Home Base Program
Youth Residential Services
Housing on our Round Rock campus for young adults 18 to 24
The Home Base Program provides housing on our campus for young adults aging out of foster care or facing homelessness. It is a safe place to further your education through college, vocational training, or certification programs, or to work toward a career.
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Young adults 18 to 24 who are aging out of foster care or facing homelessness
- Where
- Our campus in Round Rock, with room for up to 20 young adults
- What we ask
- Take care of yourself, hold down a job, and go to school full-time
How the program works
Applicants must want to work through program requirements, including caring for themselves, holding down a job, and going to school full-time. Case management includes counseling, budgeting, job readiness, academic goal setting, mentoring, the commissary, and other support. Home Base can house up to 20 young adults.
Featured: Home Base on K-LOVE’s Closer Look
Hear about Texas Baptist Children’s Home (from 0:52) and the Home Base Program (from 7:15) in this radio interview that first aired September 28, 2025. Listen on K-LOVE.
How to apply
Young adults ages 18 to 24 may apply. Every applicant completes an application, an interview with Home Base staff, and a criminal background check. Staff then prepare a written assessment of the applicant’s physical, educational, financial, medical, spiritual, and emotional needs.
Documents we will ask for
- Birth certificate
- Social security card
- GED, high school diploma, or college transcript*
- Current driver’s license or state photo ID
- Automobile insurance and registration*
- Negative TB test within the last 60 days
- Criminal background check
*If applicable.
Once your application is in, the intake coordinator will contact you about next steps. If Home Base is not the right fit, we can refer you to other nonprofit resources in the community.
Questions about Home Base?
Send your question to the Home Base team with the form below.