Our Mission
Our mission is to protect and enhance the quality of life for abused and neglected children in Medina, Real and Uvalde Counties. Thank you for your interest in the Bluebonnet Children’s Center! We are a non-profit organization that houses two (2) programs that fight to prevent child abuse: Bluebonnet Children’s Advocacy Center (BCAC) and Tri-County CASA. We operate two advocacy centers to better serve our community. Our first and original location is in Hondo, Texas; the second office is in Uvalde, Texas. These child-friendly centers provide much needed services to our young abuse victims and their non-offending family members in the Medina, Real, and Uvalde County areas.
Bluebonnet Children’s Advocacy Center (BCAC)
Our first program, BCAC conducts forensic interviews for children experiencing physical and sexual abuse and neglect in Medina, Real, and Uvalde counties. They also provide similar services to six nearby counties: Dimmit, Edward, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde and Zavala Counties. Law enforcement agencies from the three primary counties as well as the 38th and 454th Judicial District Attorney, Homeland Security, FBI, and Child Protective Services have agreed to support and utilize the BCAC for child abuse investigations. Without the ongoing support from all of these agencies we could not effectively serve our community.
Tri-County CASA
Our second program, Tri-County CASA, has been serving Medina, Uvalde and Real Counties since 2001. The program serves as Court Appointed Special Advocates for children that are in a foster setting. Tri-County CASA relies heavily on the support of its volunteer that give their time to make a difference in a child’s life. Cases involving Tri-County CASA volunteers are usually cases where children have been removed from their guardian’s care and placed in a foster placement or with relatives. Our volunteers visit with the children, attend court hearings and other meeting involving the welfare of the child. Tri-County CASA volunteers are “the Voice for the Children” and are extensively trained to make recommendations to the court in the best interest of the child.
