Primary Department: Domestic Relations
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: David W. Simpson, J. D., Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): Building New Beginnings
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Bar Foundation
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Domestic Relations for approval to accept from the Texas Bar Foundation grant funds in the amount of $5,000, with no required match, for the FY26 Building New Beginnings Parent Workshop Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The DRO’s Parenting Workshop Program currently offers four separate and distinct co-parenting workshops focused specifically on mothers, on fathers, and on parents who may have been deemed by the family courts to be “high conflict” in their interactions with one another. Classes are offered in a series of two-hour sessions on evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of working parents and are available in both English and Spanish. The classes are offered free of charge to parents who qualify as indigent, and for those who are not, the cost is nominal. All classes are presented online in a virtual classroom by a live, interactive instructor.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N: Improve the health behaviors of community members.
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/8/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Blanca Reyna; Data Analyst, Grant/Contract Manager, IT Specialist; Domestic Relations Office
Attachments (if applicable): Texas Bar Foundation Grant Agreement; Court Order