In 1996, the agency was officially renamed the Associated Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. Associated Catholic Charities is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc., and its network of 1,400 agencies serves more than 12 million people annually. DePelchin Children's Center DePelchin Children's Center has served Houston-area children and families since 1892. The non-profit organization provides comprehensive adoption services, with a concentration on placing children who are in the custody of the state and minority infants. The agency helps families assess their readiness for adoption through orientation, education, training and family interviews.
Special care is given to ensure that children and families are appropriately matched.
DePelchin provides a full array of support services before, during and after placement. Children, who were in the custody of the State, are eligible for additional services such as case management, therapy, respite care, camps and crisis intervention. Homes of St. Mark Homes of St. Mark is a nonprofit licensed child placement agency which has been providing adoption services to families in Houston and surrounding counties since 1955.The mission of Homes of St. Mark is to provide children and families with services for family formation, preservation and change. The agency is designed to reach out to the parent before abuse and neglect occur and supports voluntary placement from parents or caretakers who are facing a crisis and need temporary foster care for their child. Homes of St. Mark also provides post adoption services with on-going counseling for adoptive parents, adoptees and birth parents.