Arrow Child & Family Ministries

What Arrow Child & Family Ministries does

Arrow Child & Family Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child-welfare organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in Spring, Texas. It serves children who have experienced abuse, trauma, or instability and their families across Texas and Maryland through an integrated continuum of foster care, adoption, kinship care, treatment foster care, residential treatment, behavioral health services, and special education. In Texas it operates the 4Kids4Families subsidiary, which holds a Community-Based Care contract for full foster-care case management in Region 4; in Maryland it runs multiple Arrow Center for Education special-education campuses (Hunt Valley, Riverside, Tangram, and Mountain Road) plus the Crossroads Community residential transitional-living program and enhanced treatment foster care. Clinical methodology centers on the evidence-based Family Centered Treatment (FCT) model and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, with staff holding Phase 1 certification in the latter.

Revenue is generated primarily through government contracts with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the Maryland Department of Human Services, supplemented by donations from individuals, corporate sponsors (HEB, Walmart, Spec's Wines), and foundation grants. The organization holds accreditations from the Council on Accreditation, NCASES, NACSW, NAPSEC, and TACFS, and is EIG Certified Transparent. It served 4,752 children, teens, and families in the most recent reported year, operates from 16+ office locations across the two states, and employs 251–500 staff. Distribution is direct-to-government via regional field offices; awareness and foster-family recruitment are driven by a community-led GTM motion combining local events, social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube), media appearances, and the 'In Their Shoes' podcast. Arrow Health Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary, donates 100% of its durable medical equipment profits back to the parent.

Name

Arrow Child & Family Ministries

Legal name

Arrow Child & Family Ministries

Website

https://arrow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arrow Child & Family Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1992 that provides foster care, adoption, kinship care, behavioral health, residential treatment, and special education to abused and at-risk children and families across Texas and Maryland, primarily through government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Kinship care
• Behavioral health services
• Special education

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Funded by The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and The Maryland Department of Human Services for child welfare, foster care, and behavioral health services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Nonprofit organization supported by individual donors, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants including HEB, Walmart, Spec's Wines, and various community supporters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arrow Child & Family Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child welfare organization that delivers a comprehensive continuum of services including foster care recruitment and support, adoption, kinship care, treatment foster family care, behavioral health, residential treatment/transitional living, Community-Based Care, and special education through its Arrow Center for Education Schools. Services are primarily contracted through state government agencies (Texas DFPS and Maryland DHS) and supplemented by donations, with delivery through 15+ offices across Texas and Maryland serving over 4,752 children, teens and families annually.

Product overview

Arrow Child & Family Ministries operates as a nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of child welfare and educational services across Texas and Maryland. The organization provides foster care recruitment and support, adoption services, kinship care, behavioral health services, residential treatment, and special education through its network of programs. Key offerings include Foster Care Services, Adoption Services, Kinship Foster Care, Treatment Foster Family Care, Behavioral Health Services in Texas, Community-Based Care (through 4Kids4Families), the Arrow Center for Education Schools (special education campuses at Hunt Valley, Riverside, Tangram, and Mountain Road), Arrow's Crossroads Community (transitional living), Family Centered Treatment, Arrow Health Solutions, and Enhanced Treatment Foster Care. The organization serves children who have experienced abuse, trauma, or instability, focusing on helping kids and strengthening families through community-based and residential support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 4Kids4Families: A program under Arrow handling Community-Based Care in East Texas, managing foster care cases, permanency, adoptions, kinship support and more.
• Arrow Health Solutions
• Arrow Center for Education Schools
• In Their Shoes Podcast

Products and services

• Foster Care Services
• Adoption Services
• Kinship Foster Care
• Treatment Foster Family Care
• Behavioral Health Services in Texas
• Community-Based Care (4Kids4Families)
• Arrow Center for Education Schools
• Arrow's Crossroads Community (Residential Treatment)
• Family Centered Treatment (FCT)
• Enhanced Treatment Foster Care
• Arrow Health Solutions
• Respite Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Nationally Exemplary Kinship Practice designation from Generations United
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Superior HealthPlancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Superior HealthPlan designated Arrow as one of three inaugural Mental Health Rehabilitation and Targeted Case Management Centers of Excellence in Texas. This designation recognizes Arrow's elevated standards for clinical quality, compliance, and coordinated care delivery for children and youth with complex behavioral health needs covered by Medicaid.
• Annie E. Casey FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Annie E. Casey Foundation invited Arrow's Senior Vice President of Maryland Programs to participate in the High Acuity Youth Roundtable in Washington D.C., convened by the Administration for Children and Families and CMS. This panel shapes the future of child welfare and complex behavioral health systems.
• 4Kids4FamiliescoreOthersArrow subsidiary organization that handles all foster care case management in East Texas Region 4 under Community-Based Care, including permanency, adoptions, kinship support, youth achievement, care management, legal affairs, community engagement, and more.
• Annie's ClosetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Annie's Closet in Rusk, Texas to provide foster and kinship families in Cherokee County with essential items to meet daily needs of children in their care. Since 2022, served over 400 families.
• Harvard Kennedy SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArrow's Texas Foster Care Kinship Leadership Team was invited to participate in the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab cohort, joining child welfare agencies committed to building kin-first systems.
• Texas Department of Family and Protective ServicescoreOthersPrimary government funding partner in Texas, contracting with Arrow for foster care, adoption, and behavioral health services.
• Maryland Department of Human ServicescoreOthersPrimary government funding partner in Maryland, contracting with Arrow for foster care, treatment foster care, residential programs, and special education services.
• CK Family ServicesminorOthersFellow Texas provider jointly designated with Arrow and Pathways Youth and Family Services as Mental Health Rehabilitation and Targeted Case Management Centers of Excellence by Superior HealthPlan.
• Pathways Youth and Family ServicesminorOthersFellow Texas provider jointly designated with Arrow and CK Family Services as Mental Health Rehabilitation and Targeted Case Management Centers of Excellence by Superior HealthPlan.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Youth Villages: Nonprofit delivering intensive in-home services, residential treatment, and transitional programs for at-risk youth, with a comparable evidence-based, family-centered clinical approach to Arrow.
• Lutheran Services in America: Network of Lutheran social service organizations providing foster care, adoption, and child welfare services across many states, directly comparable in faith-rooted child welfare delivery.
• Boys Town: Faith-inspired national nonprofit providing foster care, family services, residential programs, and behavioral healthcare, comparable in mission orientation and service breadth to Arrow.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating foster care, residential treatment, and behavioral health programs for children and families, with a similar evidence-based, trauma-informed clinical model as Arrow.
• CK Family Services: Texas child welfare nonprofit offering foster care, adoption, and behavioral health services; also jointly designated as a Superior HealthPlan Center of Excellence with Arrow, making it a directly comparable in-state peer.
• KVC Health Systems: Large multi-state nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health provider offering foster care, adoption, in-home family services, and residential treatment—directly overlapping Arrow's core continuum across multiple states.
• Pathways Youth and Family Services: Texas-based nonprofit providing child welfare, foster care, and behavioral health services; jointly designated alongside Arrow as a Superior HealthPlan Center of Excellence, indicating a directly competing Texas provider.
• Maryvale: Nonprofit providing residential treatment, mental health services, and child welfare programs, with comparable clinical and residential service lines to Arrow's Crossroads and treatment foster care offerings.
• Pressley Ridge: Nonprofit operating foster care, treatment foster care, and community-based behavioral health programs across multiple states, directly comparable to Arrow's clinical and case-management model.

Others

• National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) providers / Child Welfare League of America members: CWLA is the umbrella membership body for child welfare agencies; the broader CWLA member network of foster care and adoption agencies forms the trade and peer ecosystem that Arrow competes within and is benchmarked against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@arrowcfm
• Facebookfacebook.com/arrowcfm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arrow-child-and-family-ministries
• Instagraminstagram.com/arrowcfm
• TikToktiktok.com/@arrow_cfm
• Xx.com/arrowcfm

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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