Community Services Division

Education Training Voucher/Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (ETV/ETV-URM)

The program provides educational funding and support through coordination of services for youth who are eligible in every county in Texas.

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Counties where program is offered

• All Counties in Texas

Our House – Transitional Living (Kerrville)

The primary focus is to provide temporary housing to young adults over the age of 18 who have aged out of foster care, are homeless or are at risk of being homeless for a period of up to 18 months while they are provided with case management and counseling services helping to prepare them for living independently.

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Counties where program is offered

• Kerr

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

Providing necessary assistance to youth who are transitioning out of foster care. Advocates provide career assessments, job search assistance, job referrals, mentoring, job skills training, and job placement for youth in the program.

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Counties where program is offered

• Archer
• Baylor
• Brown
• Callahan
• Clay
• Coleman
• Comanche
• Cottle
• Eastland
• Fisher
• Foard
• Hardeman
• Haskell
• Jack
• Jones
• Kent
• Knox
• Mitchell
• Montague
• Nolan
• Runnels
• Scurry
• Shackelford
• Smith
• Stephens
• Stonewell
• Taylor
• Throckmorton
• Wichita
• Wilbarger
• Young

Youth Averted from Delinquency (YAD)

Intensive case management services for up to 180 days to youth who have committed offenses, have a history of truancy, and/or who have discipline issues.

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Counties where program is offered

• Kerr

Youth Averted from Delinquency Mentoring (YAD Mentoring)

This program provides mentorship services as a form of detention diversion and youth reconnection in Kerr County by providing specialized mentorship support using evidence-based practices to help youth build family-based resilience, mitigate trauma-related behavior and meaningfully connect with a network of safe adults.

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Counties where program is offered

• Kerr