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| Family Guidance & Outreach Center of Lubbock, a non-profit organization located in Lubbock, Texas, is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect and to the education and support of parents and families. Working from the belief that parenting is the most important job anyone could ever have, the agency often is described as a safety net for parents in crisis. |
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Thank you for making the 2009 Blue Ribbon Rally Car & Bike Show our biggest and best event yet!
The 11th Annual 2009 Blue Ribbon Rally Car & Bike Show was bigger and better than ever! This free all-day event, which featured a car and bike show with awards, multiple vendors, live entertainment, a children's area, a live auction, and a drawing for a new 2009 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, raised in excess of $100,000! All of the money raised will stay right here in Lubbock to fund our programs and services and to help prevent child abuse and neglect. Thank you to each and every one of our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and participants for making this year's rally such a success. You can see lots of photos from the rally at http://spotted.lubbockonline.com/galleries/index.php?id=440163. Please also help us thank our sponsors (a full list can be found on our Fundraising page), and please go to www.blueribbonrally.com or call 806-747-5577 for information about next year's event!
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14th Annual Parenting Conference to Be Held October 1st
The 14th Annual "Building Strong Families: Tools For Success" Conference will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. This conference is a wonderful event for parents and anyone who works with families. Morning and afternoon sessions will include educational sessions for both English and Spanish speakers and numerous exhibits highlighting educational and community resources. Lunch will be catered. Mark your calendars now, and watch for registration materials in the early fall! |
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Anger Management Programs for Children
 Family Guidance & Outreach Center of Lubbock is proud to offer Anger Wranglers, a cowboy-themed anger management program especially for children ages 7, 8, and 9, and Dino-Might Tykes, a dinosaur-themed anger management program for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6. These five-part courses help children to take control of their anger. Children learn how to manage anger through discussion, role play, and crafts. Anger Wranglers presentations are available through the YW-CAre Child Care Programs; Dino-Might Tykes presentations are available through area Head Start Programs. Facilitator training for both programs also is available. For more information, please call 806-747-5577 or email us at familyguidance@nts-online.net.
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Coloring Books Help Preschoolers Tackle "Gray Area" of Divorce
 
Going through a divorce? Family Guidance & Outreach Center of Lubbock would like to introduce you and your children to our new line of coloring books, Sam & Sarge and Katie & Coco. These books are designed to help parents explain divorce to preschoolers and to help youngsters understand the traumatic upheaval in their families. Books are now available. Call 806-747-5577 or email us at familyguidance@nts-online.net for more information.
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Child Abuse Prevention a Year-Long Mission
While the month of April, which is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Texas, brings special attention to our mission, Family Guidance & Outreach Center of Lubbock works to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect throughout the year. In 2008, 220 children in Texas lost their lives due to abuse and neglect. Each April, we ask that you wear a blue ribbon to show your support of child abuse prevention and to honor the children of Texas who have died from abuse or neglect ( Read the Story of the Blue Ribbon). During the rest of the year, we ask that you to continue to focus on ways to not only protect children from abusive environments, but to prevent that abuse from ever occurring.
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