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DePelchin Children’s Center
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Shared services for child welfare operations
DePelchin Children’s Center
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Shared services for child welfare operations
Overview
DePelchin Family Services provides backend administrative support to child welfare organizations as a trusted partner. Through shared services—from finance and human resources to IT and compliance—it centralizes operations to raise capacity, improve efficiency, ensure accountability, and support long-term sustainability so that children and families receive high-quality care. Their approach distinguishes them by offering a stable, scalable back-office solution focused on governance and efficiency rather than frontline services, helping agencies run better and stay funded. The goal is to help client agencies deliver consistently strong care by strengthening operations and sustainability.
About DePelchin Children’s Center
Industries
Social Impact
Healthcare
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Founded
1892
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What believers are saying
- The $5.9 million Project Shine gift funds expansion and validates donor confidence in 2025.
- Together and SAFE pilots deepen CPS partnership and can scale statewide after demonstrated results.
- New Memorial Drive space and 2025 volunteer building improve capacity without losing Houston roots.
What critics are saying
- Texans Together must launch Stage I by 2026; execution failures threaten the whole Region 6 award.
- DePelchin depends heavily on Texas contracts, exposing revenue to DFPS procurement and renewal decisions.
- If CBC ramp-up falters, rivals like SJRC Texas can seize future family-preservation and foster contracts.
What makes DePelchin Children’s Center unique
- DePelchin combines foster care, adoption, counseling, and residential youth services across Texas.
- The July 2025 Junior League building doubled outreach capacity and expanded training and volunteer support.
- DFPS chose DePelchin for Region 6 SSCC, signaling trusted statewide child-welfare execution.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 7%1 year growth
↑ 7%2 year growth
↑ 7%DePelchin Children's Center opened a new volunteer services building in July to expand the organization's outreach capacity and support more children in Houston and around the state.
Depelchin Children’s Center to spend $5,000,000.00 to occupy 20,275 square feet of space in Houston Texas. Depelchin Children’s Center to spend $5,000,000.00 to occupy 20,275 square feet of space in Houston Texas.Houston, Texas — According to state and local development sources, Depelchin Children’s Center plans to invest $5,000,000.00 to build out 20,275 square feet of new space in Houston. The company plans to occupy the new space at 112 Bethje Street in Houston, on or about June 1, 2025. According to the company website OUR VISION We envision a world in which every child is safe and healthy. OUR MISSION We strengthen the lives of children by enhancing their mental health and physical well-being. DePelchin Childrens Center believes that every child deserves to be safe and healthy
DePelchin and other organizations gathered November 2 to launch Help Me Grow Gulf Coast, aimed at providing comprehensive support and resources for families with young children in the Gulf Coast region.
DePelchin Children's Center, with generous support from two Houston donors, is launching a pilot program focused on preventing repeated instances of child abuse and neglect.
DePelchin Children's Center will expand the reach and impact of its services for children and families with a $5.9 million gift from Project Shine, Inc., a nonprofit organization supported by Houston philanthropists Lara and Bill Perkins.
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About DePelchin Children’s Center
Industries
Social Impact
Healthcare
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Founded
1892
DePelchin Children’s Center is Hiring for 10 Jobs on Simplify!
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