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DePelchin Children’s Center
Houston, TX
 Founded: May 2, 1982; read more about DePelchin’s history, including
the initial founding of “Faith Home” by Mrs. Kezia Payne DePelchin
here.
Service locations: DePelchin has 13 service locations throughout the
greater Houston area.
Mission: “Recognizing that a child's needs are best met in a family
environment, DePelchin Children's Center strengthens the lives of
children and families in our community by providing a continuum of
services to prevent and resolve social and emotional crisis.”
Program and service highlights: Adoption, foster care, individual
and family counseling services, prevention services, residential
services; learn more about each of these service categories
here.
Number of employees: 305 full time, 70 part time
Operating budget: $32.5 million
Accreditation:
Council on Accreditation
Alliance Involvement
Member since: December 2003
Agency participation in Alliance activities:
U.S. Compensation Survey
Member Profile Survey 2005, 2006
2006 Older Adult Services Survey
Benchmarking Initiative
Staff participate in Hot Topic
teleconferences and Webinars
Staff and volunteers participated in interviews facilitated by
Alliance's Research Department as part of
Building Community Voices
initiative
Staff participate in
Public Policy teleconferences
Severson Center information requests
Staff attended Alliance
National Conference 2005, 2006, 2007
Staff attended 2006
Senior Leadership Conference
Staff participate in
Executive Consultant Select Group Webinars
Hosted 2005 Building Community Voices regional training
Staff attended 2005
National Leadership Conference on Child Welfare
Issues
Staff subscribe to Alliance E-News
Staff subscribe to
Families in Society E-Alerts
Staff enrolled in
Communities of Practices, including the Marketing
and Communications COP and the Human Resources COP
Staff enrolled in
Online Discussion Groups, including the Marketing
and Communications discussion group
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Curtis Mooney, President and CEO
During the mid-1990s, Curtis served for one year as president of the
National Association of Homes and Services for Children, one
component of the two-agency merger that formed the Alliance for
Children and Families in 1998.
President and CEO since: July 1996
Involvement with Alliance activities:
E-News subscriber
Public Policy e-mail list
Public Policy teleconferences
Alliance National Conference 2006, 2007
2006 National Leadership Conference on Child Welfare Issues
2005 Public Policy Town Hall Meeting
Worked with Alliance's Research Department as part of the Building
Community Voices initiative
Current service on Alliance boards and committees: Public Policy and
Civic Engagement Committee
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Jim Henderson, Chairman, Retired Senior Executive, Methodist
Hospital of Houston
Board chair since: October 2007; Jim assumed the position of board
chair after the untimely death of previous board chairman Thomas
Bellows.
Total years of board service: 5 years
Total board members: 36
Frequency of board meetings: 6 times each year; much of the board's
work is achieved through eight board committees that meet during the
months the full board does not, with committees then bringing action
before the board for consideration.
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Website: Depelchin.org
Annual report:
DePelchin's annual report
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