victims of abuse and neglect during 2011 alone.
How can we accept that 181 Texas children are confirmed to suffer from child abuse every single day? Why do we waste more than $6 billion in precious Texas taxpayer dollars annually to pay the financial price of child abuse? From Child Protective Services and foster care costs to court, law enforcement, hospital, medication and mental health care costs, our actual outlays — in raw dollar terms — are exorbitant.
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Tips for Parents
Ten tips to help parents and care givers with children.
Key Facts and Figures - Texas Children and Families
The following is a short compilation of various statistics which outline some of the challenges children and families are facing here in Texas.
2-1-1
Faced with a dramatic increase in the number
of agencies and help-lines, people often don't know where to turn.
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. The implementation of 2-1-1 is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive and specialized information and referral agencies in states and local communities.
Please join our efforts to obtain critical federal funds for your community. We encourage you to contact your Senators and Representatives to urge co-sponsorship of the Calling for 2-1-1 Act. The legislation will provide federal money to states starting or enhancing a 2-1-1 system.
Encourage your congressional representatives to pass The Calling for 2-1-1 Act by Calling 1-888-PASS-211. You can also read about recently introduced legislation, or about the United Way of America's Public Policy Activities surrounding 2-1-1.
You can also make your views known electronically by logging on to: www.capwiz.com/unitedway/home.
Adoption
We encourage you to
visit the Department of Family Protective Services web site to find
out how you can become a foster parent or adopt a child by clicking here. You will be redirected to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Web site.
On this web site you'll find hundreds of kids in need of adoption.
