Two groups are taking over Texas’ foster care system in what’s called the metroplex’s east region that includes Dallas, Collin and seven other counties.
Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) and Texas Family Care Network (TFCN) have been contracted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to take over for EMPOWER, which was originally contracted to handle foster care cases for the region.
In March, the state appointed a receiver to take control of foster care case management in the Dallas region after repeated failures by EMPOWER, the private contractor overseeing services…