RESOURCES FOR DFW YOUTH
Aging Out of Foster Care or Homeless
We assist young people ages 16–24 who are transitioning out of foster or juvenile care and their unhoused peers in North Texas. We provide support needed to reach self-sufficiency, through individualized support, planning, and access to housing and community services.
Need Help?
Are you a youth transitioning from foster care or experiencing homelessness?
We are here to help!
Call 214-370-9300 or visit one of our drop-in centers in Dallas or Fort Worth.
Drop-in Centers
Dallas
3108 Live Oak Street Dallas, TX 75204
Fort Worth
4532 Altamesa Blvd. Forth Worth, TX 76133
4532, Altamesa Boulevard, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, 76133
3108, Live Oak Street, Old East Dallas, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75206
Helping DFW Youth Since 2003
Imagine being abused or neglected, as a child, to the point where the state removes you from the only family you have known. For your own safety, you are forced to move in with strangers, away from your family, friends, and classmates, and this happens repeatedly. Then on your 18th birthday, you must leave your last foster family. You are on your own, often homeless and without a job, and with no family to support you financially or emotionally.
TRAC was founded in 2003 to address this challenge, providing transition services to youth aging out of foster care and homeless youth across a 19-county region. These services, provided at TRAC’s Dallas and Fort Worth locations, are designed to help young people successfully transition to becoming productive and flourishing adult members of society.
TRAC provides about 1,200 young people, annually, with life skills training, crisis intervention, transition planning, housing assistance, workforce support, education assistance, physical and mental health services, and drop-in centers.
How We Help
Life Skills Training
TRAC contracts with the state to facilitate the interactive Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) program, which first assesses and then prepares foster youth for adult life in advance of their leaving care.
Crisis Intervention
TRAC counselors triage calls and provide immediate support to youth in crisis to help stabilize and connect with necessary resources.
Transition Planning
TRAC case managers, more commonly referred to as coaches, provide wrap-around support through assessment, mapping out future challenges and opportunities, supportive counseling, and referral to resources.
Workforce Support
TRAC workforce coaches help young people prepare for employment, find jobs, and retain them.
Education Assistance
TRAC assists with applications, obtaining financial aid and tuition waivers, registration, purchasing supplies, and securing student housing.
Mental and Physical Health Services
TRAC connects youth to trauma-informed clinicians.
Drop-In Centers
Both TRAC locations, in Dallas and Fort Worth, provide a home base, where youth can receive services, find a meal or a snack, work on a computer and access wi-fi, and relax in warm and supportive surroundings.
Housing Assistance
TRAC connects youth to a variety of housing programs, some operated by TRAC and others operated by TRAC partners.
Texting and SMS Support
Stay Connected with TRAC
We offer support, resources, and important updates from TRAC straight to young people’s phones. For more information and/or to opt-out click here
