Think Tanks

Texans Care for Children is a neutral organization that focuses on policies that effect children and families. They advocate so that "kids can have what they need to be healthy, secure and thriving and so every Texan can have the best start to life." Texans Care for Children focuses on 5 different areas: child and maternal health, child protection, child mental wellbeing, juvenile justice, and family financial security. This organization provides comprehensive information, innovative ideas around service implementation and a vast network of agencies centered around the best interests of children in Texas. Texans Care for Children has joined with the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, ARC of Texas, Advocacy, Inc., and the Texas Council of Community Centers to form the ECI Advocacy Coalition. This coalition seeks to secure strong Early Childhood Intervention services that encourage the best outcomes for Texan children.
Texans Care for Children

The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit located in Austin, Texas. It is a policy institute dedicated to “improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans.” In terms of child welfare, CPPP is committed to improving child well-being and child protection in the Lone Star State. Each year the organization releases a comprehensive report entitled The State of Texas Children, including important data, statistics, and policy analysis. Kids Count is a national program whose Texas base finds its home within CPPP. It is a “national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.”