DRAWING A NEW BLUEPRINT
TO TEXAS CHILD AND FAMILY WELLBEING
Texas Child Centered Care (T3C) is a transformative project that better defines the foster care service continuum, modernizes the methodology that goes into calculating the cost of foster care, and collectively establishes a new foster care system in Texas. The system was designed to improve outcomes for children, youth, and young adults by meeting the needs of the foster care population and compensating caregivers for delivering high-quality services that incentivize effective and individualized care.
T3C clearly defines foster care models and service packages in the General Residential Operations (GRO) and Child Placing Agency (CPA) settings. The initiative includes 24 service packages and 3 add-on service packages set out across one tier for CPAs, as well as two tiers for GRO settings for children and youth with the most acute needs.
Each service package has a corresponding rate that better reflects the actual costs of care. T3C will help residential childcare providers and caregivers specialize in, and focus on, providing distinct and clearly defined services.
The Department began credentialing providers to deliver T3C service packages in early 2025 and will continue through August 2027.
T3C
GETTING READY
T3C Ready
OFFICE HOURS
The Texas Center for Child and Family Studies and DFPS are excited to partner together to announce virtual T3C Office Hours! T3C Office Hours will be regularly scheduled and will allow Licensed Providers to drop in and ask any questions you may have about T3C. Whether you’ve got a question about T3C requirements, updated Blueprints, FAQs, Rates & Funding, Events & Training, or anything else T3C, drop in and ask us!
T3C Office Hours are available for Licensed Providers only and will allow those providers to ask burning questions and learn from other’s experience. No need to register, just drop in!
T3C Ready
MENTORS
We’re looking for T3C READY Peer Mentors
Was your organization an early T3C adopter? Are you interested in being a paid T3C mentor for one of your peers? Then consider lending your expertise and learning!
We are looking for individuals who work for a T3C credentialed child placing agency and/or a general residential organization who would mentor a peer from a like organization on specific aspects of T3C requirements. We will pay the mentor for both their time mentoring along with a stipend for preparatory time.
The commitment: 10 virtual, one-hour mentoring sessions within six months of the first session date. T3C Ready will provide an orientation along with support materials to facilitate your success. Mentors will be paid for both mentoring and preparatory time.
Contact Us
HELP IS ON THE WAY...
We’ve got questions, and we know you’ve got them too. While we can assure you that more info is coming soon, drop us a line if you’ve got a question.
If you’ve got mechanical questions about the Blueprint or T3C structure or requirements, please contact DFPS below.
For questions about training opportunities, consultation, and more, please email us!
