Service Opportunities
Child Welfare Services
The Assessment Center
Providing emergency shelter and diagnostic assessments for children ages 0-13 who have been removed from their homes by Child Protective Services due to abuse and/or neglect by their caretaker. Children stay with Catholic Charities 30 to 90 days to assess their health, academic level, emotional and behavioral functioning.
For more information, please contact Cheryl McFaddin at 817.534.0814
Community Approach to Resource Empowerment (CARE)
Working with families in Tarrant County to prevent child abuse and strengthen the family unit. Services include case management, wrap-around community support, parent education, transportation, child care and family support groups.
For more information, please contact Ricki Casterline at 817.534.0814
Community Solutions
Working with families impacted by mental health issues through wrap-around case management services and community collaboration.
For more information, please contact Ricki Casterline at 817.534.0814
In-Home Services
Case managers intervene in families where child abuse is present, assess family functioning and develop treatment service plans which include individual and family counseling, parenting classes, intensive case management, support groups and anger management.
For more information, please contact Charlotte McWilliams at 817.534.0814
Therapeutic Foster Care
Children between ages 2 and 17 are placed with families who receive specialized licensing, training, and support in order to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children affected by child abuse and neglect. Families are offered counseling, treatment services, case management and 24 hour crisis support.
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For more information, please contact Kim Benefield at 817.534.0814
Disproportionality Program
Addressing issues of racial disproportionality in the foster care system and working with African American parents and kinship guardians that are referred by Child Protective Services with the purpose of maintaining permanent kinship placement.
For more information, please contact Ricki Casterline at 817.534.0814
