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When state legislators last met in 2021, children were sleeping in state offices in record numbers — many with serious, complex needs — because there were not enough appropriate foster care ...
The 5th Circuit Court has blocked a judge's order fining Texas $100,000 per day for failing to implement court-ordered fixes to its foster care system. Texas will not have to pay, for now, $100K ...
Texas’ foster care system has long been plagued by abuse and neglect allegations, and a lack of placements for vulnerable children. The state’s new community-based care approach aims to change ...
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) was enacted by the US Government on June 17, 1980. Its purpose is to establish a program of adoption assistance; strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children; and improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.
The number of foster children in the state's care increased 24 percent to 32,474 in Fiscal 2005, while the number of deaths increased 60 percent. Compared to the general population, a child is four times more likely to die in the Texas foster care system.
DePelchin Children's Center, founded in 1892 in Houston, Texas, is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting and sustaining children and the families who care for them. DePelchin provides a range of services for children and families — it is an accredited foster care and adoption agency, and it also provides residential treatment for ...
A day after a federal judge ordered Texas to pay $100,000 daily in fines for failing to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system, the state on Tuesday asked the 5th Circuit Court ...
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services offers a deep set of data on the foster care system, but those numbers only provide a glimpse into the struggles children face in the state ...