Upbring
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Contact Information
8305 Cross Park Drive
Austin, TX 78754
United States
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Austin, TX 78754
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
We are Upbring, a Texas-wide organization implementing generational innovation to advance child wellbeing. That means sustainable change resulting in positive shifts across generations.
As you embark on your journey to give a child a second chance at childhood, Upbring stands apart as a powerful partner. Learn more here.We are a direct-action organization. As warriors supporting warriors, our work secures a future free from the damages of abuse. Inspired by faith and compelled by compassion, we’re seeking others to join us in the call to defeat abuseThrough our foster care program we connect children with families who can provide compassion, safety and support until restoration takes place within the biological family. When a child cannot return to their birth families, our foster-to-adopt team helps provide loving, secure and permanent homes with a forever family.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
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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Nov 19, 2017
Amazing group of people to help you become great foster parents.
Oct 13, 2017
There is a very rude, and unprofessional person working there. And the company did not do a single thing about it. Definitely not a place I will EVER come back to.
Sep 18, 2017
Foster care company for basic need and medical needed children, and teenagers
Jun 16, 2017
Passionate, hard-working organization meeting critical needs to a difficult problem facing our children and communities.
Dec 30, 2016
Upbring has provided top notch foster care and adoption services for decades. Friendly staff who will work nonstop to help you and your family!