Supervised Independent Living (SIL) is a voluntary Extended Foster Care placement where young adults live on their own, while still getting casework and support services to help them become independent and self-sufficient.
- These SIL contracted providers serve all young adults in foster care in Texas, no matter where they are from or where the contractors are located.
- For definitions of the settings, see Types of SIL Settings.
- Young adults must be accepted to the college or university to enter campus-based SIL.
Note: SIL referrals in CBC areas must receive initial approval from the DFPS SIL Coordinator before referring to the CBC provider.
Region 1
Referrals must go through the CBC provider Saint Frances Ministries after DFPS approval.
Saint Frances Ministries
P.O. Box 2824
Lubbock, Texas 79408
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 2
Referrals must go through the CBC provider 2Ingage after DFPS approval.
2Ingage
4722 Taft Blvd. #9
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female
Region 3
ACH Child and Family Services
3712 Wichita Street
Fort Worth, TX 76119
Through their LIFE Project, ACH Child and Family Services offers a variety of SIL settings.
- Setting: Non-college dorm, shared housing, apartment, college dorm
(College dorms include: Weatherford College, Navarro College, Tarleton State University, University of North Texas, and Texas Woman's University.) - Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Beacon Center, Inc.
Dallas, Texas 75227
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL, SIL ECM
Buckner Children and Family Services
700 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75201
- Setting: Non-college dorm
- Population Served: Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Cumberland Youth & Family Services
909 Greenlee St.
Denton, Texas 76201
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Metamorphosis
P.O. Box 34
Lancaster, Texas 75146
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL
Region 3b
Referrals must go through the CBC provider OCOK after DFPS approval.
Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)
7700 AWG Way
Fort Worth, Texas 76140
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female and Parent/Child
Region 4
Hope Haven of East Texas
13387 US Hwy 69 North
Tyler, Texas 75706
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Female
- Program: SIL
Region 5
Girl's Haven
3380 Fannin Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Female
- Program: SIL
Region 6
DePelchin Children's Center
4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007
Depelchin offers three types of SIL settings.
- Setting: Non-college dorm, apartment, college dorm
(College dorm includes: Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, Texas 77004.) - Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Divine Favor Transitional Living
6201 Bonhomme Rd. #185 N-G
Houston, Texas 77036
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL
Haven for Success
P.O. Box 30313
Houston, Texas 77249
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Female and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Kidz Harbor
638 Harbor Drive
Liverpool, Texas 77577
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
Light Accommodation Foundation
Stafford, Texas 77477
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Roca Ray of Hope
12620 FM 1960 Road West
A-4 Box 187
Houston, Texas 77065
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Skylar's SIL Homes
134 Vintage Park Blvd Ste. A-746
Houston, Texas 77070
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, Prairie View
Box 60775
Canyon, Texas 79016
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Youthful Pro's
Houston, Texas
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Female
- Program: SIL
Region 7
Austin Children's Shelter (SAFE Children's Shelter)
4800 Manor Road
Austin, Texas 78723
Austin Children's Shelter offers two types of SIL settings.
- Setting: Non-college dorm, apartment
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Central Texas Table of Grace
1001 Sam Bass Rd. Ste. 400
Round Rock, Texas 78681
Central Texas Table of Grace offers the following setting through their Grace365 program.
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, College Station
400 Bizzell Street
College Station, Texas 77843
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Upbring
8305 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas 78754
Upbring offers the following setting through their BeREAL program.
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
Region 8
Boysville
P.O. Box 369
Converse, Texas 78109
Boysville, located northeast of San Antonio, offers two types of SIL settings.
- Settings: Non-college dorm, apartment
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Roy Mass Youth Alternatives (RMYA)
3101 West Ave
San Antonio, Texas 78213
RMYA offers the following setting through their Turning Point program.
- Settings: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL and SIL ECM
Texas A&M University, San Antonio
One University Way
San Antonio, Texas 78224
- Settings: College dorm
- Program: SIL
THRU Project
8310 Broadway, Suite 204
San Antonio, Texas 78209
- Settings: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL
Upbring
8305 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas 78754
Upbring offers the following setting through their BeREAL program.
- Setting: Apartments
- Population Served: Male, Female, and Parent/Child
- Program: SIL
University of Texas, San Antonio
1 UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
- Setting: College Dorm
- Program: SIL
Region 8b
Referrals must go through the CBC provider Belong after DFPS approval.
Belong
San Antonio, Texas
- Setting: Various
- Population Served: Male, Female and Parent/Child
Region 9
Angelo State University
2601 W. Avenue N
San Angelo, TX 76909
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Region 10
none
Region 11
Sunny Glen Children's Home
2385 W. Expressway 83
San Benito, Texas 78586
- Settings: Non-college Dorm
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL, SIL ECM
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi brochure
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Kingsville brochure
955 University Blvd.
Kingsville, Texas 78363
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
Texas A&M International University
International University brochure pending
- Setting: College dorm
- Program: SIL
RGV-SIL
Harlingen, Texas
- Setting: Shared housing
- Population Served: Male, Female
- Program: SIL