First Lady Abbott Visits Child Advocates of Fort Bend   .

First Lady Abbott Visits Child Advocates of Fort Bend

First Lady Cecilia Abbott visited Child Advocates of Fort Bend recently and met with staff, board members and partner agencies in an effort to better understand the work that the agency and its partners are doing on behalf of abused and neglected children. Shown front row (L to R) are: Child Advocates of Fort Bend CEO Ruthanne Mefford, First Lady Abbott and Child Advocates of Fort Bend Board President Jim Lockwood. Back row (L to R) are: Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas COO Sally Allen, Chief of the Family Law Division of the County Attorney’s Office Marjorie Hancock, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas Communications & Outreach Specialist Emily Hardt, CPS Regional Director Jarita Wharton, Child Advocates of Fort Bend Board Member Sonal Bhuchar, President of Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s CAC Advisory Council James Steenbergen, Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s CASA Program Director Metoyer Martin, Rosenberg Chief of Police Dallis Warren, Chief of the Child Abuse Division of the District Attorney’s Office Suzy Morton, Child Advocates of Fort Bend Children’s Advocacy Center Program Director Fiona Remko and CPS Regional Director Leshia Fisher.

  First Lady Cecilia Abbott has partnered with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on a new initiative – Network of Nurture – to raise awareness about the ways Texans can support the children and families in the state’s child welfare system. As a part of this initiative, she has been touring Children’s Advocacy Centers across the state of Texas. Last week, she visited Child Advocates of Fort Bend, toured the facility and […]