Conversations and Connections

It's already that time of year!   The Family Crisis Center is gearing up for it's annual Adopt a Family program.  Stuart sits down with agency Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mallory Harris to talk about it as well as the agency's annual food drive!

We sit down with agency safe house director Greg Sims about running a shelter for domestic violence survivors as well as his own passion project, Thanksgiving in the Park!

In this episode, Stuart sits down with Boys and Girls Club of Lufkin Unit Director Risa Walker.  Risa discusses the importance of an organization like the Boys and Girls Club for East Texas kids.

In this episode, Stuart talks with Kevin Taylor of the Legacy Institute about how they help people learn about financial responsibility and the job market here in East Texas.  

In this episode Stuart walks with Will Windham, the agency's Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program about healthy masculinity... what it is, and how men can learn to start practicing it in their lives. 

In this episode, Family Crisis Center counselor Carrel King talks to Stuart about how to talk to children about tragedy and coping with grief.

Stuart talks with child advocate Sadarria Christian about the Family Crisis Center Back to School Supply Drive!

June is Pride Month and in this episode we sit down with Diju Fritzy with the Lufkin Pride Alliance.  We talk with Diju about the need for organizations like PAL in Deep East Texas and the challenges the LGBTQ community face in rural areas like ours.

Artificial Intelligence has been gaining in popularity over the recent past.  And while the technology has its benefits, there's also a darker side.  In this episode, Stuart talks with Ashley Cook with Harold's House about how AI is being used to create not only child porn, but is also being used as a means to lure kids to the unsavory side of the web.  THIS EPISODE MAY CONTAIN TOPICS SOME PEOPLE...

It's that time again!  Stuart talks with agency Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mallory Harris about the upcoming Blueberry Cupcake Battle at the Texas Blueberry Festival!

In this episode, Stuart talks with Mosaic Center Executive Director Rebecca Reid.  Rebecca talks about the Mosaic Center's mission to help women make better lives for themselves, and their partnership with the Family Crisis Center.

Vape shops are everywhere in East Texas, and vaping is becoming increasingly more popular among teens.  In this episode, we talk with Melissa Russell and Kyla Skelton with the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Counsel about the dangers of vaping and what their organization is doing about this issue.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.  In this episode, Stuart talks with Kim Riddle, the agency's SANE nurse about what teen dating violence looks like, and how teens and parents can deal with it.

We talk with area Life Coach Michelle Cox about the upcoming Change Maker's Women's Resilience Summit!

Impact Lufkin has been an ongoing project in North Lufkin for several years now.  In this episode, Stuart talks with Lufkin City Councilman Robert Shankle about what Impact Lufkin is all about, and how the Family Crisis Center can play a part in that community.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.  In this episode Stuart talks with Mallory Dotson with the Family Crisis Center about the issue of Human Trafficking in East Texas.

The Holidays are here.  And while for most of us it's a time to be happy and cheerful, for many others it's a time of worry and stress.  In this episode, Stuart talks with agency counselor Carrel King about dealing with stress over the holidays, especially if you're a survivor of relationship violence. 

'Tis the season for the agency's annual Adopt a Family program!  In this episode, Stuart talks with Development Director Melissa Wheeler about how you can make a family's Christmas brighter this year by supplying gifts for one of the agency's clients and their children!

Human trafficking doesn't just happen in large cities, and it sure doesn't happen like it's portrayed in movies or on TV.  In this episode Stuart talks with Maria Villarreal with Unbound Now, an agency dedicated to fighting human trafficking and helping it's victims get out of the human trafficking world. 

In this episode, we talk with Michelle Conner with Burke.  Michelle works with the veteran community in East Texas... helping them locate needed services.  

There's more to a student's college experience besides going to class.  In this episode, Stuart talks with Daisy Brumley and Gerardo Valladares about their role in Student Affairs at Angelina College.

Angel Gillispie with the Texas Family Care Network talks with Stuart about the services the non-profit agency provides to foster families in Texas.

In this episode, Stuart talks with agency Executive Director Whitney Burran about the upcoming Passion for Purple luncheon on October 1st, and the very special guest speaker who will be attending!

In this episode we visit once again with Lufkin ISD to talk with them about their successful ACE after school program that's now approaching it's fourth year!

The time is almost here!  Back to School!  In this episode, we talk with Child Advocate Sadaria Christian about the agency's back to school supply drive!