Families Matter

Families Matter Families Matter! supports expecting and current parents 14 & up at risk of substance use with parenting classes, case management, and education.

We offer bilingual services and connect families to resources across 30 counties in Region 9.

06/12/2026

What children see, they carry.

When alcohol misuse happens in the home, it does not just affect the person drinking. It affects the child watching, listening, worrying, and trying to understand what is happening around them.

Children may not always have the words to explain how they feel, but they feel the stress, the fear, the confusion, and the hurt.

Prevention starts with awareness. It starts with honest conversations. It starts with creating safe homes, healthy coping skills, and support for families before pain becomes a cycle.

If you are a parent or caregiver struggling, asking for help is not weakness. It is one of the strongest things you can do for your child.

Let’s break the cycle together.

06/12/2026

Generational trauma is real — but we have to be careful not to turn our pain into someone else’s punishment.

Just because something happened to you does not mean you have to repeat it, normalize it, or take it out on the next generation.

Discipline should teach, not destroy.
Correction should guide, not break.
Love should lead, not leave scars.

Sometimes breaking the cycle means being honest enough to say, “This hurt me, and I don’t want to pass it down.”

And remember — help has no age limit. Healing has no deadline. Growth is still possible, no matter how old you are or how long you’ve carried it.

Be the one who chooses different.
Be the one who breaks the cycle. :::

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The biggest blessing

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06/06/2026

Raise Happy & Independent Teens

Great connections made with our community partners with DFPS today.
05/30/2026

Great connections made with our community partners with DFPS today.

05/20/2026

Address

426 N Texas Avenue
Odessa, TX
79761

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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