Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Goal	Percentage
Family Reunification	24.2%
Adoption by Non-Relative	39.2%
Permanent Placement with Relatives	10.1%
Alternative Long-term Living	13.0%
Adult Living	13.5%

Children in Foster Care of All Children in PRS Legal Responsibility at the End of August of Each Year with Percent of Increase/Decrease Over Previous Year
Months	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998
0-12 months	68.40%	69.40%	69.50%	62.50%	62.30%
13 to 24 months	19.80%	18.20%	20.60%	21.10%	19.80%
More than 24 months	11.80%	12.40%	14.90%	16.40%	17.90%

Children in Foster Care Monthly Average by Fiscal Year with Percent Increase/Decrease Over Previous Fiscal Year*
Fiscal Year	State Paid Foster Care	IV-E Foster Care	**Other Care	Total Children in Foster Care	Percent Increase Over Previous Fiscal Year
1992	3,949	5,116	392	9,457
1993	4,368	5,638	279	10,285	8.8%
1994	4,690	5,897	223	10,810	5.1%
1995	5,193	5,289	181	11,663	7.9%
1996	5,285	6,457	182	11,924	2.2%
1997	5,002	6,811	546	12,359	3.7%
1998	4,810	7,099	240	12,149	-1.7%
* Projection based on Paid Foster Care ** Cost of care not covered by IV-E or State Paid Foster Care

Children in Foster Care Monthly Average by Region in Fiscal Year 1998*
Region	State Paid Foster Care	IV-E Foster Care	**Other Care
Lubbock (1)	293	446	16
Abilene (2)	210	261	10
Arlington (3)	904	1,148	41
Tyler (4)	290	270	12
Beaumont (5)	155	293	8
Houston (6)	1,102	1,869	61
Austin (7)	697	963	34
San Antonio (8)	590	1,018	32
Midland (9)	103	141	3
El Paso (10)	166	189	7
Edinburg (11)	300	501	16
Total	4,810	7,099	240
* Projection based on Paid Foster Care ** Cost of care not covered by IV-E or State Paid Foster Care

Demographics of Children in Foster Care
	August 1995		August 1996		August 1997		August 1998
Characteristic	Number	% of Total	Number	% of Total	Number	% of Total	Number	% of Total
Age
Birth - 2	1,954	16.7%	1,830	15.5%	1,999	15.7%	1,696	15.7%
3 - 5	2,012	17.2%	1,866	15.8%	1,948	15.3%	1,452	13.4%
6 - 9	2,375	20.3%	2,421	20.5%	2,648	20.8%	2,196	20.3%
10 - 13	2,399	20.5%	2,303	19.5%	2,762	21.7%	2,493	23.0%
14 - 17	2,796	23.9%	3,176	26.9%	3,246	25.5%	2,889	26.7%
Over 18	164	1.4%	212	1.8%	127	1.0%	96	0.9%
Sex
Male	5,920	50.6%	6,081	51.5%	6,594	51.8%	5,692	52.6%
Female	5,780	49.4%	5,727	48.5%	6,136	48.2%	5,130	47.4%
Ethnicity
Anglo	3,896	33.3%	3,897	33.0%	4,239	33.3%	3,600	33.3%
African-American	3,662	31.3%	3,448	29.2%	4,290	33.5%	3,579	33.1%
Hispanic-American	2,948	25.2%	3,188	27.0%	3,743	29.4%	3,248	30.0%
American-Indian	24	0.2%	24	0.2%	64	0.5%	43	0.4%
Asian	47	0.4%	23	0.2%	38	0.5%	25	0.2%
Other	1,123	9.6%	1,228	10.4%	356	2.8%	327	3.0%
Total	11,700	100.0%	11,808	100.0%	12,730	100.0%	10,822	100.0%

Average Monthly Number Of Children in Paid Foster Care by Level of Care
	Fiscal Year 1996		Fiscal Year 1997		Fiscal Year 1998
Level of Care	Average Monthly	Rate	Average Monthly	Rate	Average Monthly	Rate
LOC 01	5,819	$15.85	5,615	$15.85	5,334	$15.85
LOC 02	1,118	$33.95	1,361	$33.95	1,469	$33.95
LOC 03	1,032	$58.08	1,706	$58.08	1,982	$58.08
LOC 04	1,935	$82.64	1,693	$82.64	1,701	$82.64
LOC 05	918	$99.68	639	$99.68	609	$99.68
LOC 06	318	$187.83	180	$187.83	184	$187.83
E1	18	$15.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
E2	13	$58.08	6	$58.08	9	$58.08
E3	572	$91.12	613	$91.12	621	$91.12
Total	11,743		11,813		11,909

Sources of Foster Care as of August 31, 1998
Non IV-E Foster Care						IV-E Foster Care
38.8%						61.2%

Number of PRS Foster Homes and Licensed Capacity and Adoptive Homes as of August 31, 1998
Region	Foster Homes	Licensed Capacity	Adoptive Homes
Lubbock (1)	182	597	140
Abilene (2)	154	460	53
Arlington (3)	722	2,036	518
Tyler (4)	221	636	93
Beaumont (5)	196	724	185
Houston (6)	669	2,138	523
Austin (7)	352	1,003	276
San Antonio (8)	277	860	211
Midland (9)	96	277	57
El Paso (10)	237	742	69
Edinburg (11)	242	976	106
Out of State	0	0	1
Total	3,348	10,449	2,232

Children Placed in Adoptive Homes by Region During Fiscal Year 1998
Region				Number
Lubbock (1)				58
Abilene (2)				80
Arlington (3)				401
Tyler (4)				72
Beaumont (5)				81
Houston (6)				438
Austin (7)				200
San Antonio (8)				264
Midland (9)				28
El Paso (10)				61
Edinburg (11)				77

Demographics of 1,760 Children Placed in Adoptive Homes During Fiscal Year 1998
Age	Number		Percentage
Under 1 year	74		4%
1 - 5 years	927		53%
6 - 12 years	670		38%
13 years and Over	89		5%
Ethnicity	Number		Percentage
Anglo	578		33%
Black	571		32%
Hispanic	521		30%
Other	90		5%
* 24.1% of Children Have a Handicapping Condition
Condition		Percentage
Emotionally Disturbed		8.3%
Mentally Retarded		0.7%
Physical Handicaps		1.8%
Medically Involved		13.3%
*Some children may have more than one handicapping condition.
Sex	Number		Percentage
Male	884		50.23%
Female	876		49.77%

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