Services
Youth Residential Care
Connections runs a credentialed Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) residential program for youth ages 5-17 in foster care and young adults ages 18-22 in extended foster care.
A child’s stay can range from a single night to a few months to a year or more. Youth 14 and older in foster care are eligible for transitional services, which help youth set education and employment goals and strengthen the basic life skills they need to succeed on their own as adults.
Through the federal Basic Center Program, Connections provides emergency shelter to youth up to age 18 who have run away or who are experiencing homelessness.
Connections also partners with First Footing to provide emergency shelter to young adults ages 18-22 who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness.
Counseling
Through the Family and Youth Success (FAYS) program, Connections provides short-term, strengths-based counseling to children aged 6-17 at no cost to the family.
Connections’ Affordable-Rate Counseling (ARC) program offers counseling sessions at a flat rate of $45 per session and is available to Comal County residents of any age.
Youth Prevention
The Youth Prevention program empowers children and teens to meet life’s challenges in healthy ways by building resilience, learning coping skills, and making informed choices.
The program combines structured group sessions using evidence-based curriculum in school with classroom presentations and hands-on Positive Alternative activities in school and in the community to promote healthy environments and behaviors.
