The Family Resource Center serves more than 200 children throughout the year through our after-school programs and summer educational enrichment. Our goal is to give our students a second home with loving caregivers and a chance to succeed in school and in their futures. Throughout our history, we have looked at what parents can afford, and we have not charged parents who have fallen on hard times. Children deserve proper care and opportunity regardless of the parent’s/guardian’s income, and we believe we are one of the only childcare centers that tries to help families regardless of their ability to pay.
For almost eighteen years, our administration, staff, and volunteers have served thousands of community members through after-school and summer educational, enrichment computer literacy instruction, pre-employment training, parent education, food distribution, and resource referral. However, these accomplishments were not made in solitude.
Much of the credit lies with the more than thirty partnerships established between the Family Resource Center and local businesses, social, service, and faith-based organizations. Because of this collaborative effort, our neighborhood and children benefit from services that are not only needed, but are also accessible. It is this kind of collaboration that is at the very heart of the Family Resource Center and our success.
Our Mission
Located in Beaumont’s Charlton-Pollard neighborhood, our mission at the Family Resource Center is to create and support programs and to participate in collaborative efforts dedicated to fostering positive cycles of growth, development, and personal responsibility. We are a proud United Way agency. For the local children we serve, that translates into quality education, skill development, and a safe, supportive and nurturing environment away from the negative influences present in a low-income neighborhood.
WE SERVE CHARLTON-POLLARD
While we serve children from other neighborhoods, our focus has always been on servicing the Charlton-Pollard neighborhood. In our after school and summer program, more than half of our students are from Charlton-Pollard. We have an updated computer lab, which is available to all Charlton-Pollard residents. Several have used the computers to update their resumes and also scan or fax paperwork, as they do not have the means to do that on their own. Before the pandemic, The Jazzy Seniors met at the Family Resource Center once a month to socialize and stay active.
Leadership
Paula Hall, Director
Paula Hall has been with Southeast Texas Family Resource Center for over 15 years.
It is evident that she loves and cares for each family that we serve. She goes above and beyond to help each child know that they belong. Paula loves working with our families!
As the director, she is always looking for ways to make sure everyone feels welcome.
Dee Haskins, Assistant Director
Dee Haskins has been at the Southeast Texas Family Resource Center for a little over 10 years. Before becoming the assistant director, she was a teacher at the center and loved working with her class. Being around the children is what she loves most about her job. Dee looks forward to seeing their smiling faces each day and welcomes their hugs and high-fives.
FOOD
During the school year, we provide a nutritious complete dinner for all after school students. For summer, the children are given 2 meals a day plus 2 snacks. All meals meet the federal standards.
History
The idea for the Southeast Texas Family Resource Center in Beaumont was born out of the vision for accessible social services for the poor and underserved. The mission of the Family Resource Center, which is located in Beaumont’s Charlton-Pollard neighborhood, is to create and support programs and to participate in collaborative efforts dedicated to fostering positive cycles of growth, development, and personal responsibility.
For the local children we serve, that translates into quality education, skill development, and a safe, supportive and nurturing environment away from the negative influences present in a low-income neighborhood. The original concept was for a family resource center, but when the Junior League went door to door on community needs, they discovered that there were a large number of children at home without a parent or guardian.
Our focus then shifted to meeting the needs of community children, which we have now done successfully for 18 years. Much of the credit lies with the more than thirty partnerships established between the Family Resource Center and local social, service, and faith-based organizations. Because of this collaborative effort, our clients and children benefit from services that are not only needed, but are also accessible. It is this kind of collaboration that is at the very heart of the Family Resource Center.
Though we are still a place where low income families can gather for birthdays, anniversaries, showers, and passing and where the elderly gathers monthly for fellowship in a group called “Jazzy Seniors,” our passion lies with giving our students a chance at a successful life.