Programs that Strengthen Families, Today and TomorrowParenting EducationClasses cover more than 60 cutting-edge topics ranging from birth through the teen years on issues such as Parenting 101 and Internet Safety.Total Served: 2,433Achievements

Clients demonstrated an increase in knowledge of • parenting skills, as measured by a 10% or greater increase in scores from pre-class to post-class tests.Goal: 70%. Actual: 79%.The average pre-class test score was 58% and the • average post-class test score was 92%.

Parenting Education Program in Schools (PEPS)Emphasizes responsible choices, differences in family structure, child development and positive parenting skills. Taught as part of the Health I curriculum in high schools of Fort Worth and Arlington school districts.Total Served: 5,976Achievements

High school students demonstrated an increase in • knowledge of ways to prevent child abuse and create healthy relationships by a 20% or greater increase in scores from pre-class to post-class tests.Goal: 85%. Actual: 92%.The average pre• -class test score was 54% and the average post-class test score was 95%.

Family Transitions (A Co-Parenting Program)Provides education, classes, consultation, mediation and co-parent coaching for families raising children between two homes.Total Served: 1,114Achievements

Class participants demonstrated an increase in co-• parenting communication skills by achieving at least a 20% increase from pre-class to post-class test scores in:Goal for Co-Parenting Essentials One: 90%. Actual: 92.5%.Goal for Co-Parenting Essentials Two: 80%. Actual: 83.3%.Goal for Kids First: 85%. Actual: 89.7%.Goal for Anger Management 90%. Actual: 95.3%.

2011 Financial Overview(Unaudited)

Board of Directors 942.0Counseling Services 1,175.5Family Life Education 1,143.75Wraparound 114.0Support Services 151.0

$50 provides scholarships to a four-hour family transitions/co-parenting class.

Government Fees and Grants (23.0%) $259,839

Special Events (Net) (8.5%) $95,740

Contributions (29.9%) $337,457Program Service Fee (26.0%) $292,655

Investment Income (0.3%) $2,822

United Way (12.3%) $139,178

ExpensesRevenue

TOTAL $1,127,691

Management (24.0%) $277,251Counseling (35.1%) $405,633Education (13.7%) $158,714Healthy Marriage (11.6%) $134,367PEPS (4.4%) $50,745Empowering Families (0.6%) $6,439Family Transitions/ Co-Parenting (10.6%) $121,995 TOTAL $1,155,144

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Annual Family Income

Ethnicities

2011 Client Demographics

African American/Black 19.8%

Native American 0.5%

Asian 2.9%Caucasian 43.6%

Unknown/Other 4.3%

Hispanic 28.8%

Low - Under $17,000 53.2%Moderate - $17,000 - $35,000 13.0%High - $35,001+ 22.5%Unknown 11.3%

0 - 5 years 0.9%

25 - 59 years 33.3%

6 - 12 years 2.9%13 - 18 years 44.0%

60 - 74 years 4.1%

19 - 24 years 10.9%

75+ years 0.1%Unknown 3.8%

Family Life Education 1,143.75Wraparound 114.0Support Services 151.0

2011 AccomplishmentsThe Parenting Center received an • $800,000 federal grant to implement Empowering Families, a project that increases family self-suffi ciency, marital/relationship stability and satisfaction, earning power and employment rates as part of an overall strategy to promote healthy marriage. This one year grant has the potential of being renewed for a total of three years.

The Parenting Center launched • Nurturing Parenting®, a curriculum designed to build nurturing parenting skills through a foundation of empathy and positive parenting. The curriculum is part of the Family Life Education Department’s Parenting Education program.

The • 18th Annual “Tee it Up Fore Kids” Golf Tournament was a success and provided more than $51,000 in net revenue to the agency. Celebrity guest Walt Garrison, former Dallas Cowboy, generously donated his time.

Our VolunteersWithout dedicated volunteers, The Parenting Center could not provide effective programs that meet the needs of families in our community. Here’s why:

Volunteers provided more than 3,526 hours through:

It is impossible to measure the value a volunteer brings to The Parenting Center. However, because the national value of a volunteer’s time is worth $21.79/hour, volunteers saved The Parenting Center $76,837 in 2011!

Healthy MarriageProvides training and coordination to organizations desiring to offer marriage enhancement. The Parenting Center administers the Healthy Marriage-Healthy Families Coalition of Tarrant County and is the Regional Intermediary of the Twogether in Texas program for eleven counties in the North Texas area. (State funding for this program ended September 2011.)Total Served: 791Achievements

Of the participants surveyed who have completed • an eight-hour relationship class, 76.7% reported that they learned skills on how to disagree in a healthy, productive way; 76.9% reported that they increased skills needed to resolve confl ict in a healthy and respectful way. Goal: 65%.

Clinical Counseling Includes individual, group, family and couples therapy, as well as play therapy for children between three and eight years old for any mental health issue. Total Served: 1,238Achievements

Clients who attend at least three therapy sessions • achieved at least 60% of their established therapy goals. Goal for child clients: 60%. Actual: 82%.Goal for adult clients: 70%. Actual 77%.

Parenting Advice Line (PAL)Offers free, confi dential information on questions about raising or caring for children; open Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.Total Served: 43Achievements

At the end of the phone call, 100% of callers said • they felt that they had a direction or plan to follow; 100% of those callers felt that they would be able to follow through on the plan.

Hand-in-Hand (A Wraparound Program)Serves families referred by MHMR and engages family, friends, teachers, and mentors in the treatment plan for preschool-age children with mental illnesses.Total Served: 87Achievements

After six and 12 month follow-ups, children showed • a signifi cant improvement in interpersonal strengths, initiative, self-control and attachment; caregivers showed a signifi cant reduction in caregiver strain.

OutreachProvides information to the community at local health fairs, professional meetings and networking events.Total Served: 2,540

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2011 Board of Directors

William Butler Nancy Cangelosi Tricia Carter-Haber Tom Chancellor Steve Coxsey Pam Drenner David Ferguson Sean GoldenAlan Hegi Brad Jay Stef Mauler Earl Redrick Betsy Romero Diane Robinson Katherine Allen Weaver Terri White

Board Advisory CouncilSenator Wendy Davis Martine Ginsburg Congresswoman Kay Granger Dr. Marie Holliday John Rhadigan

Ginny Richards Val Wilkie Karen & Kenneth Barr Dan Berce Joel Burns

Presidents Advisory CouncilBeverly Snyder Tom Rogers Bettye Nowlin Harry Bartel Henry Holcomb Robert Patterson Halden Conner

Warner Bailey Carol Alexander Janie Rector David White Tod Miller Whit Smith Lisa Jamieson Jean Smaistrla Nancy DeWees Bonnie Cabico Ellen Smith Doug Landry Barry Kromann Robin Hamilton Sue Boggs Brent Davis

Ranae Stetson Janet Anderson Alan Hegi Brad Jay

Executive DirectorBarbara Lamsens

William FoustPresident

Beth ReintjesPresident-Elect

Brent DavisSecretary/Treasurer

Dear Friends:

We have reached the conclusion of a very diffi cult and challenging year. In the past year, CPS determined that it could not fund parenting classes, United Way funds further diminished, marriage programs that showed such wonderful promise were not renewed by the State, and the Mansfi eld and Bedford offi ces had to be closed due to budget issues. It was a year of news that would have sunk many organizations.

However, our resiliency and hope prevailed.

This year of uphill battles was met not by pessimism and entrenchment, but by an increase in positive energy and creativity. If we were having a tough year, our organization was determined to be stronger as a result of it. The Parenting Center’s supporters should be very proud of the response from the Executive Director and her talented and dedicated team. Let’s review!

This year’s Building Strong Families Luncheon featuring Linda Armstrong Kelly and honoring Justice Deborah Lehrmann in April was a resounding success. We made over $40,000 and also introduced the agency to many new people. The 18th Annual Tee it Up Fore Kids Golf Tournament raised just over $51,000 for The Parenting Center. We surpassed our goals and revenue expectations for both of these events which will allow us to help even more families in our service area.

At the beginning of the year, The Parenting Center added an additional evidence based curriculum, Nurturing Parenting, to enhance its parenting education program. Later in the year, the University of North Texas launched a study to research the long-term effectiveness of this renowned curriculum on The Parenting Center’s clients. This academic partnership underscores the agency’s focus in the area of effectiveness and self-assessment.

Quite possibly the biggest and best news of all: The Parenting Center received an $800,000 federal grant in October to begin the Empowering Families project. This one year grant to promote healthy marriages has the potential of being renewed for a total of three years. Additionally, the Texas Workforce Commission included The Parenting Center as a subcontractor in their Fatherhood grant, which will allow The Parenting Center to provide local parent education programs to fathers.

These are just a few of the many examples of how The Parenting Center is building strong families in our community. The 2011 Annual Report will show you how the year’s investment in the agency provided 14,222 individuals with the tools to succeed. Stronger parents. Stronger families. Stronger communities. That is The Parenting Center’s call to action.

Sincerely,

William Foust2011 Board President

“I learned how to take time out for myself to relieve stress. It will help me be able to help my child better.”

-2011 Client in Nurturing Ourselves While Nurturing Our Children Class

“The Parenting Center has been the life line my family has desperately needed. Thanks.”-2011 Client

“It is a blessing to know there is a center that will assist

with issue’s/concerns that an individual/family may be encountering and provide

affordable prices. Thank you so much, without this center I wouldn’t be able to afford

the counseling for my issues and they would have gone unresolved but I am very

happy now.”-2011 Counseling Client