About us
We started with one question: who is holding these kids?
STANDARDS Academy & Advocacy Group Inc exists so that no child in Texas carries the weight of a parent’s incarceration or addiction by themselves.
Mission
Our mission
To restore stability, dignity, and opportunity for children affected by parental incarceration and substance abuse.
Vision
Our vision
A Texas where every child has a steady adult, a safe place to land, and a future that isn’t decided by their parent’s hardest season.
Our story
How STANDARDS began
STANDARDS began in a church fellowship hall in Dallas, with a handful of volunteers tutoring kids whose parents were in county jail.
Word spread fast. Families asked for groceries, for counseling, for help getting a parent through treatment. We said yes, and then built programs around each yes.
Today we serve families across DFW and Houston with mentoring, basic needs, mental health support, and reentry advocacy.
Our story
The people behind the work
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Founder & Executive Director
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Director of Programs
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Volunteer Coordinator
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Board Chair
Team photos coming soon.
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