Community Partners for Children

• Community Partners for Children (CPC) is a community group that meets with families to create an individualized plan to support the child and family.
• CPC is a partnership between families and the community to support the success of children with complex needs.
• CPC recognizes the essential value of families as partners in supporting children’s success.
• CPC acknowledges the parent’s expertise and dedication regarding their child’s complex needs.
• CPC Brochure
• CPC Brochure (Spanish)

• Children and Youth of Travis County
• Children and Youth between the ages of 0-22 years of age
• Children and Youth with multiple system involvement
• Children and Youth whose Physical Challenges, Mental Health Challenges and/or Developmental Disabilities significantly impact their ability to function in home, school and/or the community

• Create a plan for child and family’s success
• Identify available community resources for child and family
• Strengthen child and family’s support systems
• Empower child and family to reach their fullest potential
• CPC Family Guide
• CPC Family Guide (Spanish)

Community Partners for Children (CPC) is the eligibility meeting to facilitate enrollment and/or access to these programs:

• TRIAD – County funded program to facilitate out of placement for children who cannot be maintained safely in their home (see attached eligibility criteria)
• The Children’s Partnership (TCP) – A program designed to provide wraparound supports to families with children who have significant mental health challenges (see attached eligibility sheet). CPS has an FBSS worker designated as a care coordinator for TCP
• CPC Bridge Support – A program designed to support families who are either not eligible for or on the waiting list for wraparound supports
• Waco Center for Youth – CPC provides approval and prioritization for placement at WCY
• ICF-MR – CPC provides approval to seek out an Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions placement for a youth
• CPC Partners also provide access to a variety of local programs, services, supports and evaluations

• Parents/Guardians
• Agency Staff
• Schools
• Faith-Based Community
• Counselors
• Anyone who is concerned about a child with complex needs

• The family has accessed personal resources and
• Eligible community resources and
• Involved Agencies have exhausted internal resources BUT
• The Child/Youth continue to have unmet needs

• Family will receive a call from either a CPC Liaison or the referring agency to:
  • Ask if the family is interested in participating with CPC
  • Gather Information about child and family
  • Answer any questions family may have
  • Discuss next steps
• Complete a Referral Packet
  • Packet completed by family and referring agency
  • Family and referring agency gather documents for referral packet
  • Packet will include information on child and family’s history, strengths, challenges, and successes.
• Packet submitted to CPC Liaison
• CPC session is scheduled

• Parent attends Session
• If desired parent brings support person (s)
• Each family meets with the group for 35 minutes
• Parent and/or agency representative briefly tells about the child and family’s strengths, current challenges, successes, and needs
• At the session the parent and the group will create a CPC plan for the child and family
  • CPC members may ask questions
  • CPC members will share information
  • Resources will be identified
• The CPC plan will be developed and written to include tasks, resources and the persons responsible for each task
• A CPC partner is identified to work with the family regarding their plan
• After the session, the parent will receive a copy of the CPC plan and it will be reviewed by a CPC member
• Supports available at session are
  • Child/Family’s referring agency partner
  • CPC members
  • Family partners of CPC
• CPC family survey
• CPC survey (Spanish)

CPC is comprised of committed public and private community representatives and families, who bring their expertise and resources to create a continuum of care for children and families of Travis County.

CPC currently has 20 members who actively participate in the sessions.

CPC meets twice a month on the second Wednesday and fourth Thursday with families and their agency representatives.

Wednesday meetings are held at LifeWorks 3700 S First St 2nd Floor Conference Room (Map).

Thursday meetings are held at Austin Child Guidance Center 810 W 45th St. (Map)

The meeting is from 11:30 – 4:30. With the first hour as a clinical review period and then five 35-minute sessions with the individual families.

Community Partners for Children Liaison: Susie Kirk, (512) 854-4868

f you identify a youth who could benefit from the individualized community planning of CPC contact Susie to discuss general eligibility, to receive the CPC referral packet and to facilitate the scheduling of a session for your youth.