SJRC Texas, which took over the county’s foster care system last September, has expanded its staff and services to address an increase in children entering care due to abuse and neglect.

The completed bikes were given to SJRC Texas representatives so they can distribute them.

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program focuses on child development and preparing young children for school while also connecting families to necessary free resources.

As the foster care crisis continues to deepen in Texas, organizations are asking for the community’s help.

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Foster care and support technically end when a child turns 18, but if those teens age out without programs or support, they can end up homeless, trafficked, or involved with drugs. That's why SJRC Texas provides programs to aid in that transition and ensure success.

San Antonio and its surrounding areas are in need of foster families. While the process may seem daunting to some, one local family is trying to encourage others to help a child in need.

Keeping children in their community after they're removed from their homes is the point of kinship placements for foster kids. Allowing kids to stay with family, family friends, or trusted supporters can increase a child's chance for better outcomes.

Learn more about becoming a foster family, find resources and how to support kids and teens in Bexar County

During San Antonio's huge charity initiative the Big Give, we're highlighting one organization with services that span 27 counties in Texas. One of the many programs is one that offers support specifically to dads who want coaching, connection.

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers created a new bill that would help find thousands of missing foster kids and treat them for trauma once they return.

Monday was an exciting day in Comal County as a foster care organization that’s expanding rapidly throughout the state officially opened a family resource center.

Statistics show only about 50 percent of foster students graduate high school. Leaving school and the system without a family can be scary, and that's why organizations in Bexar County are stepping up to make sure that transition into the world, is safe and successful.

For a local foster care organization exploding in size, there are some crucial necessities, like transportation for over 800 foster kids they serve.

While The Big Give 2022 officially kicks off Thursday at 6 p.m., several businesses got things started a little early with their donations.

SJRC Texas on Thursday broke ground for the Harvey E. Najim Educational Center.

The state is in the process of privatizing the foster care system. Placement and casework will be left to private organizations divided into regions. SJRC Texas is now one of those main organizations. For 40 years, SJRC was mainly a large residential foster care campus.

The number of calls to the state hotline to report child abuse decreased during the early part of the pandemic, but the calls are starting to pick back up, according to local advocates.

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SJRC Texas is thinking outside the box when it comes to caring for their kids and young adults.

There are more than 15,000 children currently in foster care in Texas, but too often these children are left with no place to go.

SJRC's new department began serving families last year and this summer, they are taking on the task of educating and supporting father figures.

Since Father’s Day is coming up on June 20th, KSAT Community is highlighting SJRC Texas, formerly known as St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, which cares for children and families who have been affected by trauma, abuse and neglect and have been removed from their homes by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SAN ANTONIO – Jabez Tompkins isn’t letting foster care or a global pandemic stop him from graduating high school. He has spent the last three years at SJRC Texas, formerly St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, a campus for high-risk foster youth. He is one of 562 foster youth in Texas graduating high school this year. ”Adopt a Senior was really just aiming to give graduating foster children a graduation gift. AdLast year Beaton started the Adopt a Senior program, giving those same bags to graduating seniors, filled with gifts including $100 gift cards.

SAN ANTONIO - – At home, online, disconnected with free time, people are more vulnerable to traffickers than ever before. Local organizations that help trafficked youth say teens and parents need to be on the lookout for online predators who are constantly grooming their next victims. The pandemic has forced many kids to move both their school and social lives online and predators are noticing. “To the parents, if your young person in your home, let’s say they’re going to meet their friend John, you need to ask, who is John? “What I tell my kids and what we tell our kids with our organization, ‘It’s not that we don’t trust you.