Our mission

To walk alongside parents, through classes and coaching, on their journeys to becoming the role models their children need to grow up in a safe, loving home.

Our vision

All children grow and thrive because parents work courageously to provide a safe, loving home.

Our Story

In 1997, NewDay’s founder, Randy Thomas, went to the Family Law Center to support a friend and left determined to alleviate some of the suffering he witnessed. He subsequently created NewDay Services, a 501(C)(3) public charity that has supported a NewDay Family Advocate/ Chaplain at the Family Law Center for 20 years. NewDay has grown since then: providing chaplains/advocates at the Juvenile Justice Center since 2001; providing the Fathers Offering Children Unfailing Support (FOCUS) classes to men delinquent on child support (mandated by Family Court judges) since 2002; and serving fathers involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) in Tarrant county since 2008.  In 2011, NewDay became part of the collaborative Fathers and Children Together (FACT) Program offering a comprehensive approach to responsible parenting. In 2012, NewDay contracted with CPS for providing the FOCUS for Fathers program throughout Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties of CPS Region 3. Beginning in March 2020, we have contracted to provide FOCUS for Fathers in all 19 counties of CPS Region 3. 
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Due to the success of the FOCUS program for fathers and CPS’ request for a similar program for mothers, NewDay began offering FOCUS for mothers in 2013 to promote healthy mother involvement in the lives of their children.  From 2016-2020, NewDay also offered prevention and early intervention programs to clients on a voluntary basis through the Fatherhood:  EFFECT Program funded by the PEI Division of DFPS.  In 2019 we added Mentor-Navigation to CPS FOCUS classes for fathers (FOCUS+). We are currently working on the FOCUS+ Theory of Change and Logic Model with help from James Bell Associates and Annie E. Casey Foundation.