Supporting Bright Futures for Children, youth, and Families
DePelchin provides foster care, adoption services, counseling, parenting support, kinship care, and residential treatment programs for children and families across Texas.
Our Programs
DePelchin is a leading Texas nonprofit serving Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, and surrounding communities. We help children find safe, stable, and loving homes while supporting the families who care for them.
Foster Care & Adoption
Residential Services
Counseling Services
Family Services
Community Based Care
Helping Children and Families Shine Across Texas
For more than a century, DePelchin has helped children and families throughout Texas build stronger futures. Our licensed counselors, foster care specialists, adoption professionals, parenting educators, and child welfare experts provide evidence-based services that promote child safety, mental health, family stability, and long-term well-being.
- Child and family counseling
- Foster care placement and support
- Adoption services
- Foster parent recruitment and training
- Kinship care assistance
- Parenting education classes
- Residential treatment services
- Family preservation programs
- Trauma-informed mental health services
DePelchin provides compassionate, professional care designed to help children and families succeed.
Yearly Measured Impact
Children Cared for in Foster Homes
Newly Licensed Foster Families
Kids Adopted by Forever Families
Hours of Counseling Services Provided
Parent Education Sessions Provided
Get Involved
Every Way You Give Creates Hope
A financial gift is one of the most direct ways to help children and families build brighter futures.
Whether you’re making a financial contribution, sponsoring a project, or planning a legacy gift, there are many meaningful ways to make an impact.
Make a Difference in the Lives of Children
Your involvement can change lives.
From volunteering and donating needed items to partnering with us through corporate volunteer opportunities, there are may ways to make a lasting impact.
Upcoming Events
We host a variety of events every month to support and get involved in the DePelchin community.
View our calendar to see how you can join.
Virtual Foster & Adoption Informational Orientation
Date: September 28, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Join us for an online orientation where you’ll learn all about fostering and fostering with the hope of adopting through DePelchin. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask our staff any questions you may have.
Tailgate for Tots Fundraiser
Date: October 3, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Grab your jersey and join us for an afternoon of fun to support children and families served by DePelchin! Hosted by our young professionals group, Friends of DePelchin, all proceeds raised from this event will fund our Holiday Project to help us provide toys and essentials to over 2,000 children this holiday season!
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Contact Us
DePelchin offers support for children and families at locations throughout the Greater Houston area and across the State of Texas, including Austin, San Antonio and Lubbock. For questions, please fill out this contact form or call us directly at one of our locations listed.
Main Campus
4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007
Houston Office
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