our community our kids

What our community our kids does

Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) is a Texas-based non-profit organization founded in 2014 that serves as a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) in Region 3b. OCOK delivers community-based child welfare services across ten North Texas counties (Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise), with a planned Fall 2026 expansion to eight additional counties. Its core programs comprise Family Reunification, Kinship Care, Foster Care, Adoption, and Family Preservation/TFF, all coordinated through Permanency Specialists who provide conservatorship case management from the point of removal through permanency.

The organization's operating technology stack is intentionally lightweight: OCOK uses CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths) assessment tools for case planning and tracking, and maintains a website, a Facebook page, and a LinkedIn page as its primary digital channels. It also operates a Community Resources Directory that catalogs partner services across multiple counties. There is no proprietary platform, mobile application, or API surface, and OCOK holds no patents. Service delivery is executed through nine county-based offices and a network of contracted residential and family service providers, supplemented by partnerships with CASA of Tarrant County, Gladney Center for Adoption, and Heart Gallery of North Texas. OCOK has held national Council on Accreditation (COA) accreditation continuously since 2018 and maintains HIPAA compliance.

OCOK's business model is structured as a managed-services government contract rather than a fee-for-service commercial offering. The organization is funded primarily through its DFPS SSCC contract, which compensates it for conservatorship case management, foster care placement, adoption services, and family preservation programs. Adoption-related fees of approximately $1,000 per adoption exist but are not material to overall revenue. OCOK reaches prospective foster and adoptive families through community information meetings (both virtual and in-person), adoption match events, and referral partnerships with child placing agencies. Customer concentration is essentially binary: the Texas DFPS relationship is the de facto sole institutional payer, while children, families, and caregivers constitute the end beneficiaries of services rather than revenue-generating customers.

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

Short description

Our Community Our Kids is a Texas non-profit Single Source Continuum Contractor for DFPS Region 3b, delivering community-based foster care, adoption, kinship care, family preservation, and conservatorship case management across ten North Texas counties, with a planned 2026 expansion to eighteen counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Revenue: OCOK operates under a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to provide community-based care, including conservatorship case management, foster care, adoption services, and family preservation programs for children and families in North Texas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Our Community Our Kids is a nonprofit community-based care contractor that provides conservatorship case management, foster care, adoption, kinship care, family reunification, and family preservation services across 10 North Texas counties under a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) contract with Texas DFPS. Services are delivered through Permanency Specialists who manage cases from removal through permanency, supported by a credentialed network of residential and family service providers. Adoption fees are approximately $1,000 per adoption.

Product overview

Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) is a community-based care contractor that provides a coordinated suite of child welfare services across North Texas. The organization operates five core programs—Family Reunification, Kinship Care, Foster Care, Adoption, and Family Preservation/TFF—delivered through Permanency Specialists who provide conservatorship case management from removal through permanency. OCOK also manages a Network Provider Services program that oversees residential and family service providers through application, contracting, and monitoring processes. Additional services include community resources coordination and provider training/meetings. The organization serves as an intermediary between the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and local communities, bringing together child and family service delivery in a community-centered model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Reunification

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCOK operates as the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for Texas DFPS Region 3b, providing community-based care services including conservatorship case management, foster care, adoption, and family preservation for children and families in North Texas.
• Child Placing AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOCOK works with a network of child placing agencies to recruit foster families, match adoptive families with children, and provide comprehensive care services. Adoption personnel work directly with these agencies to find compatible homes for children.
• CASA of Tarrant CountymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) of Tarrant County partners with OCOK on events such as the Back-to-School Party, providing advocacy for children in the foster care system.
• Gladney Center for AdoptionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGladney Center for Adoption partners with OCOK on events including the Back-to-School Party and Paper Match Adoption Events to help find forever families for children in care.
• Heart Gallery of North TexasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCOK partners with Heart Gallery to introduce children who are legally free for adoption through Paper Match Adoption Events, helping connect prospective families with children in care.
• Network ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOCOK maintains a network of residential service providers and family service providers who deliver care services to children and families in the community-based care system.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Upbring: Texas-based nonprofit that operates community-based care, foster care, and adoption services under contracts with Texas DFPS, with a similar SSCC-style service model and statewide footprint that overlaps with OCOK's territory.
• Saint Francis Ministries: Multi-state SSCC-style contractor providing foster care, adoption, and case management services in Texas under contract with DFPS, with a comparable community-based care operating model and similar reliance on government funding.
• Buckner International: Texas-based faith-affiliated nonprofit delivering foster care, adoption, and family services across the state; directly comparable in mission, service mix, and North Texas presence to OCOK.
• The Bair Foundation: Multi-state child welfare nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services, including under Texas DFPS SSCC contracts; comparable in operating model and revenue structure to OCOK.
• KVC Health Systems: Multi-state nonprofit providing foster care, case management, and family preservation services, including in Texas; comparable in scope, scale, and government-contract revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Bethany Christian Services: National nonprofit with broad foster care, adoption, and family services portfolio across many states; comparable in mission and service mix, though not exclusively focused on Texas SSCC contracts.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit providing behavioral health, foster care, and residential services to children and families; overlaps with OCOK's residential provider network management and case management services.
• National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP): National nonprofit providing community-based foster care, case management, and family preservation services across multiple states, with a similar government-contract-funded operating model to OCOK.

Emerging players

• Pressley Ridge: Multi-state nonprofit providing foster care, residential, and community-based services for children and families; comparable in service model to OCOK, though smaller and more regionally concentrated.

Others

• CASA of Tarrant County: Court-Appointed Special Advocates program serving abused and neglected children in the same North Texas region as OCOK; a key strategic partner that provides volunteer advocacy rather than direct case management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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