Company Profile
Company Overview
The Texas Council on Family Violence is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition in Texas dedicated solely to creating safer communities and freedom from family violence. With a statewide reach and direct local impact, TCFV shapes public policy, equips service providers with essential tools and initiates strategic prevention efforts. Since 1978, we have been a nationally recognized leader in our efforts to end family violence.
A member-focused organization, TCFV is committed to mobilizing people and megaphoning voices to make an impact for Texas’ thousands of victims and their families. We are one of the largest domestic violence coalitions in the nation, strengthened by a membership of more than 1,000 family violence service providers, businesses and business professionals, communities of faith, concerned citizens and family violence survivors.
We host an array of signature conferences, summits, training events, webinars and prevention efforts throughout the year. From training law enforcement to working with domestic violence abusers, our mission is to encourage safe, healthy relationships and create a future that is free from domestic violence.
Company History
The Texas Council on Family Violence was born in April 1978 when Deborah Tucker, executive director of the Austin Center for Battered Women, hosted the first TCFV meeting.
At the meeting, several founding members spoke about the challenges they had encountered in working at rape crisis centers. They’d heard time and time again victims asking, “Can you help me? I wasn’t raped by a stranger. I was beaten and raped by my husband.” Representatives from nine Texas communities—Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Waco—resolved to form an organization that would provide a unified statewide presence. They began to coordinate efforts with community service providers and political office holders.
Toby Myers with the Houston Area Women’s Center was selected as the first Board Chair. As a formerly battered woman who was providing help to others, she perfectly embodied the mission of TCFV.
Benefits
Agency pays 100% of the premiums for medical, dental, short-term disability, and life/ADD insurance; vision is voluntary at minimal cost
12 days sick leave accrues per year
10 days of paid vacation first three years and escalates afterward
5 paid floating holidays
9 paid agency holidays
3% agency contribution to 401k with no match requirement
flexible spending account for health care and child/dependent care
small health care stipend to defray out-of-pocket costs