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Region 3

Foster Care and Adoption Information Meetings

If you reside in one of these counties (Region 3B):

If you reside in one of these counties (Region 3E):

Our Community, Our Kids is responsible for Foster Care and Adoption Information Meetings for your area. Please find Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting details below. For additional information please visit Our Community Our Kids at: http://www.ourcommunity-ourkids.org/ or call 844-644-9240.

Tarrant
Hood
Erath
Somervell
Parker
Palo Pinto
Johnson

Our Community Our Kids, is now in partnership with DFPS as part of Community-Based Care. Community-Based Care is a new way of providing foster care and case management services. It's a community-based approach to meeting the individual and unique needs of children, youth, and families. For more information regarding Community-Based Care, please visit https://www.CommunityBasedCare.org

For information on fostering or adopting a child from out of state, contact the state ICPC office.

EMPOWER is responsible for Foster Care in our area. You may contact Cheryl Batiste, the recuirtment specialist at EMPOWER at (945) 289-2228.

Dallas
Denton
Cooke
Wise
Fannin
Grayson
Collin
Rockwall
Hunt
Kaufman
Ellis
Navarro

Please find Information Meeting details below.

* If accommodations such as a sign language interpreter are needed in order to attend an information meeting, please call the Recruitment Staff listed below 3 days prior to the meeting, if possible. *

Recruitment Events and Foster/Adopt Information Meetings:

April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
Heart Gallery of North Texas
Recruitment Staff
Faith-Based Staff
Where to mail Family Home Study

April 2024

Location	Foster/Adopt Information Meetings
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, April 5th, 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOuvrz0pE92o-I9H_VPB82XGDw3i32dP
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Wednesday, April 17th, 6:30 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuce-gqzIuGNZPkK_r9Z3GbJ50_8qp5m6q
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, April 26th, 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz
IN-PERSON General Information Meeting	Tuesday, April 30th, 6:30pm Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! 6100 Cowell, Blvd, Irving, TX 75309 https://forms.gle/jeEvvZwLarkA7bMv8

May 2024

Location	Foster/Adopt Information Meetings
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, May 3rd, 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Thursday, May 9th, 6:30 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoc-ivrz8jGNEhkA2GBih7zD84Lw2vRfae
IN-PERSON General Information Meeting	Tuesday, May 14th, 6:30pm Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! 320 Westway Pl Ste 530, Arlington, TX 76018 https://forms.gle/6asqnAszXPL7heqF7
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Monday, May 20th, 6:30PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, May 30th, 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrce6rrz8rHt0GEzgROcr7AkSFvOK1ZhrF

June 2024

Location	Foster/Adopt Information Meetings
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, June 7th, 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz
IN-PERSON General Information Meeting	Wednesday, June 12th, 6:30pm Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! 2201 K Ave Ste A-200 Ste C-100, Plano, TX 75074 https://forms.gle/w5dqgeWAAd3f5Uo17
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Monday, June 17th, 6:30 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Friday, June 21st , 12:00 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO6oqDwrGt1LeisReW3iWD4MyxECpIwt
ONLINE General Information Meeting	Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30 PM Register now for this foster/adopt meeting! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd-qprDgrHNFHLX34b1NcZQyTbOYWJRaz

Recruitment Staff

Region 3b Recruitment Staff:
Aresha Dickens at Our Community Our Kids, OOK (817) 502-1333

Region 3E Recruitment Staff:
Cheryl Batiste at EMPOWER (945) 289-2228

Home Studies

Out of state and private adoption agency families: Please mail your home study to us if you are interested in children from this area. If you are a DFPS family, you do not need to do this since DFPS staff can obtain your study.
Our mailing address:

Department of Family and Protective Services
Recruitment Unit
P. O. Box 200697
Arlington, TX 76006

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