Texas To Expand Community-Based Child Welfare To Four New Catchment Areas

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is expanding its community-based child welfare model to four new catchment areas: 6A, 6B, 8A, and 10. On February 29, 2024, the DFPS Office of Community-Based Care Transition released a request for applications (RFA HS0013421) with responses due by May 1, 2024. The contracts are slated to start September 1, 2024, and will run for five years, with the option of one five-year renewal.

Within their catchment areas, the selected organizations will operate as the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for community-based child welfare. The SSCC for . . .