Welcome HOME Program

HISTORY OF WELCOME HOME

In 2018, several agencies came together to discuss how to address the needs of clients aging out of services, e.g., youth aging out of foster care, juvenile services, and community-based youth programs. Those youth often could not afford to live independently and are left to build on their life skills mostly without positive role models and trusted mentors. Those agencies, Georgetown Health Foundation, The Georgetown Project, Texas Baptist Children’s Home, Transformative Justice, and Williamson County Juvenile Services, came together in 2022 to create coordinated partnerships between organizations to transition young adults from crisis to stability and even thriving. That partnership birthed the Welcome HOME program. In the Spring of 2023, Texas Baptist Children’s Home and Georgetown Health Foundation made a move to create sustainability for those coordinated services for young adults and the Welcome HOME Drop-in Resource Center was created.

WELCOME HOME DROP-IN RESOURCE CENTER

Texas Baptist Children’s Home’s Welcome HOME Drop-in Resource Center is a welcoming trauma-informed structured environment for staff, community partners and volunteers to serve clients aged 18-24. The mission of the center is to align services and resources to the client’s needs and build on the client’s existing strengths. Clients will have access to a food pantry, hygiene pantry, washer/dryer if needed, printer/copier, and laptops to use onsite. Our programming is built upon SAMHSA’s 8 dimensions of wellness; Social, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, Environmental, Financial and Occupational. Our staff and onsite partners will be building relationships with clients practicing Search Institute’s Developmental Relationship Framework. "Developmental relationships are the roots of thriving and resilience for young people, re­gardless of their background or circumstances. Through these relationships, young people discover who they are, cultivate abilities to shape their own lives, and learn how to engage with and contribute to the world around them." — Search Institute, 2020.

If you are a case manager and interested in connecting your clients to our Drop-in Center. Please reach out to Bebe or Zoe and they will work together to help your clients gain access to services that will help them build the skills they need to thrive.

All services at the Welcome HOME Drop-in Center are provided at no cost to the clients.

MEET OUR STAFF

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Bebe Johnson: bebe.johnson@tbch.org | 512-246-4226
Zoe Morrow: zoe.morrow@tbch.org

Reach out to us directly or fill out our contact request form here.

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HOURS & LOCATION

Monday-Thursday: 9am-7pm
Friday: 9am-12pm

409 E Bowman Rd, Cottage 12, Round Rock, TX 78664
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Services are available by appointment or by walk-in.

CLIENT PROFILE

  • 18-24 years old
  • Motivated to seek work or post-secondary education
  • Needs wraparound services to propel towards success

ACCESS TO SERVICES

  • No cost in person GED classes
  • No cost post-secondary education classes
  • No cost counseling services/support groups
  • Internet access with onsite chrome books/laptops
  • Food pantry and kitchen
  • Showers and hygiene products
  • Clothing closet, washer, and dryer
  • Community social service staff/programs
  • Welcome HOME Drop-in Case Manager and Director
  • Peer Recovery Collaborative Coaching
  • Recruiter for Texas State Technical College
  • HOPE Counseling Services

LIFE SKILLS OPPORTUNITIES

  • Financial literacy
  • Job readiness
  • Cooking/Nutrition
  • Soft Skills Building and Social Capital Building
  • FAFSA information
  • Lunch & Learn sessions

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

For detailed scheduling information, please refer to the calendar below. The drop-in center will be closed on weekends and holidays.

Lunch & Learn
 Monthly
Please join us for lunch to meet new people and to learn new skills. This is a great opportunity to build soft skills and social capital, as we all work on being the best people we can be in our communities. For those interested in attending, please reach out to Bebe Johnson at bebe.johnson@tbch.org or 512-246-4226.

Meet with a Case Manager from Opportunities of Williamson and Burnet Counties
 Tuesdays & Thursdays | 9am-5pm
Dulce will be available to assist clients in connecting to community resources.

GED Classes - Register Below
Monday-Thursday | 9am-12pm
Community action will be facilitating in-person GED classes to further education.
Here is the link for students to register for GED classes: texas.getconnectable.com

CALENDAR

To print the calendar, click here.

FAQs

No, we do not provide overnight shelter. However, our on-site case managers are available to help you determine the assistance or resources you may need.

We serve young adults ages 18-24.

The drop-in center is closed after operating hours. Staff will not be returning calls until the next business day. If you have an emergency, please call 911.

We do not allow pets.

No, the drop-in center is structured to serve the intended age group. We serve young adults ages 18-24

Yes!

Yes, we provide computers that you can use for online classes, job searching, applying for documentation, studying, and more.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

We offer “floating” office space to community organizations to serve clients 18-24 during the established hours for the Drop-in Resource Center.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  • Community Action Inc. of Central Texas
  • Opportunities of Williamson/Burnet counties
  • Awaken Church
  • Texas State Technical College
  • Recovery ATX
  • Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11