Thru Project

2. The mentoring program provides youth with the resources to achieve a successful life after foster care. Youth and young adults with a history of foster care, ages 14-25, are matched with a trained volunteer who can offer consistent support and encouragement. Mentors visit their mentees in-person each month and stay in regular communication. Ongoing training is provided throughout the year and focuses on issues relevant to foster care. In fy 24, the program matched 272 youth and young adults with a trained mentor.

3. Breakthru mental wellness, offers mental health services to youth and young individuals. 56 individuals were serviced by the program in 2024.

7. The heart gallery of south central texas, as a funded partner of the heart galleries of texas network, the heart gallery of south central texas coordinates efforts across region 8 with a total of 28 counties in our service area. We leverage impactful partnerships and coordinate across the child welfare system to serve as a gateway to permanency for children in the texas adoption resource exchange (tare), to provide community education about foster care and adoption, to support partners with resources, and to increase our reach and sustainability to ensure the success of this initiative. In 2024, 41 children were featured in the heart gallery of south central texas.

Thru talks, thru project hosts life skills workshops bi-monthly all year round. These sessions provide essential skills for successfully navigating adulthood. Community partners, who are specialists in relevant topics, share their knowledge with young participants. Over 100 young adults participate each year in this program. Fostering connections, through a partnership with t-mobile, we provide youth with cell phones at no cost to them. For many, this device is their sole means of accessing the internet and maintaining connections with friends, family, and community resources. In 2024, thru project was able to give out 45 cell phones.pass to success, thru project offers youth six-month via bus passes to assist with transportation needs. Additionally, we provide uber rides for youth to reach any events related to the thru project. Over 40 youth participate every year in pass to success.