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Region 3
Foster Care and Adoption Information Meetings
| If you reside in one of these counties (Region 3B): | If you reside in one of these counties (Region 3E): |
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Our Community, Our Kids is responsible for Foster Care and Adoption Information Meetings for your area. Please find Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting details below. For additional information please visit Our Community Our Kids at: http://www.ourcommunity-ourkids.org/ or call 844-644-9240. Also see the list of recruitment staff later on this page for Our Community, Our Kids.
Our Community Our Kids, is now in partnership with DFPS as part of Community-Based Care. Community-Based Care is a new way of providing foster care and case management services. It's a community-based approach to meeting the individual and unique needs of children, youth, and families. For more information regarding Community-Based Care, please visit https://www.CommunityBasedCare.org For information on fostering or adopting a child from out of state, contact the state ICPC office. |
EMPOWER is responsible for Foster Care in our area. For additional information please visit: https://3empower.org/fosterfutures/ You may contact Kerry Garcia, the recruitment specialist at EMPOWER at (945) 223-8627 or any of the EMPOWER recruitment staff later on this page.
Please find Information Meeting details below. |
* If accommodations such as a sign language interpreter are needed in order to attend an information meeting, please call the Recruitment Staff listed below 3 days prior to the meeting, if possible. *
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Recruitment Events and Foster/Adopt Information Meetings: |
January 2025
| Location | Foster/Adopt Information Meetings |
|---|---|
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Thursday, January 2nd 12:00 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Monday, January 6th 6:30 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Friday, January 10th 12:00 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Thursday, January 16th 6:30 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Wednesday, January 22nd 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting |
In person Heart Gallery of North Texas Information Meeting |
Saturday, January 25th 10:00 AM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Tuesday, January 28th 6:30 PM |
February 2025
| Location | Foster/Adopt Information Meetings |
|---|---|
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Tuesday, February 4th 6:30 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Friday, February 7th 12:00 PM |
IN-PERSON Dallas County |
Wednesday, February 12th 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting 6100 Colwell Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Tuesday, February 18th 6:30 PM |
In person Heart Gallery of North Texas Information Meeting |
Saturday, February 22nd 10:30 AM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Monday, February 24th 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting Click Here to Register |
March 2025
| Location | Foster/Adopt Information Meetings |
|---|---|
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Monday, March 3rd 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtfu6rqzkoGNzzoz2Nan5W15HLJF-K-mXK |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Wednesday, March 12th 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting Click Here to Register |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Friday, March 14th 12:00 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtfu6rqzkoGNzzoz2Nan5W15HLJF-K-mXK |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Friday, March 21st 12:00 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting Click Here to Register |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Tuesday, March 25th 6:30 PM |
VIRTUAL Region 3 General Information Meeting |
Monday, March 31st 6:30 PM Foster Care and Adoption 101 Information Meeting Click Here to Register |
Recruitment Staff
Region 3B Recruitment Staff:
Aresha Dickens at Our Community Our Kids, OOK (817) 502-1333
Region 3E Recruitment Staff at EMPOWER:
- Kimberly Fracese (945) 468-6476
- Esther Rocha (469) 705-5729
- Jazzmyne Woodson (972) 567-5824
- Raquel Vasquez (469) 705-6437
- Shavondra Triplett (469) 657-9116
Home Studies
Out of state and private adoption agency families: Please mail your home study to us if you are interested in children
from this area. If you are a DFPS family, you do not need to do this
since DFPS staff can obtain your study.
Our mailing address:
Department of Family and Protective Services
Recruitment Unit
P. O. Box 200697
Arlington, TX 76006