DePelchin Children’s Center

What DePelchin Children’s Center does

DePelchin Children's Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services organization founded in 1892 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, providing foster care, adoption, counseling, parenting, residential, and fatherhood services to children and families across Texas. The organization operates 11+ service locations spanning Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Lubbock, plus Family Resource Centers in Houston, Texas City, and San Antonio, and a residential campus at La Porte (Today's Harbor). Service delivery occurs through physical offices, telehealth, school-based programs, and home-based case management, with most services provided free of charge to families.

The organization's service portfolio is anchored in five core program areas: (1) Foster Care and Adoption Services, including licensing, training, kinship care, and post-adoption support; (2) Counseling Services delivered via play therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; (3) Residential Services including the TAGS program for youth aging out of foster care and a Pregnant and Parenting Teen program; (4) Parenting and Fatherhood Services including 6-week parenting classes, FAYS, Help Me Grow Gulf Coast, Fatherhood EFFECT, and DADS programs; and (5) Community-Based Care coordination across 13 counties via the Texans Together entity, in which DePelchin serves as Lead Agency.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of individual donations (one-time, monthly, crypto, stock, donor-advised funds, peer-to-peer campaigns), foundation and corporate grants (Cullen Foundation, Houston Texans Foundation, Texas Bowl), government contracts (Texas DFPS, Community-Based Care Lead Agency funding), and employer matching gifts. The organization's competitive position rests on its regulatory designation as Lead Agency for Community-Based Care, 130+ years of brand history, multi-county service footprint, and an integrated service model that covers the full spectrum of child welfare intervention from prevention through residential care.

Name

DePelchin Children’s Center

Legal name

DePelchin Children's Center

Website

https://depelchin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

DePelchin Children's Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1892 in Houston, Texas, providing foster care, adoption, counseling, residential, parenting, and fatherhood services across Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Lubbock, and serving as Lead Agency for Community-Based Care across 13 Texas counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Family Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Child Care Services (6244), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Child counseling
• Family support programs
• Nonprofit child welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute through one-time gifts, monthly giving programs, cryptocurrency, stock donations, and Donor Advised Funds. The organization runs peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns like Brighter Days Birthdays and Give Hope.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: DePelchin receives support from foundations (e.g., Cullen Foundation, Houston Texans Foundation) and corporate sponsors for specific programs and capital campaigns.
3. Government Contracts: As Lead Agency for Community-Based Care (Texans Together), DePelchin receives government funding to coordinate child welfare services across 13 Texas counties. Also receives government grants for specific programs like Help Me Grow.
4. Employer Matching Gifts: Corporate employee matching gift programs where employers match employee donations to DePelchin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

DePelchin Children's Center is a nonprofit child welfare agency providing foster care, adoption, residential, counseling, parenting education, kinship care, and fatherhood support services to children and families across Texas. It operates the Family and Youth Success (FAYS) program, Help Me Grow Gulf Coast early-childhood resource line, and Texans Together Community-Based Care coordination across 13 counties. Most programs are delivered free of charge to families and funded through donations, grants, and government contracts.

Product overview

DePelchin Children's Center operates as a nonprofit social services organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services for children and families. Rather than a unified technology platform, the organization provides distinct service programs including Foster Care Services, Adoption Services, Kinship Care (Big Hearts Raising Kids), Residential Services (TAGS, Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program), Counseling Services, the Family and Youth Success (FAYS) Program, Parenting Programs, Help Me Grow Gulf Coast, Fatherhood Services (Fatherhood EFFECT, DADS), Family Resource Centers, Post Adoption Services, Together and Safe Program, and Volunteer Services. Supporting infrastructure includes Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Cryptocurrency Donation, and Stock Donation platforms. The portfolio is coordinated across four primary service areas (Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock) and serves children and families throughout Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foster Care Services

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Texas BowlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Charitable partner since 2006. Texas Bowl has donated more than $2 million in funding and provided millions in publicity support over the years.
• First3YearscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Help Me Grow Gulf Coast initiative dedicated to promoting early childhood development and providing families with resources to support children's growth in the Gulf Coast region.
• United Way of Greater HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Help Me Grow Gulf Coast initiative and other community programs. DePelchin is one of the original 21 agencies supported by Houston Community Chest which became United Way.
• United Way of Greater Baytown Area and Chambers CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through United Way's Impact Grant for 2025-2026 grant year to provide school-based mental health services to students across the Baytown area.
• Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency partner for child welfare services. DePelchin receives referrals from DFPS and as Lead Agency for Community-Based Care coordinates with DFPS for 13-county region.
• Child Protective Investigations (CPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Together and Safe program - provides mental health services and resources for families with cases pending closure from CPI investigations.
• Junior League of HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJunior League of Houston Volunteer Services Building located at DePelchin's Memorial campus serves as a resource hub for donations and volunteer coordination.
• Chastang FordminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor for 2026 School Supply Drive. Ford truck experts helping ensure children have school supplies.
• The Giving BlockcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for processing cryptocurrency and stock donations securely. Enables charitable crypto gifts and stock contributions.
• Gemini Trust ExchangecoreTechnology or IntegrationCryptocurrency exchange partner for processing charitable crypto donations through The Giving Block platform.
• GoFundMecoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform partner for peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns including Brighter Days Birthdays and Give Hope campaigns.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boys Town: Boys Town operates residential programs, foster family services, parent training, and in-home behavioral health for at-risk youth. Highly comparable to DePelchin's residential services (Today's Harbor), parenting programs, and trauma-focused counseling, with similar diversified funding from donations and government contracts.
• Spaulding for Children: Spaulding for Children is a nonprofit focused on adoption, foster care, and post-adoption services for children with special needs, operating multiple offices. Comparable to DePelchin's adoption, kinship, and post-adoption programs, with similar contract-based revenue from state child welfare systems.
• Childhelp: Childhelp is a national nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention and treatment, operating residential programs, counseling, and advocacy. Comparable to DePelchin in addressing child welfare, abuse/neglect, and residential treatment, with a similar donor-and-grant revenue model.
• Bethany Christian Services: Bethany Christian Services is a national nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, pregnancy support, and family services. Comparable to DePelchin as a faith-rooted child welfare organization operating foster/adoption and family preservation programs in multiple U.S. regions with government contracts and donor funding.
• KVC Health Systems: KVC Health Systems is a large nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health organization providing foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and family services across multiple U.S. states. Directly comparable to DePelchin in mission, service mix (foster/adoption/residential/counseling), and contract-based revenue model with state child welfare agencies.
• Lutheran Services Florida: Lutheran Services Florida is a faith-based nonprofit providing child welfare services including foster care, adoption, residential, and family support — operating as a Lead Agency-equivalent under Florida's CBC model. Directly comparable to DePelchin's Texas CBC Lead Agency role and service portfolio.
• Children's Home Society of California: CHS-CA is a nonprofit child welfare organization providing foster care, adoption, and mental health services in California. Comparable to DePelchin in service mix and reliance on county/state contracts plus donor support, though regionally focused on California rather than Texas.

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Casey Family Programs is a major operating foundation focused on child welfare with direct service programs and extensive policy work across the U.S. Comparable to DePelchin in the child welfare/foster care domain but operates at a larger national scale with a broader policy and grantmaking agenda.

Others

• First3Years: First3Years is a Texas-based nonprofit advancing early childhood development — DePelchin's named partner on Help Me Grow Gulf Coast. Comparable as an adjacent early-childhood social services organization in Texas with overlapping funder relationships and shared target population of at-risk families with young children.

Emerging players

• Communities In Schools: Communities In Schools embeds social workers and counselors in K-12 schools to support at-risk students, overlapping with DePelchin's FAYS school-based mental health services and Help Me Grow Gulf Coast. Comparable in service population and public-school channel strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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