PCHAS has Bi-Stone resource center

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services’ Growing Together program is thrilled to announce the opening of the Bistone Family Resource Center.

In 2024, the Healthy Outcomes through Prevention & Early Support (HOPES) initiative will collaborate with Growing Together to provide essential prevention programs in Limestone and Freestone counties, areas with a higher risk of maltreatment.

Services Offered at the Bistone Family Resource Center The Bistone Family Resource Center provides comprehensive services to support families: - Case management and benefits enrollment/navigation - Diaper and formula pantry - Basic needs assistance - Computer lab and printers

- Sensory playroom - Parenting education classes - Weekly developmental groups - Counseling services - Parent Café support groups Growing Together staff members will utilize Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) by the Karyn Purvis Institute, Circle of Security Parenting, and the Mothers and Babies curriculum.

Services are available to all families with at least one child under six, regardless of the ages of other children.

In addition, Growing Together has joined the Texas Community Partner Program with Texas Health and Human Services to help families sign up for state benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and CHIP.

The Bistone Family Resource Center is expected to open by August 2024 at 304 E. Commerce St., Suite 100-300, Mexia, Texas 76667. For more information, please contact Growing Together Program Director Rachel Gillespie at Rachel.gillespie@pchas.org.