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Our mission is to give children from troubled families a safe and caring place to live, and to provide the tools and the support young people leaving foster care need to become successful, self-sufficient adults. |
TIMELINE1968: C0ncho Valley Home for Girls incorporated.1972 : Fran Holland, first Executive Director, hired, McCaw’s donate home. 1973: First girls admitted. 1978: Second home , named for benefactors Homer and Minnie Haby, acquired. 1991: Board votes to buy lot and build third home, to be named for Eva Camunez Tucker. 1993: Grand opening of Tucker Home. 1996: CVHG takes over operation of Children's Emergency Shelter. Secret Garden Tea Party at Cactus Hotel sets model for the agency's first annual fundraiser. 2000: McCaw Home burns; all Girls Home residents moved to Tucker Home. 2002: Dedication of new McCaw Home and Haby Center 2003: Under a contract with the TX Workforce Commission, we begin offering the WIA program to at-risk youth. 2007: The first Concho Valley Bluegrass Festival in May is a great success, and the event becomes our second annual fundraiser. 2010: We establish a Transition Center in the Haby facility to serve area ex-foster kids starting life on their own . 2011: With the Workforce Commission, the Transition Center offers a Self-Sufficiency program to help ex-foster kids get necessary training and secure jobs. 2013: We celebrate our Ruby Anniversary—40 years of service to children. 2014: Shelter operations are transferred to Tucker Shelter on Preusser St.
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History and Mission |
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In the years since our founding in 1968,, the on-going support of our Concho Valley community has made possible our continued operation and enabled us to widen our range of service to offer emergency care for children of all ages and help to ex-foster kids setting out on life on their own. We strongly believe that the future of our children is the future of our community, and our agency is dedicated to helping improve both. |
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Right: Board members and Eva Camunez Tucker inspect Tucker Home (now Tucker Shelter) construction site. |
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Above, Executive Director Sammye welcomes people to Wizard of Oz Tea Party |
