Covenant Kids, Inc.
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Contact Information
320 Westway Pl
Ste 530
Arlington, TX 76018
United States
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Ste 530
Arlington, TX 76018
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-4 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Some of our State’s most vulnerable children are in Residential Treatment Centers and Psychiatric Hospitals and not because those are the most appropriate places for them. These institutions are not equipped to help these children achieve emotional and behavioral stability, heal from their trauma, and move towards permanency.
Is there something we can do about it?
Our Treatment Foster Care (TFC) program equips parents to provide the care and high levels of nurture and structure children need in a family home environment. Children can come to amazing levels of healing when their needs are met by creative, consistent, and committed caregivers.
Using a combination of evidence-based interventions, best-practice guidelines, and common-sense parenting; TFC is a highly effective, least-restrictive placement and treatment alternative for children who are traditionally referred for placement in Residential Treatment Centers or Psychiatric Hospitals.
TFC gives children the opportunity to heal and grow by equipping them with skills and tools necessary to manage the impact of their histories and circumstances while equipping you to meet their emotional and behavioral needs. What children in the TFC program need are parents who will consistently meet those needs no matter how challenging the behaviors they encounter.
TFC differs from our traditional foster care program through its team approach, most notably in the experience, education, and training of our TFC staff.
Our TFC program starts with Professional Foster Parents who receive additional training and support beyond what is typical of traditional foster care. As a Professional Foster Parent, you will make a commitment to be creative and available to the children placed in their home.
Similarly, our TFC staff must meet a higher level of qualification, participate in additional training modules, and are required to continuously seek opportunities to expand their skill sets and expertise.
Unlike traditional foster care, where we could place multiple children in your home, TFC is limited to one or possibly two children at a time. By limiting the number of placements in your home, we are able to focus on the specific emotional and behavioral needs of your child.
This allows them time to develop socially acceptable and skills, and as the child develops these skills, and demonstrates the ability to effectively interact in positive ways with peers, the Treatment Team will work toward integrating the child back into traditional foster care or finding permanency for them.
It is important to remember that there are no foster to adopt placements in TFC and we can’t do it without your help.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Adults who are new to the fostering process sometimes feel overwhelmed and wonder if they will have support on their journey. Your child-placing agency is the first resource. Social services caseworkers provide aspiring foster parents with various types of support and connections. These include free educational training programs, helplines, and support groups.
It is important that foster parents build their individual support network, too. Connecting with other foster families with more experience is an excellent place to begin. Texas groups offer foster parent meetups; you can search online for the closest one.
The Texas Foster Family Association provides state training, a regional directory of support services, a summer training conference, and more. Membership benefits include getting access to foster care professionals and learning more about ways to become better caregivers. Children of TFFA members can also get assistance through the Scholarship Fund.
Austin Angels is another support organization that strives to assist foster parents and Texas foster children. They offer care packages and gifts for foster children and their caregivers, mentorship options, and education, among other resources. Foster children and teens can learn valuable skills that help prepare them for independent living, as well.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jun 08, 2023
We were getting licensed during covid with a large family and several pets. They were extremely patient with us and we went well past the time it should've taken to get licensed, thru no fault of theirs. Our case manager has been extremely supportive and has eased my mind more than once while working thru a complicated and extremely stressful situation over the last year. I haven't met one person so far that didn't seem to have a genuine desire to support the foster families and the children in our care. I almost knocked a star off because there can be some lag in keeping our file up to date with trainings and other requirements and such, but we're equally at fault for getting items in late so can't really place much blame for that. Just keep your own records as well as you should be doing with any agency. All in all I would 100% recommend CK to anyone interested in foster care and feel blessed to have been directed to them ourselves.
Jun 02, 2023
All of the unexpected blessings that come with fostering are too many to list here. Blessings in our marriage and opportunities for our own biological children to grow, learn and appreciate what it’s like to walk in another’s shoes. If you are considering fostering, I would highly recommend Covenant Kids Family Services. They appreciate what it’s like to already have a busy family and introduce a foster child into the home. They took arduous amounts of time getting to know our family dynamic and they do their best to make a fit that allows for the least amount of disruption for both our family and for the child coming into our care. We have fostered five children so far and all of those children have been reunited with their families. I have been close with our caseworkers, and they have been there every step of the way. They always offer words of encouragement, support and practical advice. Everything from the educational components to routine family visits (making sure we are taking care of ourselves) have made this venture fail-proof and fearless. In retrospect, I feel that this should’ve been harder than it was. With the amount of support we received from Covenant Kids, we will continue to do it again and again.
Jun 02, 2023
We are a matched adoption family with CK and had a wonderful experience. Good communication, supportive staff, and training is top notch. I would highly recommend this agency.
Jun 01, 2023
I highly recommend this agency!!! Our family is so thankful for an agency that not only cares for our family, but also for the kids in vulnerable situations. We have loved on many little ones in the last 7 years, but also added to our family permanently with adoption.
Jun 01, 2023
Prior to our tenure with CK, we were licensed through DFPS in 2016 for a Fictive Kinship adoption in 2018. As we approached adoption finalization, both our Kinship Specialist and our Adoption Worker recommended we renew our license with CK as privatization was coming to Region 3. We also have great friends licensed with CK and they gave a wonderful recommendation as well.
Since 2019, we have been an adoptive foster family with CK. During this time, we have served 18 children and adopted two thus far.
From Pre-Service to Intake, Placement to Case Management, Upper Management and beyond, you will not find a more committed, faithful, professional, loving, caring, and Christ-like agency than CK.
Whether via text, phone call, email, or Zoom, our CK team is always approachable and easily reached.
When we need support, our Case Manager is available to listen and share godly wisdom and speaks from experience.
If we have had an issue, it has been resolved with great care, attention, honesty, and integrity. And to be transparent, the person(s) we ever had issue with are no longer there.
So, if you are reading this, looking for an agency, and praying for direction, please consider our family’s experience to be the norm. CK is wonderful, and we are beyond blessed to be a part of the CK Family Service team!