Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation

Developmentally disabled men and women in Texas prison facilities face extraordinary challenges every day.  When released, their challenges can escalate, and if not addressed, too often result in a return to demeaning habits and possible re-incarceration.  The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation was formed to assist these men and women through education, training and support both during and after incarceration.

Your donation to the Crocker Foundation can help break the cycle and change a life, providing housing, clothing, food, medical and mental health services, and job training. Support staff and volunteers work with each individual, approaching each one differently. Their goal is to get to the root of the problem helping them to re-enter life through self-development and a guiding foundation of principles that lead the way to success and freedom.

Life in the Crocker Foundation Home. Thank you to UNT student Jacob Steed for your generous donation of this video.

The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation was the dream child of Radford LeVoy Crocker.  In the early ‘90s, Radford became a successful business owner in the healthcare industry.  Mr. Crocker introduced Preferred Care Developmental Centers of Mississippi and Florida, serving the population of individuals who had been diagnosed with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD).  The ID/DD Program continues today providing a highly-structured, safe, supervised “home-like” atmosphere that meets the needs and provides the support for each individual to maximize their potential to live as independently as possible.

Mr. Radford Crocker was a pioneer in this area and very instrumental in developing and introducing this concept to the ID/DD population in Mississippi and Florida.  In addition to providing a home-like environment with person center support services, a broad range of other services were also offered to meet the complex needs of the individual such as medical, dietary, psychological, vocational and social needs.  Mr. Crocker’s goal was to assess what the individual’s capabilities, providing support to the individual to maximize their potential, and to do so with professionalism and compassion.

With the help of state representative, Tan Parker, Texas House Bill 2189 established the Radford Crocker Memorial Act  in 2015, amending the Government Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish and maintain a program for inmates and state jail defendants confined in a correctional facility who are suspected of or identified as having an intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning, and whose adaptive functioning is significantly impaired.

With assistance from occupational therapist Lori Stelter, programs were designed at a level to accommodate those with learning disabilities.  The goal — build skills and confidence preparing the offender for life outside the prison walls and successful reentry into the community.  With their newfound knowledge and fundamental skills, these men and women are provided a platform to live a normal and productive life.

VISION

Releasee’s with delayed developmental impairments who encounter the Texas justice system will be supported to live successfully in the least restricted environment possible.

MISSION

The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation’s mission is to work collaboratively as a catalyst to build a continuum of services and supports for releasees with cognitive impairments who encounter Texas justice systems beginning in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and extending into the community both for newly released inmates and eventually as a resource for diversion programming.

The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation prison pilot program funds staff positions, equipment and supplies to implement occupational therapy programs for developmentally disabled offenders housed in Texas institutions.

Occupational therapy programs offered include technology, cooking, gardening, arts and crafts, social skills, as well as health and wellness education.  Technology classes include familiarization and use of a computer.  Communication techniques and skills are also taught to aid releasees in the free world.  Through these classes, the inmates build a sense of “I can do this!” 

Re-entering society after incarceration can be very stressful.  Mentors meet with the releasees before and after release to help ease them into their new life and provide loving support guiding them down the path of a successful future.  After graduating from the occupational therapy classes, the releasees learn useful skills helping them become self sufficient, confident and proud.

Upon release, the need goes beyond the prison gate.  The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation provides clothing and toiletries, as well as mentoring of each releasee in their process of reconnecting to the outside world.  The Foundation also partners with community outreach agencies and programs to help those released with housing, jobs and healthcare needs.

Your donation to the Crocker Foundation can help change lives. Monetary donations help provide housing, clothing, food, medical and mental health services, and job training. The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation is a registered 501-c3 non profit organization. Your donations are tax deductible. You can opt for a one-time donation or support the foundation through a recurring donation, all available through PayPal.

Volunteers are always needed to assist during and after the transition into the community. Trained mentors (volunteers) will greet the release at the gate, transporting them to housing, food, medical services and available resources for jobs. Our volunteers often bring with them a wealth of skills and moral support.

You can help!  If you are available to volunteer, please contact the foundation at info@crockerfoundation.org.  Or, click on the secure PayPal link below and submit your donation now. 

The Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation and all of the men and women of the delayed developmental program in our Texas prisons thank you for your support!

Radford L. and Patricia Crocker Foundation

Mailing Address:
2050 N. Stemmons Freeway
Box Number 134
Dallas, TX  75207

eMail: 
info@crockerfoundation.org