Our Community Our Kids

What Our Community Our Kids does

Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) is a Texas-registered nonprofit organization founded in 2014 that serves as the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Region 3b. Operating across 10 North Texas counties (Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise), OCOK delivers an end-to-end community-based child welfare continuum: family reunification, kinship care, foster care placement, adoption matching, and upstream family preservation services, supported by an in-house Network Provider division that manages residential and family service providers. Its core operating technology is the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment framework (with electronic CANS support) alongside case management systems, Provider Manuals, and Quality Improvement Plans; the model also integrates with mainstream scheduling tools (Zoom, Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365) for community-facing events.

OCOK makes money primarily through its SSCC government contract with Texas DFPS, a managed-services arrangement in which the organization assumes conservatorship case management responsibility across the region in exchange for per-service and case-rate compensation. Downstream, prospective adoptive families pay nominal, non-material fees averaging approximately $1,000 per adoption. OCOK has been nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation since 2018 and maintains annual reaccreditation, alongside HIPAA-compliant operations for protected health information. Customer segments include children in state care, biological families pursuing reunification, foster and adoptive families, kinship caregivers, and the Texas state government as the contracting payor. The organization reaches families through 11 physical offices, Foster Care and Adoption 101 informational meetings (in-person and virtual), community expos, and partnerships with child placing agencies and organizations such as the Heart Gallery of North Texas.

Name

Our Community Our Kids

Legal name

Our Community Our Kids

Website

https://ourcommunity-ourkids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) is a Texas nonprofit serving as the Single Source Continuum Contractor for Texas DFPS across 10 North Texas counties. It delivers community-based foster care, adoption, kinship care, family reunification, and family preservation services to children and families in crisis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Community-based care
• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Kinship care
• Child welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth, TX

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contract - Texas DFPS: OCOK operates as a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) under contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The organization receives government funding to provide community-based care services including foster care, adoption, kinship care, and family preservation across 10 North Texas counties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OCOK delivers a comprehensive continuum of community-based child welfare services as the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for Texas DFPS Region 3b, including Family Reunification, Kinship Care, Foster Care, Adoption, Family Preservation, Network Provider Services, and Conservatorship Case Management. Services are funded primarily through a Texas DFPS government contract and delivered across 10 North Texas counties through 11 offices and a network of child placing agencies.

Product overview

Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) is a community-based care organization operating as a single integrated service portfolio rather than a platform with separate modules. The organization provides a continuum of child welfare services spanning Family Reunification (reuniting children with biological families), Kinship Care (placing children with family members), Foster Care (connecting families with child placing agencies), Adoption (recruiting adoptive families for approximately 60 children at a time), and Family Preservation/TFF (upstream interventions preventing removals). OCOK also manages a Network Provider Services division overseeing residential facilities and family service providers. All services are delivered through regional offices across 10 Texas counties with training, education, and community engagement as cross-cutting enablers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Reunification Permanency service aimed at reuniting children with their biological families. Permanency Specialists work with families to create service plans ensuring safety, healing, and long-term stability upon reunification.
• Kinship Care Service placing children with family members or close family friends when they cannot remain with birth parents. Research indicates kinship placements produce the best outcomes for children when family and close friends can safely provide care.
• Foster Care Connects prospective families with quality child placing agencies to reduce placement instability. Foster families provide housing, food, transportation, education, and care for up to six foster children in their home.
• Adoption Recruits adoptive families for children in care, actively recruiting for at least 60 children at a time. Adoption team works with Permanency staff and Child Placing Agencies to match children with compatible permanent families, with adoption costs averaging approximately $1,000.
• Family Preservation / TFF Upstream intervention services partnering with Texas DFPS to serve families before child removals become necessary, allowing children to remain in their homes while parents receive support to maintain safe, stable family environments.
• Network Provider Services Manages a network of residential and family service providers. Residential services include group homes and treatment facilities; family services include foster family recruitment, licensing, and support.
• Conservatorship Case Management Provides conservatorship case management to youth and families from removal through permanency, including engagement with biological families in assessment, service planning, visitation, and court-related activities to determine readiness for child return.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Heart Gallery of North TexascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2024Partner organization that co-hosts adoption and foster care expos with OCOK. The Heart Gallery helps recruit adoptive families for children in care by showcasing children at community events like the Parks Mall in Arlington. They guide prospective families on their journey to foster and/or adoption.
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCOK operates as the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for DFPS Region 3b, providing community-based care services. This is a core government partnership where OCOK assumes conservatorship case management responsibilities, bringing together child and family service delivery under one contracted entity. The partnership includes oversight of child safety, well-being, and permanency determination.
• Child Placing Agencies NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOCOK connects prospective families with quality child placing agencies (CPAs) to reduce the number of times children are moved between foster homes. These partner agencies help recruit foster families, guide families through the licensing process, and work as part of the child's team. OCOK actively works with these agencies for placement matching and adoption matching events.
• Texas Health and Human Services CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCOK partners with state health and human services for upstream family preservation services that allow families to receive support before child removals are necessary. This enables children to remain in their homes while parents receive necessary support services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ACH Child and Family Services: ACH Child and Family Services is a North Texas nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, residential, and family services with overlapping geographic reach in Tarrant County, comparable to OCOK in target population and service mix.

Direct peers

• Texas Family Care Network: Texas Family Care Network operates as an SSCC for DFPS Region 2 (Texoma), providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services in the same Community-Based Care framework as OCOK.
• SJRC Texas: SJRC (formerly Boysville) is a Texas child welfare organization providing residential, foster, and adoption services as part of the state's Community-Based Care rollout, directly comparable to OCOK in mission and contracting structure.
• Belong: Belong is a Texas-based Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) delivering community-based foster care, adoption, and family preservation under the same DFPS contracting framework as OCOK, making it the closest direct comparator.
• 2ingage: 2ingage is another Texas SSCC contractor serving children and families through the Community-Based Care model, directly comparable to OCOK in contracting structure, service mix, and state oversight.

Emerging players

• Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth: SAFY is a national nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, and behavioral health services, operating in multiple states under similar child welfare contracting frameworks to OCOK.
• The Bair Foundation: The Bair Foundation is a faith-based child welfare organization providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services across multiple states, comparable to OCOK's continuum of services and nonprofit structure.
• National Youth Advocate Program: NYAP is a national child welfare services provider offering foster care, adoption, and family preservation across multiple states, comparable to OCOK's continuum-of-care model though operating under different state contracting structures.

Broad incumbents

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Devereux is a large national behavioral health and child welfare provider offering foster care, residential, and family services that overlap with OCOK's network provider service offerings and target population.
• Buckner Children and Family Services: Buckner is a long-established Texas nonprofit offering a broader portfolio of child and family services including foster care and adoption, with regional programs that overlap OCOK's North Texas service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ourcommunityourkids
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/our-community-our-kids

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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