About Metroplex West

The Metroplex West has for some years been divided into both DFPS legacy and Community Based Care, however change is on the way to once again unite Metroplex West.

The area previously known as Region 3b, which is comprised of Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Erath, Hood, Somervell, and Johnson counties near Fort Worth, has been in Stage II of Community Based Care since March 2020. The Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) has been responsible for the full continuum of care and case management in these counties. The SSCC for this area is Our Community Our Kids (OCOK). Visit the Our Community Our Kids (OCOK) website to learn about them.

Effective November 1, 2023, OCOK entered a new contract that expanded their service area to Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties. OCOK assumed responsibility of services to children in paid placements from these counties on April 1, while continuing preparations to assume full responsibility for the continuum of care and case management in Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties within 2024. OCOK continues their current full case management work in the 7 counties.

Joint Operations Manual

• DFPS/OCOK Joint Operations Manual
  * This Joint Operations Manual has been updated to reflect Stage I for Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties, and Stage II for the other 7 counties.
• OCOK Case Management Operations Manual

Note: Some links in these documents will only work for DFPS and OCOK staff with access to the DFPS intranet.

Timeline

• August 1, 2011: Request for proposals (RFP) released
• November 8, 2013: Contract awarded* for foster care redesign to Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)
• July 1, 2014: Go Live for foster care redesign
• March 21, 2017: Contract renewal for foster care redesign
• September 1, 2019: Stage II start-up
• March 1, 2020: Stage II go-live
• March 22, 2023: Community area re-procurement, request for application released for adding three additional counties in Metroplex West
• November 1, 2023: Contract awarded for all Metroplex West counties
• November 1, 2023: Stage I and Stage II start-up for Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties
• April 1, 2024: Stage I go-live for Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties (current activity)
• May 1, 2024: Stage II go-live for Denton, Cooke, and Wise counties
  *Steps to view the executed contract for Our Community Our Kids (# 24118890):

  

  1. Go to the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) contract database website and click on “Contract Database Search”.
  2. In the Contract ID field, enter the contract number.
  3. In the Agency dropdown, select “530 - Family & Protective Services”.
  4. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the “Submit Search” button.
  5. When the results appear, click on the “Display Expanded Data Set” button.
  6. Next, click on the "+" icon to view contract information.
  7. To view a document in the Attachments section, click on the magnifying glass icon   to the left of the document you wish to review.
     

  Note: The contract file name typically appears with the contract number followed by the word “Contract”. For this contract, the file “24118890_Contract_Amendments” contains the executed contract document.

News

Stay informed by visiting the Our Community Our Kids website.

Contact DFPS/OCBCT

• Community-Based Care administrator: Carressa Cherry (817) 307-0512
• Contract Administration manager: Crista Wilson (682) 429-1912
• Case Management Oversight manager:
  • Terica Brager (817) 727-2156
  • Jessica Puryear (817) 614-6187

Contact Our Community Our Kids

7700 AWG Way (Main Office)
Fort Worth, TX 76140
Phone: 817.566.7192
FAX:(817)-732-9332
www.oc-ok.org