Family and Youth Success

Program Description

The Family and Youth Success program addresses family conflict and everyday struggles while promoting strong families and youth resilience. Program providers offer one-on-one coaching or counseling with a trained professional and group-based learning for youth and parents. Some programs under Family and Youth Success also operate a 24/7 hotline for families with urgent needs.

Service Focus

Families with youth under 18 years old who are dealing with family conflict or everyday struggles. In some areas of the state, the program only provides services to families with children ages 6 to 17.

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Map of Providers and Communities

Map of Texas, showing providers across the state.

*Denotes Texas Kinship Navigator Program Grantees.

Measures of Success

  • Children remain safe during services, within one to three years.
  • Percentage of youth not referred to juvenile probation.
  • Increase in protective factors, such as family functioning and resiliency, social supports, and nurturing and attachment.

Program Data

  • Program start date: 1983
  • Target number of youth/families served annually, FY 2024: 20,725
  • Average number of youth/families served per month, FY 2023: 5,539
  • Counties served: All counties
  • Annual budget for community contracts: $26,917,575
  • Total number of community grantees: 28 grantees
  • Average grantee budget: $961,342

Success Story

ACCESS, Cherokee County

A grandfather and step-grandmother began taking care of their two teenage granddaughters and a younger grandson after their mother lost custody. The family saw an increase in conflict after the grandfather passed away and the step-grandmother began facing health issues. To address this issue, the step-grandmother participated in and completed Parenting Wisely, a parenting program offered through Family and Youth Success.

The step-grandmother learned skills through the program to support her oldest granddaughter during her pregnancy. Program facilitators noted during a recent family visit that the family's communication skills and empathy for one another had improved significantly after completing the program.