Why Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedSupports centers that help child crime victims find justice and healing.
- Made payments to 70 local Children's Advocacy Centers throughout Texas.no. Of child victims served by cacs: 62,785children interviewed onsite: 40,109children receiving medical exams on site: 3,288children receiving medical exams off site: 5,052children receiving mental health services: 25,138services included forensic interviews…$77.9M spent in FY2024
- Provided 35 financial monitoring reviews.provided 35 programmatic monitoring reviews.$5M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenChildren’s Advocacy Centers™ of Texas, Inc. Position Description: General Counsel Reports to : Chief Executive Officer FLSA Status : Exempt Commitment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing Work Environment: Hybrid, 2-3 days a week in office Base of Operations: 1501 W. Anderson Lane, Building B-1, Austin TX 78759 PHILOSOPHY Since 1995, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX) has led efforts to effectuate change, empower communities, and make the safety of children a top priority in Texas. CACTX and our network of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) have helped over one million children and their families impacted by abuse and crime achieve safety, justice, and healing.
Our dual approach – responding to crimes against children and preventing child sexual abuse – safeguards childhood, building a future in which Texas children can thrive and reach their full potential. Description: The General Counsel will serve as CACTX’s chief legal officer, responsible for all legal matters affecting the organization. The General Counsel will serve as an informed issue-spotter for the statewide network of 70 local children's advocacy centers who are members of CACTX. The General Counsel will provide strategic and practical legal guidance to the CEO, Executive Team and Board of Directors, serving as a trusted thought partner.
This role is responsible for identifying emerging legal, regulatory, governance, and business issues affecting CACTX and the greater CAC network, developing practical legal resources and guidance, and establishing a network of qualified, specialized outside law firms to support both CACTX and our member CACs. The General Counsel will provide legal issue identification, educational guidance, and strategic recommendations to member organizations, but will not provide or coordinate legal representation to individual local CACs.
Relevant legal and regulatory frameworks in the CACTX environment include state and federal laws governing nonprofit corporations; contractual frameworks including vendor contracts, funding contracts, and pass-through contracts with local CACs; HIPAA; federal grant compliance under VOCA, VAWA/FVPSA, OVW, and DOJ conditions; the Texas Public Information Act; inter-agency MOUs and data use agreements with DFPS, law enforcement, prosecutors, and medical providers; NCA accreditation standards; Texas and federal employment law; and legislative/advocacy compliance.
Essential Job Functions: Legal & Strategic Advice and Execution Provide timely legal advice to the CEO, Executive Vice President, and Executive Team, balancing risk mitigation with business opportunity, on a range of organizational legal matters including, but not limited to, corporate & nonprofit governance, fiduciary responsibilities, intellectual property and other matters. Assess legal, regulatory, and governance implications of strategic initiatives and organizational priorities, and recommend risk mitigation measures including consultation with outside counsel as…
About Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
From its Form 990- Budget $85.5M · Crime & Legal-Related
- Staff 55 · founded 1994
- Pays its leaders $107K–$378K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 2 · Jobs at Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas · Full 990 report