TRAVIS COUNTY CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD
What does the CPS Board do?
As a county Children's Protective Services Board, we are mandated by statute to provide coordinated state and local public welfare services for children and their families and for the coordinated use of federal, state, and local funds for these services.
Under the auspices of the Travis County Commissioners' Court, we fulfill our mission by providing financial assistance for children in substitute care (foster care, kinship care, group homes, and/or residential treatment centers) to pay for such items as clothing; extraordinary medical and dental expenses; psychological evaluations; life skills training; and educational needs.
Additionally, the Board sponsors and/or assists with such regular local events as the Prom Project, National Adoption Day, Light of Hope, and recognition of foster children who graduate from high school.
Finally, the Board provides support to local CPS staff and educates the Commissioners' Court and the Travis County community about Texas Department of Family and Protective Services' policies and the needs of at-risk children. Combined, these actions by the Board augment the effectiveness of statewide and county programs for child protection.
