OUR MISSION: To reduce crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence and enhance liberty and justice for all. Research indicates that the need for our work is beyond question. Together with your help we intend to reduce crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence by 25% by the end of the year 2010. Presently the FBI reports, less than 3% of reported child abuse victims are protected.

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST: CHILD ABUSE IS CLEARLY EVERYONE’S BUSINESS AND EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM!!! It is important that we, as adults, take responsibility for making the world a safer place for children. A first step in taking responsibility is learning about child abuse and domestic violence, e.g., how to recognize signs of abuse and know what to do if you suspect a child or adult is abused.

ABOUT HOPE FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION: The Hope For Children Foundation, not technically a foundation but rather a not-for-profit, IRS 501(c)3 charitable organization, was created on April 2, 1998 to aid sexually and physically abused children, adults and their protectors. Hope For Children helps these groups access effective legal, medical and mental health expertise, and ensure that involved officials mobilize all appropriate resources available to victims.

Hope For Children also seeks to ensure fair and unbiased legal protection for parents of both sexes. Violence is a learned behavior facilitated by lack of awareness. Consequently, Hope For Children educates the general public, families, federal and state law-enforcement officials, members of the judiciary, prosecutors, educators, medical professionals, criminal justice professionals, family shelters, rape crisis centers, other community organizations and agencies, clergy, school and church administrators, the workplace and other leaders in the community about sexual and physical abuse and its prevention. Hope For Children addresses the special needs, services and resources unique in the spectrum of assistance when compared to those offered by other helping organizations. It fills a critical void by focusing on those situations in which our youngest victims are especially vulnerable to “falling through the cracks” or being damaged by malfunctions in the system.

Living an abuse free life is more than a hope or a dream. By working together, the prospect of precious children in Texas and cross the nation living abuse-free lives can be realized. To this end, Hope For Children assembled a distinguished group of experts to provide Texans with uniform state and federal training. This statewide training project was partially funded through a grant provided by the United States Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Fund, Office of the Texas Governor Criminal Justice Division. The training program was very well received as reflected in evaluation comments:

“This … meeting provides a great opportunity for judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals and community agency leaders to learn more about effectively protecting citizens during times of crisis....I commend the participants for working together to help make Texas a better place to live. I also applaud the Hope For Children Foundation for hosting this important training session.”
Former Governor George W. Bush

“Your message is important for today’s peace officers and everyone within the criminal justice field.”
Dennis R. Graffious, Program Administrator, Texas Commission On Law Enforcement

“The mission and activities of the Foundation are critical to protecting our nation’s children from sexual and physical abuse.”
Bonnie J. Campbell, Former Director, Violence Against Women Office, United States Department of Justice.