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What is Community-Based Care?
Community-Based Care (CBC) 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.
Community-Based Care Contracting Opportunities
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) contracts within a geographic service area with a single contractor, officially known as a Single Source Continuum Contractor, or SSCC. The SSCC is responsible for finding foster homes or other living arrangements for children in state care and providing them a full continuum of services.
Current procurement opportunities are posted on the Electronic State Business Daily. To apply for a Single Source Continuum Contract (SSCC) with DFPS, visit the Electronic State Business Daily website or eGrants website to search for Request for Application (RFA) postings.
Single Source Continuum Contractors
| Catchment Area | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Saint Francis Community Services in Texas, Inc. | saintfrancisministries.org |
| Region 2 | 2INgage, a division of Texas Family Initiative | www.2ingage.org |
| 3b (Erath, Hood, Johnson, Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Somervell and Parker counties) | Our Community Our Kids, a division of ACH Child and Family Services | www.ourcommunity-ourkids.org |
| Region 8a (Bexar County) | Family Tapestry, a division of The Children’s Shelter | www.familytapestry.org |
| 8b (all counties except Bexar) | RFA updated | n/a |
Procurement and Contracts
If you have trouble accessing information, contact DFPS staff at one of the numbers below. Include a link to this page with an explanation of the issue you encountered.
- 09/01/19 - DFPS and ACH contract documents
- 08/01/18 - Bexar County SSCC contract documents
- 06/13/19 - DFPS and Saint Francis Community Services in Texas, Inc.
- 05/29/18 - DFPS and Texas Family Initiative, LLC
Contact Information
| Catchment Area | Name/Email | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Based Care, Purchased Client Services State Office | Judy Pavone, CBC Contracts Director | (512) 438-3596 |
| Region 1 | Amy Forister , Contract Administration Manager | (806) 742-9443 |
| Region 2 | Reid Miller, Contract Administration Manager | (325) 691-8267 |
| 3b (Erath, Hood, Johnson, Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Somervell, and Parker Counties) | Larry Isbell, Contract Administration Manager |
(817) 360-0725 |
| 8a (Bexar County) | Veronica Alvarez, Contract Administration Manager | (210) 304-3938 |
| 8b (all counties except Bexar) | Elizabeth Castillo, Contract Administration Manager |
(210) 337-3040 |