Statistics:
  • In 2011, more than 46,000 children were in the care and custody of the state of Texas.
  • In 2011, every 8 minutes in the state of Texas, a child was a victim of abuse and neglect. By the end of the day, that is 180 children abused and neglected.
  • Last year, 239 children died from abuse or neglect in Texas. That means every day and a half (or 36 hours) a child in Texas dies from abuse or neglect.
  • Texas leads the nation in child abuse related deaths.
  • In the State of Texas, only 16 CENTS out of every $100 spent on foster care is allocated toward PREVENTION.
  • Every year in the United States, there are nearly 3 million reports of child abuse and neglect.
  • Every year in the United States, up to 10 million children are exposed to domestic violence.

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Changing the world...one child at a time

These words aren’t just our motto; these are the words our staff and foster parents live by. Every minute of every day, Texas children fall victim at the hands of their parents. They are abused, neglected, and mistreated in ways that the general public cannot begin to imagine. The children enter the doors of A World For Children foster homes with terror, uncertainty, physical scars, and emotional trauma. A World For Children’s foster parents, along with the 24-hour support of A World For Children’s staff, spend every day changing uncertainty into undying stability, mending physical injuries, and providing in-depth treatment for emotional trauma.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, A World For Children contracts with and is licensed by the State of Texas to provide foster and foster-to-adopt services for abused and neglected children across the State. Our agency began in 1997 with a single office in Round Rock. Today, while our corporate office remains in Round Rock, A World For Children is now represented in all 12 regions of the State, with offices in Abilene, Amarillo, Brownwood, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, McAllen, Round Rock, San Angelo, San Antonio, Tyler, and Victoria. Our extensive reach allows foster parents in all areas of the State to have an office close to their home to provide any support they may need.

At A World For Children, we pride ourselves on being more than simply a corporation—we’re one big extended family.