Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services Announces New Bistone Family Resource Center for Limestone and Freestone Counties
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.
About Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services, also known as PCHAS, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization that aims to provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in
need. The organization offers a data-driven program design and a family-centered, strength-
focused, and goal-driven philosophy of care. PCHAS provides programs and services in Texas,
Louisiana, and Missouri.
For media inquiries, contact Ashley Howard, communications manager, at
Ashley.howard@pchas.org.