texas council child welfare boards
of
REGION 6
Greater Houston Area
13 Child Welfare Boards
REGION 6
Houston, Texas
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REGION 6 Council President
Jeanette Elias
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Community Initiatives Specialist
(Outlying Counties)
Evelyn Jacobs
Phone: (832) 449-0643
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Community Initiatives Specialist
(Harris County)
Josie Jones
Phone: (713) 394-4051
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 6 CWB REPRESENTATIVES BY COUNTY
AUSTIN COUNTY
Adam Lopez, Chair
adamlopez93@yahoo.com
BRAZORIA COUNTY
Greg Anderson, Chair
greg.anderson@danburyisd.org
CHAMBERS COUNTY
Ashley Sammon, Chair
ashleypritchettrow@outlook.com
COLORADO COUNTY
Walt Glascock, Chair
mawpawprints@peoplepc.com
FORT BEND COUNTY
David M Lanagan, Chair
drlanagan@gmail.com
GALVESTON COUNTY
Charity Eames, Chair
ceames@depelchin.org
HARRIS COUNTY
Alysa Elliot-Wilson, Contact
alysa.elliotwilson@dfps.texas.gov
WALKER COUNTY
Jessie Ferguson, Chair
jferg-1@hotmail.com
WALLER COUNTY
Sherry McIntyre, Chair
wccwb2019@gmail.com
WHARTON COUNTY
Lynda Richter, Chair cps.wharton.matagorda@gmail.com
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 6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2023
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JAN - NATIONAL MENTOR MONTH
11 - (Wed) HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY
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FEB -
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MAR -
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APR - NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
14 (Fri) GO BLUE DAY
30 (Sun) BLUE SUNDAY
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MAY - NATIONAL FOSTER PARENT APPRECIATION MONTH
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
NATIONAL WATER SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
2 (Tue) NATIONAL FOSTER CARE DAY
11 (Thur) Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
25 (Thur) 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
18 - NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY
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