Boles Children’s Home has provided residential services to children in need for decades. After its 84th year of providing a home and guidance to over 21,000 children, this new service is being added to Boles Children’s Home campus.

In order to respond to the need for children to have a safe place on short notice and to research each individual’s specific needs, Boles Children’s Home is now providing Emergency and Assessment Services. Any child between the ages of 4-17 can be accepted and admitted on an emergency basis that has been taken from an abusive environment and/or is in crisis.

Boles Children’s Home has committed its many years of service to “Fulfill every child’s right to a stable and safe living environment and to provide every child the opportunity for healthy family development.”

Our purpose at the ESAC is to provide a safe environment for children as we discover the best way to serve them.

Criteria for Placement

Each child who is admitted into Boles Children’s Home Emergency Shelter and Assessment Center must meet the following criteria:

• Has been removed from a situation involving alleged abuse or neglect

• Has been abandoned and referred to DFPS custody

• Has been removed from their home or placement, and there is an immediate need to find residence for the child

• Child must be placed by an adult who has legal managing conservatorship*

*Boles Children’s Home can not place children who want to place themselves, or who have been brought on campus by an adult other than their managing conservator.   As a matter of policy, Boles Children’s Home can only admit children through adults who have custodial rights.
Residential Care | Mother-Child Program | Emergency Assessment | Adventure Learning | Campus Ministry