The Texas Center for Child and Family Studies (The Center) is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting organization of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS).

Maintaining dedication and the highest integrity, The Center is focused on providing Texas child, youth, and family service agencies with the knowledge, skills, and ability they need to provide high-quality services in their communities. Staying on the forefront of innovation and best practices while also anticipating issues and areas of concern, The Center strives to accomplish our mission through trainings, consultations, education, and rigorous research. Informed by this work, the Center additionally undertakes targeted and strategic initiatives to address the most pressing issues facing the care and services for at-risk children, youth, and families in Texas. Inevitably, our goal is to empower individuals and organizations across the continuum of care to serve in their roles competently, ethically, and reflectively. We seek to advance the growth of a highly skilled workforce so that vulnerable children, youth, and families across Texas receive the best care possible.

Our Values

Providing children and families with the best possible care and services means being proactive in learning, making informed decisions, and striving to be better today than we were yesterday.

The Texas Center is committed to embedding organizational excellence into our continuum of care, responding to emerging trends proactively, and educating on advanced social work practices to better serve children and families throughout Texas.

Equity and Inclusion are also at the heart of the Center’s work. We believe that it takes the active participation of us all to advance equity throughout the system we serve. 

View our Inclusion Statement and Learn About our Equity & Access Fund