Government

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services


  • Mission

    The mission of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by involving clients, families, and communities.

    About Us

    The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works with communities to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. It also works to protect the health and safety of children in daycare, as well as foster care and other types of 24-hour care. We do this through investigations, services and referrals, regulation, and prevention programs.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Crime & Safety
    • Disability
    • Human Rights & Civil Liberties
    • Seniors & Retirement
    • Volunteering

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