Kids First, Inc.

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Contact Information

4900 SE Loop 820
Ste 100
Fort Worth, TX 76140
United States

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DayHours
Monday 8 AM-5 PM
Tuesday 8 AM-5 PM
Wednesday 8 AM-5 PM
Thursday 8 AM-5 PM
Friday 8 AM-5 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Kids First, Inc. is a fully licensed child placement agency for adoption and foster parenting in the state of Texas. Our main office is in Fort Worth, with a satellite office in Dallas. We serve the entire DFW area. Kids First is dedicated to serving neglected, abused, disadvantaged children and youth from birth to 18 years of age in the Dallas, TX and Fort Worth, TX areas. We provide foster care and foster parent support and training, as well as adoption services. Since 2008, Kids First has been helping children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area find families, hope, and healing. Our founder, Dr. Carla Johnson has made it her life’s work to help at-risk children. At Kids First, Inc., we will embark on a transformational journey to provide a healing sanctuary for children and families, because every child's life is at stake, and families deserve restoration and the opportunity to thrive together.
Our mission is to create a nurturing environment where children can heal, grow, and find their way back to the loving embrace of their families. We understand that a strong, stable, and unified family is the ultimate goal, and we will tirelessly work towards restoring families whenever possible.
With your partnership, we can build a future where children find solace, families are empowered, and love triumphs over adversity.


Services and information

  • Traditional Foster 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

Average user rating

4.5 / 5
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CRISTOPHER FRAUSTO
Jun 26, 2018

Love our agency! The staff is very supportive. The communication and response time of the staff is excellent. Very passionate people who love the kids they are out to protect and serve. Trainings are always relevant and frequent. I do not believe we would be as pleased with any other agency.

Rating: 5