Texas DFPS To Pilot Community-Based Child Welfare Services In Rural Areas

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is preparing to pilot its community-based care (CBC) child welfare model in rural areas. DFPS intends to select a lead entity to manage child welfare services in rural areas in which at least two-thirds of the counties comprising the area have a population of 50,000 or fewer, where traditional CBC has not been established, and where there has been no response from interested applicants through the formal Request for Application (RFA) process.

The target area can include any counties that are contiguous with DFPS Region 9 (the Permian . . .