For the third year in a row, the Austin Child Guidance Center will host its annual Super Hero Show, a concert and fundraiser benefiting the services the Center provides to the Austin community. Each year, the best of Austin’s music community has donated their time and talent to help raise money for this cause. This year [...]
News & Events
Austin Child Guidance Center Offers Walk-In Therapy Services
Austin Child Guidance Center is now offering walk-in therapy services for children, up to age 17, and their family members, on Fridays (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.). Mental health professionals are available to talk with youth and families who are struggling. Walk-in services are open to current clients as well those children and families in the community who have [...]
Notice to ACGC Supporters
Austin Child Guidance Center wants to provide confirmation that ACGC has good stewardship standards of the dollars entrusted to the Center: ACGC has an annual audit conducted by a CPA firm that specializes on non-profits. The auditor presents and discusses the audit to either the full board or the finance committee of the board. Our [...]
Opportunities to Keep Our Garden Growing!
Join us for spring maintenance (trimming, mulching, weeding, and spreading granite) in the Children’s Healing Garden. ACGC can provide tools, but be sure to bring your own sunscreen and water! If you’re interested in helping out, please contact Sarah Jones (sjones@austinchildguidance.org). A big thank you to all who came out for the United Way Day of Caring on [...]
27th Annual Children’s Mental Health Seminar
Join ACGC on Friday, March 5, 2010 for our 27th Annual Children’s Mental Health Seminard at The University of Texas at Austin’s Thompson Conference Center! This year’s speakers are Dr. Kevin Stark, Clinical Director of Psychology, and Dr. Jane Gray, Director of Psychology Training, at the Texas Child Study Center. Dr. Stark is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment [...]
Help the Pace Pals, Help Haiti
Do you want to help children navigate life and help the relief effots in Haiti? Join Austin Child Guidance Center’s Pace Pals for Kids in the 2010 Austin Marathon! Due to the disastrous event in Haiti on January 12, 2010, ACGC has expanded its goals for this year’s race. Keeping in mind our mission and dedication to [...]
ADHD Parenting Class Now Accepting Referrals
Are you or do you know a parent of a child with ADHD? Austin Child Guidance Center is accepting referrals for parents of children age 4-11 years who have been diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders, such as ADHD and ODD, and who are interested in an education and support group. Beginning Monday, February 1st, the [...]
Community Open House for Children’s Healing Garden
On Saturday, October 24, 2009, Austin Child Guidance Center held a Community Open House to celebrate the dedication of the Children’s Healing Garden. View a slideshow of the day’s events here! A video is available here. Special thanks are due to Edward Pierce Photography for the beautiful pictures and video. With Representative Lloyd Doggett on hand to [...]
ACGC Therapist Shawn Kent, MA, LPC, featured in October Yoga Journal
The October issue of Yoga Journal features an article on the impact of yoga and mindful awareness practices among adolescents involved in juvenile justice systems throughout the United States. Program developers and practitioners across the nation were interviewed for the story. Shawn Kent, MA, LPC, a therapist who incorporates yoga and mindfulness in his work with youth [...]
View the 2008 Annual Report
View Austin Child Guidance Center’s fiscal year 2008 Annual Report
