Patsy's House Children's Advocacy Center

We can’t stop talking about it ‘cause our FAVORITE NIGHT OF THE YEAR is coming up soon! Saturday September 21st at Midwestern State University’s D.L. Ligon Coliseum! Grab your tickets at the link below, or call the office to become a sponsor!

➡️ https://www.patsyshouse.org/get-started/p/bingo-bags-badges-individual-ticket

SAVE THE DATE for our Fall Building Bridges program for ages Kinder - 12th Grade! This is a free 8-week program for students and their caregivers to meet with others who have lost a loved one. Building Bridges offers an opportunity for positive connections and practical tools for coping with grief. Registration is open now!

Register here: https://howf.jotform.com/233603815121143
Call 940.691.0982 or check out www.howf.org/grief-support/building-bridges/ for more information!

Super excited to share these adorable boxes w/our partners as we celebrate all the work we do together! Thank you Brie Charcuterie for making our Olympic dreams come true!

It’s National Forensic Interviewer Appreciation Week! And wow are we grateful.

To put children and their families at ease, Patsy’s House has established a neutral, home-like facility where interviews of and services for children can be provided. Patsy’s House provides trained professional interviewers who specialize in taking testimony of children using non-leading techniques. Having knowledgeable, neutral interviewers helps to provide a more accurate and consistent account of the abuse from the child victim.

These two women carry so much of the heavy weight of what we do here at Patsy’s House. It’s a job that we wish didn’t have to exist, but if it has to, we’re glad to have these two standing in the gap.

We’re so grateful for everyone who has sacrificed to give us freedom. Y’all be safe and have a happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

Grateful we have been able to work alongside City of Wichita Falls Police Department to give the groups from the Citizen’s Police Academy a more in-depth look at what we do, with all of our partners, to provide hope and justice for children affected by abuse. Thank you all for your kindness in helping us meet some of the most basic needs for these children. We can’t wait until the next group comes to hang out with us!

Officer Brian Arias and The Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association President, Rita Miller, had the pleasure to drop off donated funds to Patsy's House Children's Advocacy Center on behalf of the 48th Citizens Police Academy members.

The class pulled together their own money and was able to give to a great non-profit that serves those who do not have a voice. We were told this money came at the perfect time and will help pay for mattresses for kids. Great people doing great things!

The Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is starting to make a comeback and wanting to do more. If you have been a part of our Citizens Police Academy and want to be involved in the alumni, please email: [email protected].

Bingo, Bags & Badges 2024 is LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AWAY!

Get your tickets at the link below and call us to reserve a whole table or become a sponsor!

https://www.patsyshouse.org/get-started/p/bingo-bags-badges-individual-ticket

June is Internet Safety Month.

With summer upon us, kids are on devices more than ever! Here are some questions to keep an open dialogue with your kids. It’s never a “one and done” conversation.

• What’s your favorite thing to do online? Could you show me?

• Would you talk online with someone you didn’t know in person?

• Have you ever been upset or uncomfortable with someone online? How did you deal with it?

• Have you ever seen something online that makes you feel curious, uncomfortable, or confused?

•Tell me about what you’ve been doing on your device today.

Did you know we provide many items for children and families who come through Patsy’s House or have a case with child protective investigations and have emergency needs?

We are running low on several of our most needed items for children! If you are able and feel led, please help us fill our resource room by purchasing something from our Amazon Wishlist!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YBSUFKH2OHQM?ref_=wl_share

In case you missed it, BBB ‘24 is coming up! Mark your calendars for September 21st!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

As we fly towards the end of a busy May we want to say a big ‘Thank You’ to our mental health providers who work with Patsy’s House families.

Mental health is an essential part of restoring hope and moving towards healing and justice for children who are affected by abuse.

Amazing work being done by this team!

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who bought pinwheels, liked & shared posts, donated time & resources, bought merch, or did anything else to help support Patsy's House during the month of April. Your generosity helps us continue to provide services for the children of the areas we serve.

Honored to celebrate the King’s Birthday Party Sheppard Air Force Base and share a little about Patsy’s House. Grateful to be included and benefit from their fun and generous spirit!

Such a fun event!
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As Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month comes to an end we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped us clear pinwheels from our yard AND you can still reach out to us to buy yours!

Every $20 donation removes a pinwheel & helps us continue to provide vital services to children affected by abuse, neglect and trafficking.

Thank you, again, for standing in the gap for the children of our area.

www.patsyshouse.org/store

Thank you United Regional Health Care System leadership for spending the afternoon with us! So many blankets completed to ensure every child who comes through our doors for the 1st time, leaves with a blanket of their own💙

We are so grateful for each person who volunteers their time for Patsy’s House to help us continue to provide vital services for all children affected by abuse and trafficking.

How you'll feel when you pull YOUR pinwheel!

We're coming down to the wire! Less than a week left to come buy pull your pinwheel and help us symbolically wipe out child abuse!

$20 pulls a pinwheel and you can come to our office, give us a call OR buy online! www.patsyshouse.org/store

Come hang out with us this evening at Guarantee Title for Business After Hours!

Join the Chamber for our next Business After Hours at Guarantee Title. The chosen charity for this event is Patsy's House Children's Advocacy Center. Make sure to mark it in your calendar for April 23rd! 🏙

Have you pulled your pinwheels yet? There’s still plenty of time! Come by the office this week or buy online! www.patsyshouse.org/store

New shirts are HERE! Order yours on our website OR come to the office to buy one in person!

ORDER ➡️ https://www.patsyshouse.org/store

Thank you, thank you, thank you to our friends at SAE for their Paddy Murphy Week donation, as well as our good friends from the United Regional Physician Group Patient Access Department for this amazing drop off! We're so so grateful for the support we receive from our community 💙

April is Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month. 2,954 pinwheels will be place in front of Patsy’s House representing investigated cases of child abuse in the 10 counties we serve in 2023. Each $20 donation pulls a pinwheel, symbolically wiping out child abuse.

Please consider helping us remove every single pinwheel by buying one in person at our office or on our online store!

www.patsyshouse.org/store

🎉 Our NEW MERCH is officially here! 👕✨

We've got a short sleeve, long sleeve, and even a youth option available now! You can place your order directly on our website or swing by our office to check them out in person! Please note, a $3 charge will be added for transactions made online or with a card to cover the processing fee. Don't miss out on snagging your favorites! Visit our website or stop by today! 💻🛍️

www.patsyshouse.org/store

🎉 Join us in extending a warm welcome to Jordyn Wilke as the newest member of our team! 🌟 We’re thrilled to have Jordyn onboard and are excited to see the positive impact she’ll bring to our organization. Here’s to new beginnings and meaningful contributions ahead! 💼✨

Empowering children, healing families, and building a brighter future - our mission in action. 💙

Thank you Citizens Police Academy for spending the evening with us learning more about Patsy’s House and our partners’ role as we work together for children💙 Grateful for our City of Wichita Falls Police Department partners and the communities we serve.

🌟Happy National Employee Appreciation Day!🌟 We need a new photo because we are missing a couple people; Jemi who was out on medical leave and our newest amazing but I never want to miss an opportunity to share how absolutely amazing these people are. They strive for excellence and work tirelessly, with passion and gusto to make sure every child is seen & heard and to ensure we provide, alongside our partners, every service a child needs on the path to hope, healing & justice.

Thankful to be surrounded by and to get to work alongside such an incredible team!❤️

1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
from someone they’re in a relationship with before becoming adults.
And nearly half (43%) of U.S. college women report experiencing
violent or abusive dating behaviors.

It is extremely important to be talking with your children/young adults about what is healthy, what is not and what to do if they find themselves in situation
that is unhealthy.

Did you know February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month? Dating violence is more common than most people think among teens and young adults.

Each February, young people nationwide raise awareness about teen dating violence through Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). This annual month-long push focuses on advocacy and education to stop dating abuse before it starts.