Nonprofit Week 2025: BCFS Health and Human Services

Waverly Jones represents BCFS Health and Human Services, which focuses on youth programs including the Our House program that provides free one-bedroom apartments and life skills training to homeless youth aged 18-22, often those who have aged out of foster care.

Another key program is YAD (Youth Averted from Delinquency), which partners with juvenile courts to case manage and divert youth aged 10-17 from trouble, offering community service opportunities. This program is expanding to Gillespie County, including its mentoring component.

They also run the TWWC (Texas Workforce Commission) program, which provides clothing, education and work skills specifically to foster youth.

The organization’s most significant response to the flood has been offering free counseling for youth aged 10-25 in Kerrville, available in person or virtually, acknowledging the trauma children experience.

BCFS emphasizes building ideal community members, not just survivors. They face challenges in finding mentors, partly due to misconceptions about the youth they serve.

For more information about BCFS Health and Human Services, contact the organization for youth support programs.