texas council child welfare boards
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REGION 4
Greater Tyler Area
23 Child Welfare Boards
Regional councils provide training and information on regional and statewide issues, especially issues impacting services to families and children
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Each regional council operates according to the region’s needs and wishes. In most instances, each county CWB sends one or two delegates as their representative to the regional council
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Each regional council elects two or three delegates to represent their region at the Texas Council of Child Welfare Board meetings.
REGION 4
Tyler, Texas
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REGION 4 COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Barbara Long
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REGION 4
DFPS FBCE REGIONAL COORDINATOR
(Faith Based Community Engagement)
Starla Abraham
(214) 796-1267
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REGION 4 DFPS FBCE SPECIALISTS
(Faith Based Community Engagement)
Tonya Fuller
(903) 216-5878
Patsy Rocha
(903) 285-8519
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REGION 4 DFPS FBCE
RAINBOW ROOM COORDINATOR
Jana Clark
(903) 948-0143
REGION 4 CWB REPRESENTATIVES BY COUNTY
ANDERSON COUNTY
Mendi Chambers, Chair
mendi@landmarkrealty.llc
BOWIE COUNTY
Darla Dike, Chair
darla@joedikecpa.com
CAMP COUNTY
Gary Pearson, Chair
gepearson@hughes.net
CASS COUNTY
Stuart Smith, Chair
stuart.superior.realty@gmail.com
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Jaclyn Tyler, Chair
jtyler@austinbank.com
DELTA COUNTY
Louann Murray, Chair louannmurray@cooperbulldogs.net
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Linda Hammond, Chair lindah630@gmail.com
GREGG COUNTY
Jonathan Babino, Chair
jonathanbabino@yahoo.com
HARRISON COUNTY
Robert Johnson, Chair
rjohnsontrucking@att.net
HENDERSON COUNTY
Abra Roberts, Chair
aroberts@bankfsb.com
HOPKINS COUNTY
James Law, Chair
jlaw@alliancebank.com
LAMAR COUNTY
Bob Hundley, Chair
hundley144@gmail.com
MARION COUNTY
Anne Turner, Chair
MORRIS COUNTY
Maudie Peters, Chair
petersmaudie@yahoo.com
PANOLA COUNTY
Paulette Goree, Chair
Pbgoree@gmail.com
RAINES COUNTY
Addy Johnson, Chair
rainscountycwboard@gmail.com
RED RIVER COUNTY
Maggie Rosser, Chair
RUSK COUNTY
Barbara Long, Chair
b.long.cwb@gmail.com
SMITH COUNTY
Kent Boozer, Chair kentboozer@gmail.com
TITUS COUNTY
Jennifer Arnold Wildman, Chair jarnold@awacpa.com
UPSHUR COUNTY
Melinda Wigington, melindawigington64@gmail.com
VAN ZANDT COUNTY
Holly Hudson, Chair hollyhudsonn@att.net
WOOD COUNTY
Ange Everett, Chair
PLEASE NOTE:
The CWB Board Representatives List above and the Rainbow Room lists attached are being updated at this time.
If you have updated information to submit for either the County Representative or a Rainbow Room, please send us a message with the information to
tccwbwebsite@gmail.com or CONTACT US HERE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!
A Rainbow room is an emergency resource center available to CPS caseworkers to help them meet the critical needs of abused and neglected children. It consists of a store-like setting that allows Child Protective Services workers to go "shopping" for the children and families on their caseloads. The room is stocked with new items such as clothing, shoes, toys and games, diapers, formula, school supplies, hygiene products and cleaning products. Every item is the Rainbow Room is donated or purchased from donations.
REGION 4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2024
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JAN - NATIONAL MENTOR MONTH
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH
11 (Thur) Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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MAR -
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APR - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
5 (Fri) GO BLUE DAY
28 (Sun) BLUE SUNDAY
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MAY - NATIONAL FOSTER PARENT APPRECIATION MONTH
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
NATIONAL WATER SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
7 (Tue) NATIONAL FOSTER CARE DAY
9 (Thur) CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
25 (Sat) NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY
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JUN - FAMILY REUNIFICATION MONTH
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JUL -
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AUG -
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SEP -
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OCT - NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWENESS MONTH
NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH
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NOV - NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
23 - NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY
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DEC -
Statewide Christmas Campaigns - throughout December, all local CWB's throughout Texas solicit, some fundraise, and supply gifts for CPS children including foster children, CPS children in their home, and foster parents in need of gifts. Many also serve local area children of the community who
are in need. This also includes food for families in many areas for the holidays.
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MAKE A GIFT, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.​
MAKE A DONATION