Children At Risk

C@R established the Center for Parenting and Family Well-Being (CPFWB) in 2011. In its first phase, CPFWB conducted an inventory of the current network of parenting services in Houston and found a strong need for evidence-based, non-punitive parent education. Through a partnership including organizations that provide parent education services, pediatricians, academics, and public health practitioners, CPFWB determined that the community should move forward with developing a structure to implement the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). During its second phase, the CPFWB is creating an infrastructure to disseminate Triple P across Harris County.

Through its unique Food in Schools Initiative, C@R continues to raise awareness and advocate for the implementation of Universal School Breakfast (UFSB) and other school meal programs in schools with high poverty levels. Our annual School Food rankings highlight top-performing districts with school food programs and highlight innovations and best practices adopted by top districts. Through our Childhood Immunization Project, C@R also collaborated with key partners to help maintain current code that establishes immunization requirements for Texas elementary and secondary schools and ensure equitable access to childhood immunizations.

Other programs were juvenile justice and mental health related.