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If you were not able to attend past T3C System Blueprint webinars, the recordings and presentations are available in the T3C webinar archive.

See the most recent edition of the Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) System Blueprint (July 2024) and Change Log.

September 2024

The T3C Team is pleased to announce the release of new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

DFPS is hosting upcoming webinars for a "Train the Trainer" session on Universal Human Trafficking Prevention Training: A Foundation for Texas Residential Providers and Caregivers. 

This comprehensive "Train the Trainer" session is designed to equip providers, specifically trainer positions, with the knowledge and strategies necessary to effectively deliver the Universal Human Trafficking Prevention Training: A Foundation for Texas Residential Providers and Caregivers curriculum developed by DFPS to support the Texas Child-Centered Care System (T3C) requirement for Universal Human Trafficking Prevention. This session will provide trainers the resources needed to facilitate an engaging and informative training within their own organization.

Throughout the training, participants will delve into the complexities of human trafficking including how involvement in child welfare increases a child or youth's vulnerability to the manipulation of a trafficker. Participants will also gain an understanding of practical, age-appropriate strategies aimed at primary prevention of human trafficking. By the end of the session, trainers will leave empowered with not only a foundational knowledge of human trafficking, but also the confidence to deliver the curriculum.

The webinars will be held on the following days:

Note: These webinars are designed for trainers only, who will be training staff and caregivers within their organization. Participants only need to attend one (1) webinar.

July 2024

DFPS is excited to announce the release of the third edition of the Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) Blueprint. Also included is a Change Log that details each change in the new edition.

Webinar

DFPS is hosting a webinars in early August that will give a brief overview of the updates made to the third edition of the T3C System Blueprint.

Note: If you were not able to attend the webinar, you can watch a recording of it in the T3C webinar archive.

Office Hours

The Texas Alliance for Child and Family Services and DFPS are excited to partner together in virtual T3C Office Hours! T3C Office Hours are regularly scheduled and allow Licensed Providers to drop in and ask any questions about T3C. Whether you’ve got a question about T3C requirements, updated Blueprints, credentialing, FAQ, Rates & Funding, Events & Training, or anything else T3C, drop in and ask us!

T3C Office Hours are available for Licensed Providers only and will allow those providers to ask burning questions and learn from the experience of others.

There is no need to register.  Just use the links below to join in the conversation:

T3C Transition Grants for FY 2024 Distributed, More Resources Available for Providers

ACH Child and Family Services-Our Community Our Kids (ACH-OCOK), in partnership with the Texas Center for Child and Family Services (TCCFS), the SSCCs, and DFPS has distributed $5.728 million in T3C Transition Grant funds for Fiscal Year 2024 to 80 licensed foster care providers across the state.  Thirty-five providers received an Operations Grant, for providers who indicated that they are advanced in their readiness activities and hope to become credentialed to provide at least one T3C Service Package in 2025. Forty-five providers received a Building Grant, to help them develop and establish their readiness plans. The T3C Provider Transition Grants RFA was released on May 8, 2024, and closed on May 24, 2024. Award notifications occurred the week of June 17. 

grant awards by Catchment (SSCC) areas

For FY 2024 Transition Grants:

  • 229 applications were received from 143 unique organizations. Funds requested exceeded $15.5 million.
  • 80 awards were made of grants ranging from $9,500 to $150,000.
  • Providers from every region and catchment area of the state are receiving awards.
  • Providers who serve in legacy regions and contract with every SSCC received grants.
  • The experience of grant awardees varies from decades of service to those open for less than two years.
  • Collectively, organizations receiving the grant awards have indicated their intent to credential across the full array of T3C service packages. 

Additional grant funds are available for FY 2025, and more details are coming soon. Opportunities for training, technical assistance and information sharing continue. DFPS and TCCFS continue to host monthly T3C Office Hours, so that licensed providers can ask any questions they may have about T3C.

Training Opportunities

TCCFS has also launched a series of Training Opportunities available online this summer/fall. Topics include:

  • Implementing & Embedding Trauma-Informed Approaches
  • How to Build an Aftercare Program
  • Creating Safe Spaces for Children
  • T3C and Technology Needs
  • Core Components of Accounting
  • Identifying & Developing Treatment/Program Models
  • Understanding STAR Health
  • Operating in a Managed Care Environment
  • Supports for Youth 14+
  • Mergers, Partnerships, & Acquisitions

TCCFS will continue to add training opportunities to the website, and providers can register for live events or access previously recorded events through the Online Learning Center.

Providers can also continue to take the T3C Readiness Assessment to help determine their organization’s T3C Readiness and necessary steps to become more prepared to credential in T3C Service Packages.

For more information, providers can visit t3cready.org or email info@t3cready.org.

June 2024

The T3C Team is pleased to announce the release of new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

The T3C Team would also like to remind everyone to be on the lookout for the T3C System Blueprint July 2024 Edition, being released at the end of July.  This edition will include information about the Credentialing Processing.

April 2024

Release of the Second Edition of the Blueprint

DFPS released the second edition of the Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) System Blueprint on April 29, 2024.  Also included is a Change Log that details each change in the new edition. 

DFPS hosted a webinar to discuss the changes of the T3C System Blueprint.  The recording and PowerPoint from the webinar are available in the webinar archives.

New Office Hours

The Texas Center for Child and Family Studies and DFPS are excited to partner together to announce virtual T3C Office Hours! T3C Office Hours will be regularly scheduled as a time to drop in and ask any questions you may have about T3C, as well as learn from each others' experience. T3C Office Hours are available for Licensed Providers only. T3C Office Hours start on May 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. and subsequent dates will be posted at T3Cready.org.

News Archive

March 2024

Attention all 24-hour Residential Childcare Providers

The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS)/The Center will be hosting a series of workshops across Texas called “T3C Ready: Texas Child-Centered Care System (T3C) Readiness Workshops”, in the month of April!

Who is invited? All licensed providers that contract with either DFPS or a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC).

What is the purpose of the workshops? These workshops will be an opportunity for providers to start digging into the details of T3C and are meant to help prepare organizations for planning and implementation efforts.

The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS)/The Center will introduce an online T3C Readiness Assessment Tool that will aid providers in assessing their readiness and organizational needs. Bring your laptop! It will be a busy and interactive day.  TACFS/The Center will talk about the T3C System Blueprint, how to align your business to the T3C System model and capacity needs, and introduce and start your individual organizational assessment.

Providers may bring two or three staff per organization (depending on location) but should prioritize attendance for individuals who can examine their organization’s readiness and strategic business planning.

These workshops are designed to provide education about T3C and to assist providers as they identify and prepare for the service package(s) they will deliver.

When are these workshops?

Please note that the workshops listed below are being provided and hosted by TACFS/The Center.  To participate, providers must register using the links listed below.

***Lunch will be included at each seminar.

February 2024

DFPS released the first edition of the Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) System Blueprint on February 29, 2024.

The Blueprint is a guide for Texas foster care stakeholders to gain an understanding of the framework and parameters inherent in each of the twenty-four Service Packages and three Add-On Services. 

The Texas Child-Centered Care System Blueprint is a product of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and will be updated quarterly (January, April, July, October) to include revisions (if necessary) and provide detailed information related to transition and implementation of the T3C System. 

The transition to this new system will be an iterative process where lessons will be learned, and modifications will be made for continued improvement, so the T3C System Blueprint will be the primary vehicle for communicating changes.

Webinar Archive

If you are not able to attend past T3C System Blueprint webinars, you can watch the recordings posted here.

August 9, 2024 - T3C Blueprint Third Edition Change Log Review

May 7, 2024 - T3C Blueprint Second Edition Change Log Review

March 13, 2024 - T3C Blueprint Overview

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