Supervised Independent Living (SIL) is a voluntary Extended Foster Care placement where young adults live on their own, while still getting casework and support services to help them become independent and self-sufficient.
- These SIL contracted providers serve all young adults in foster care in Texas, no matter where they are from or where the contractors are located.
- For definitions of the settings, see Types of SIL Settings.
- Young adults must be accepted to the college or university to enter campus-based SIL.
Note: Placement of a legacy young adult into a Community-Based Care (CBC) Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) area must follow the protocol outlined in the designated SSCC’s Joint Operations Manual. Please reach out to sil@dfps.texas.gov for questions.
Region 1
Referrals must go through the CBC provider Saint Frances Ministries.
Saint Frances Ministries
P.O. Box 2824
Lubbock, Texas 79408
Contact person: Rene.Esparza@st-francis.org
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Texas A&M University, West Texas
2501 4th Ave.
Canyon, TX 79016
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79408
- Setting: College dorm
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 2
Referrals must go through the CBC provider 2Ingage.
2Ingage
4722 Taft Blvd. #9
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308
Contact: pal@2ingage.org
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 3E
Referrals must go through the CBC provider EMPOWER.
EMPOWER
Contact person: Lacy Griffin
Email: pal@3empower.org
Phone: (972) 585-4248
Website: https://3empower.org/
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
Region 3W
Referrals must go through the CBC provider OCOK.
Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)
7700 AWG Way
Fort Worth, Texas 76140
Contact person:
Jennifer.Yancy@oc-ok.org
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female and Parent/Child
Region 4
Referrals must go through the CBC provider 4Kids4Families.
4Kids4Families
Email: intake@4kids4families.org
Website: https://4kids4families.org/
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 5
Referrals must go through the CBC provider Texas Foster Care Network.
Texas Foster Care Network (TCFN)
Email: Txfcnyouthengagement@txfcn.org
Website:
https://www.pressleyridge.org/texasfamilycarenetwork/
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 6
Angel's Nest
Houston, Texas 77014
- Setting: Apartments and shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
DePelchin Children's Center
4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007
Depelchin offers three types of SIL settings.
- Setting: Non-college dorm, apartment, college dorm
(College dorm includes: Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, Texas 77004.) - Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Divine Favor Transitional Living
6201 Bonhomme Rd. #185 N-G
Houston, Texas 77036
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL
Haven for Success
P.O. Box 30313
Houston, Texas 77249
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Female and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Kidz Harbor
638 Harbor Drive
Liverpool, Texas 77577
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
Light Accommodation Foundation
Stafford, Texas 77477
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Mathern Supervised Independent Living (SIL)
565 S. Mason Rd., Ste. 532
Katy, TX 77450
- Setting: Shared housing
Population Served: Female - Program: SIL
Roca Ray of Hope
12620 FM 1960 Road West
A-4 Box 187
Houston, Texas 77065
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Skylar's SIL Homes
134 Vintage Park Blvd Ste. A-746
Houston, Texas 77070
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, Prairie View
Box 60775
Canyon, Texas 79016
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
The Pro's Lodge
Houston, Texas
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Female
- Program: SIL
Region 7
Austin Children's Shelter (SAFE Children's Shelter)
4800 Manor Road
Austin, Texas 78723
Austin Children's Shelter offers two types of SIL settings.
- Setting: Non-college dorm, apartment
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Central Texas Table of Grace
1001 Sam Bass Rd. Ste. 400
Round Rock, Texas 78681
Central Texas Table of Grace offers the following setting through their Grace365 program.
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, College Station
400 Bizzell Street
College Station, Texas 77843
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Upbring
8305 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas 78754
Upbring offers the following setting through their BeREAL program:
Contact person: LaNisha Bell
Email: berealreferrals@upbring.org
Phone: (210) 314-9021
Website: upbring.org/bereal/
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL
Region 8a
Boysville
P.O. Box 369
Converse, Texas 78109
Boysville, located northeast of San Antonio, offers two types of SIL settings.
- Settings: Non-college dorm, apartment
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Carrie Bell SIL (San Antonio)
4611 E. Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas 78220
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female, Parent/Child
- Program: SIL, SIL ECM
Roy Mass Youth Alternatives (RMYA)
3101 West Ave
San Antonio, Texas 78213
RMYA offers the following setting through their Turning Point program.
- Settings: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Texas A&M University, San Antonio
One University Way
San Antonio, Texas 78224
- Settings: College dorm
- Program: SIL
THRU Project
8310 Broadway, Suite 204
San Antonio, Texas 78209
- Settings: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Upbring
8305 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas 78754
Upbring offers the following setting through their BeREAL program.
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL
University of Texas, San Antonio
1 UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
- Setting: College Dorm
- Program: SIL
Region 8b
Referrals must go through the CBC provider Belong.
Belong
Contact: kdalton@sjrctexas.org
San Antonio, Texas
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female and Parent/Child
Region 9
Angelo State University
2601 W. Avenue N
San Angelo, TX 76909
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Region 10
Carrie Bell SIL (El Paso)
7900 Viscount Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79925
(512) 710-8999
- Setting: Apartment
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Region 11
Sunny Glen Children's Home
2385 W. Expressway 83
San Benito, Texas 78586
- Settings: Non-college Dorm
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL, SIL ECM
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi A&M brochure
Contact person: D’Angelo Sands
Email: Dangelo.sands@tamucc.edu
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Kingsville A&M brochure
955 University Blvd.
Kingsville, Texas 78363
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M International University
International University brochure pending
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
RGV-SIL
Harlingen, Texas
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL