Ach Child And Family Services

Foster care and adoption - foster care provides a stable and safe environment for children and youth, ages 0 to 17, who have been abused, neglected or have experienced family crisis, to begin to heal and thrive. Adoption services seeks to find forever homes with loving families for those children who are eligible. In 2024, we served 199 children and youth in foster care. 40 children were adopted. Ach supervised 131 active, licensed foster homes.

Wedgwood transitional living program - the wedgwood transitional living program offers safe, stable and nurturing homes for youth, ages 14 to 17, providing home-based intervention therapy that assists youth in preparing for independent living while living in a safe and supportive environment. A second home was opened mid-year to provide additional capacity for the program. In 2024, we served 20 teens in our in this transitional living program.

Residential treaterment center - the only one of its kind in texas, the residential treatment center provides a secure facility staffed by treatment teams who will put our highest-needs teenagers on an accelerated path to success. In 2024 we served 23 youth in this intensive therapeutic program. Real help for real life - real help for real life offers family preservation services, allowing us to engage with families at risk for child abuse or neglect. Youth and family counseling services are offered free of charge for youth ages 0 to 17 years and their families. Skill builder classes are offered free of charge for youth and parents of youth 10 to 17 years, including teenage mothers. Case management services are offered as well. In 2024, 1411 counseling and skill builder sessions were provided.youth emergency shelter - the youth emergency shelter provides immediate help to youth during a crisis. The only youth shelter in tarrant county, it's a safe place for runaway, homeless and trafficked youth, ages 10 to 17 years. Beyond providing a safe environment, our staff work to help youth in the shelter get treatment, if needed, and find safe, permanent homes. In 2024, we served 177 pre-teens and teens in our shelter.