Corporate PurposeTo establish, maintain and operate a public charity to provide for the housing, care, control, instruction, education, maintenance, counseling and other assistance to needy and/or dependent children; andTo receive and maintain a fund or funds of real or personal property, or both, and to use such funds exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes of the corporation; andIn the event that some children lack sufficient family support, and may when they reach chronological adulthood, be so handicapped that they cannot be expected to look after themselves, The Children’s Center may continue to supply these needs for as long as may be necessary; andTo develop a comprehensive system of children's services which will encourage the diverting of children from long- term placements outside of a family unit; andTo perform an advocacy role for children, providing leadership support toward the funding and development of quality services to children on the national, state and local levels, and in particular, to work closely with private and public agencies who share concern for the welfare of these children, and meeting their needs. http://thechildrenscenterinc.org/about-us/

Appointment by Galveston County Commissioner's Court as Interim Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Galveston County, Texas