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Foster Care Consortium
Committed to promoting the well-being of children in out-of-home care in North Texas.
Who we are and how you can help…
Who We Are
The North Texas Foster Care Consortium is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to improving the well-being of children who are in out-of-home care and at risk of removal.
What We Do
The members of the Consortium foster communication, collaboration and information-sharing; promote innovation; share and develop resources and advocate for policies and laws consistent with our mission.
Join Us
Membership is open to any organization that directly or indirectly serves the needs of foster children in the North Texas region.
GET INVOLVED WHERE IT MATTERS
Members of the Consortium recognize that improving outcomes for children in care requires all of us to work together.
On both the state and local level, the members of the Foster Care Consortium partner together for innovative changes in the foster care system, producing better outcomes for children in care or at risk of removal.
Add your voice, your skills and your help by becoming a member of the Consortium.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK
GET INVOLVED
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Become a Member
We need your skills, your ideas, your voice and your help.
Join a Committee
Find a committee that best matches your skills.
Share your thoughts
Work to help solve problems facing the foster care community.
meetings and events
North Texas Foster Care Consortium QuaRterly Meeting
AUgust 27, 2026
9:00 am to 11:00 aM
**Virtual**
meeting agenda:
- Welcome and announcements
- Community-Based Care updates
– Mike Bryant, CEO, Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)
– Rocky Hensarling, Vice President of Community-Based Care, Texas Family Care Network (TFCN) - Alternative response: No longer the alternative
– Nicole Hawley Williams, Division Administrator, DFPS - Promoting and sustaining successful reunification: A panel discussion
– Moderator: Kim Higgins, Permanency Specialist and Supervisor, Dallas CASA
– Natalie Alfandre and Jacqueline Cassell, Safe Babies Coordinators, First 3 Years
– Carolyn Bishop, Senior Vice President of Programs, Arrow Child & Family Ministries
– Lisa Kroencke, CEO, Maggie’s House
– Stacey Ladd, Kinship Connections/Intercept Manager, ACH Child and Family Services
Every child every chance summit
Save the date!
Thursday, February 25, 2027
Pegasus Park
3000 Pegasus Park Dr.
Dallas, TX 75247
More details will become available soon! Check back for updates.
Board of directors meetings
tHE bOARD OF DIRECtORS MEET ON THE 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
latest News
Now available: Navigating Kinship Care in Texas. This downloadable guide was created by the Texas Legal Services Center. The goal of this Guide is to help kinship caregivers—and those who support them—better understand a caregiver’s legal status since this determines what decisions the caregiver can make for the child, eligibility for certain resources, services that might be available, and actions that might be needed to continue or change the legal relationship.
Now Available T3C Brochure “What to know about T3C – Texas Child Centered Care”
NEW! We have added a Job board to the website!
As part of our service to our member organizations, we have added a new feature to this website. Our Job Board page will now allow you to request the posting of an open position or opportunity your organization may have.
For more information, head over to the Job Board page and review the submission information as well as current postings.
Do you have news to share?
If your organization has news about upcoming events, meetings or activities that would benefit Consortium members, please let us know so we can post the news here.
Announcements accepted for consideration include information about upcoming meetings, webinars or trainings; service; and policy or programming updates relevant to child welfare stateholders.
We cannot accept advertisements for products or services that are not aligned with the mission and values of the Consortium.
Any newsworthy item can be submitted on our CONTACT US page, using the form there.
| Haven’t yet joined the Consortium? Complete the Online Application today! We encourage you to signup for a committee so you can actively engage in advancing the Consortium’s mission to promote the well-being of children in out-of-home care or at-risk of removal through communication, collaboration, and information-sharing and by promoting innovation, sharing and developing resources, and advocating for policies and laws consistent with our mission. |
Our Impact
7704
Children in Care in DFPS Region 3
19
Counties Served
455
Consortium Participants