DePelchin Children's Center

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DePelchin has been making a difference in the lives of children and families for more than 120 years, through mental health, foster care and adoption services.

For 119 years, DePelchin has been serving the children and families of the Houston area. The agency was founded in 1892 by Kezia Payne DePelchin to shelter orphaned children. It was originally named the Faith Home, because Mrs. DePelchin had faith in the wonderful business leaders of Houston to support her cause. Although she died within a year, the community leaders, touched by her passion and...

DePelchin Children’s Center is Houston’s largest, most comprehensive provider of children’s mental health, prevention and early intervention, and foster care and adoption services. Caring for more than 20,000 children and their families each year, DePelchin offers a range of services including counseling, psychiatry, residential treatment, programs for at-risk youths, parent education, foster...