The Fannin County Family Crisis Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to receive, comfort, counsel, and support individuals and their families who find themselves in conflict due to emotional or physical abuse or sexual assault. Our mission is to help clients take control of their lives, know what options are available to them, and assist them in making their own choices.
Our Core Values
When we serve our clients, we are committed to upholding these core values:
Dignity: We honor each survivor’s experience with deep respect and validation.
Honor: We recognize and value every survivor’s unique culture, background, and identity.
Ethical Professionalism: Our qualified team delivers services with compassion, fairness, honesty, and integrity.
Responsibility: We are committed to providing safe, non-violent, and adaptable environments for healing and support.
Our History
Fannin County Family Crisis Center was organized through Friends of the Family in Cooke County in 1985. Services at that time were provided by staff from Cooke County.
Beginning in 1988, services were provided through the Grayson County Women’s Shelter.
In 1996, a local office was established with services provided by volunteers assisted by staff from Grayson County. During this time, a Board of Directors was formed, and the grant writing process began.
1997 brought the first full-time staff and services began to be provided as an independent center. The first two grants received were Federal Grants administered through the Texas State Governor’s Office: VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act).
In 1998, the center was awarded a grant from the Office of the Attorney General for Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services. In 1999, the center was also awarded a one-time grant from the Meadows Foundation for Further Education in school-aged children to prevent violence. That grant was used to build and promote the Teen Anger Management Program.
During 2003-2006, the Office of the Attorney General made additional funds available for the center’s Outreach Program. This grant was the OVAG (Other Victims Assistance Grant). With these funds, outreach offices were set up in Honey Grove with a donated office from the Housing Authority, and in Leonard in donated space from the Leonard Police Department. Each of those offices was staffed two days a week with two staff members.
The center continues to receive funds from the Office of the Attorney General for Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services in addition to funding from the Federal Government for Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services specified for Primary Prevention. From 2009 to 2010, the center received funding from the Governor’s office through the RVAG (Regional Victims Assistance Grant). For six months in 2009, temporary funds were awarded through the Health and Human Services Division of the State of Texas.
In 2010, a very generous anonymous donor, gave the center enough money to purchase the building we are now in. A one-time grant was received from the Meadows Foundation to renovate the building and purchase most of the furnishings.
During the 2012 funding year, the RVAG grant was changed to the Other Victims Assistance Grant (OVAG) and again funded the center. Additionally, the center was awarded a regular grant from HHSC. The 2013 funding year brought a cooperative grant with Fannin, Grayson, and Cooke Counties to receive funds from the Office of the Governor’s Victims of Crime Act. In 2015, it was decided that each agency would apply separately, and the center was funded.
For the current fiscal year, the center receives SAPCS-State, VOCA, and HHSC.