ACH Child & Family Services

What ACH Child & Family Services does

ACH Child and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, that has provided child welfare and family services continuously since its founding in 1915 as the Women's Cooperative Home. Operating across 8 campus and office locations spanning 10 North Texas counties (Tarrant, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Hill, and surrounding counties), ACH delivers a continuum of 15 interconnected programs including crisis intervention (24/7 AIRS hotline, Safe Place, Youth Emergency Shelter), foster care and adoption services, the only Residential Treatment Center of its kind in Texas, the first Secure Assessment Facility in Texas, family preservation services (Families Together, Real Help for Real Life counseling), kinship support programs, and independent living preparation for young adults aging out of foster care. The underlying service model relies on evidence-based frameworks including Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) principles and the Youth Villages Intercept Clearinghouse database for reunification work, with all services delivered at no charge to families. In 2025, ACH served 31,000+ individuals and operates on a $38.2 million annual budget.

The organization's business model is grant- and contract-driven rather than fee-driven: 39% of revenue comes from public grants and contracts (primarily Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, including the Single Source Continuum Contractor designation for Region 3b under Community-Based Care redesign), 38% from endowment investment returns, 14% from individual/corporate donations and event fundraising, and 9% from program fees and social business ventures (notably Belltower Chapel & Garden event venue). Customer segments include children and youth in crisis, children in foster care, families and kinship caregivers, young adults aging out of foster care, biological parents in reunification, and CPS caseworkers. Go-to-market relies on referral relationships with Texas DFPS, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations, augmented by Safe Place's physical access network (QuikTrip, Fort Worth Fire, Trinity Metro) and direct service delivery at ACH campuses.

In 2025, ACH spun off Our Community Our Kids as a separate legal entity — OCOK had operated since 2014 as ACH's Community-Based Care division managing foster care services across the region. The organization is led by CEO Wayne Carson, PhD (25+ year tenure) with an executive team including Chief Program and Strategy Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Development Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer. ACH is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (since 2003, reaccredited 2007, 2011, 2015) and holds a Candid Gold Transparency Award (2025).

Name

ACH Child & Family Services

Legal name

ACH Child and Family Services

Website

https://achservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ACH Child and Family Services is a Fort Worth-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating since 1915 to provide crisis intervention, foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and family preservation services to at-risk children and families across 10 North Texas counties, funded primarily through state contracts, endowment returns, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Mildly Ill Child Care (Non-Contagious/Low-Acuity) (HSAAAJAD), School-Age Wraparound Care (Ages 3–5) (EDACAHAA)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Family counseling
• Youth crisis intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Grants and Contracts: Government funding from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Family Support Services, and Texas Prevention and Early Intervention accounts for 39% of revenue. Includes Community-Based Care contract as Single Source Continuum Contractor for Region 3b.
2. Endowment Subsidy: Investment returns from endowments provide 38% of funding, providing financial stability independent of annual fundraising.
3. Community Support: Individual donations, corporate giving, and event fundraising account for 14% of revenue. Includes monthly giving program 'Hands-on Heroes' and major gift cultivation.
4. Fees for Services and Social Business Ventures: Program fees and Belltower Chapel & Garden event venue revenue account for 9% of funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ACH Child and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing a continuum of child welfare services across North Texas, including crisis intervention, foster care, adoption, residential treatment, family counseling, transitional living, and kinship support. Operates 15 distinct programs at 8 campus locations serving children, youth, and families in Tarrant County and surrounding counties, with most services provided free of charge.

Product overview

ACH Child and Family Services is a nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive continuum of care through 15 distinct programs designed to protect children and preserve families. The organization operates as a portfolio of interconnected social service programs rather than a unified technology product. Core programs include crisis intervention services (AIRS hotline, Safe Place, Youth Emergency Shelter, Turning Point), foster care and adoption services, kinship support (Kinship Navigator, Kinship Connections), family services (Families Together, Real Help for Real Life with counseling and skill-building classes), residential services (Residential Treatment Center, Secure Assessment Facility), and transitional living programs (The LIFE Project, Transitional Living Program). The organization also implements the Intercept® Reunification program for family reunification. Programs serve children, youth, and families across Tarrant County and surrounding Texas counties through community-based care, with most services provided free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Our Community Our Kids: A division of ACH that manages the Community-Based Care contract for Region 3b as the Single Source Continuity Contractor for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Our Community Our Kids became a separate legal entity in 2025.
• Belltower Chapel & Garden
• Real Help for Real Life
• Safe Place
• Counting On Us
• Hands-on Heroes

Products and services

• Assessment, Intervention, and Referral Services (AIRS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 31,000+ individuals in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014ACH pioneered Community-Based Care in Texas as the Single Source Continuum Contractor for Region 3b, managing the foster care contract. OCOK became a separate legal entity in 2025 and now serves 10 counties.
• Community Partners (Alcon, AT&T Pioneers, Bank of America, BNSF, Higginbotham, Neiman Marcus, etc.)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partners providing volunteer support, donations, and event sponsorship including QuikTrip (Safe Place sites), Bank of America, BNSF, Higginbotham, Neiman Marcus, The Junior League of Fort Worth, and 15+ other organizations.
• Texas Department of Family and Protective ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing funding through grants and contracts including Community-Based Care redesign contract, foster care services, and Supervised Independent Living (SIL) funding for LIFE Project.
• Youth VillagescoreTechnology or IntegrationACH implements the Youth Villages Intercept program for family reunification services, using their evidence-based model and Clearinghouse database for interventions and treatment planning.
• Safe Place (National Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program locally administered by ACH providing immediate help and safety for youth. Partnership includes QuikTrip, Fort Worth Fire Departments, Trinity Metro, Community Centers, and The Underground as Safe Place sites.
• Fort Worth ISDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnsite education recovery program at Youth Emergency Shelter provided through partnership with Fort Worth Independent School District.
• Belltower Chapel & GardenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial business venture - wedding and reception venue on Wichita Street Campus. Goals: employing foster youth and generating profit for ACH. Opened 2009.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cook Children's Health Care System: Major regional pediatric health system based in Fort Worth serving Tarrant County and North Texas; comparable regional footprint and overlapping child-welfare referral ecosystem, especially with ACH's residential and behavioral health programs.

Direct peers

• KVC Health Systems: Nonprofit providing child welfare, behavioral health, and residential treatment services across multiple states; comparable in delivery of in-home family services, foster care, and residential treatment under contract with government agencies.
• Saint Francis Ministries: Nonprofit child welfare organization providing foster care, adoption, residential, and community services in multiple states; directly comparable to ACH in mission, evidence-based practice, and state-contract dependency.
• Buckner Children and Family Services: Faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family services across Texas; closely matches ACH's continuum-of-care model and North Texas service region, with comparable program scope and donor-supported funding model.
• Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services: Faith-based nonprofit operating foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and family services across Texas and other states; comparable multi-program continuum and state-contract funding mix.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse, with residential and community-based programs; directly aligned with ACH's stated mission and service mix.
• Lutheran Services in America: National network of Lutheran social service organizations delivering foster care, adoption, and family services in many states; comparable faith-rooted nonprofit operating model serving children and families through state contracts.
• Children's Home Society of Texas: Texas-based nonprofit child welfare agency offering foster care, adoption, and family preservation services statewide; directly comparable to ACH's core adoption and foster care programs and similar Texas nonprofit operating model.
• Our Community Our Kids: ACH's former SSCC subsidiary, spun off as an independent legal entity in 2025 to manage Region 3b Community-Based Care; operates the same state child welfare contract that ACH pioneered and serves overlapping counties and foster populations.
• Youth Villages: National nonprofit providing evidence-based residential, foster care, and Intercept reunification services; a current technology and program partner of ACH and a peer in delivering intensive family intervention outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACHChildFamily
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ACHchildandfamily
• Facebookfacebook.com/ACHchildandfamily
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1356932/admin
• Instagraminstagram.com/achchildandfamily

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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