Opening Summer of 2026 · Conveniently Located in Houston / Tomball AreaAccepting Temporary Emergency Placements
A Safe Place for Growth, Healing, and Accountability.
From Trauma to Stability. From Survival to Change.
Crossroads to Change Residential Treatment Center is a trauma-informed residential treatment program serving male youth in Texas foster care — providing structure, clinical support, and a safe environment to stabilize, heal, and grow.
"Empowering young men in foster care to break cycles of trauma, build healthy relationships, and develop the confidence and skills needed for a successful future."
Dorothy Summage & Valerie Payton
Founder & CEO
Our mission
Healing, accountability, and personal growth.
Crossroads to Change Residential Treatment Center exists to provide male youth with a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment where healing, accountability, emotional regulation, and personal growth are cultivated through consistent support, healthy relationships, and trauma-informed care.
What we provide
The Crossroads Approach.
At Crossroads to Change, we provide structured, relationship-based, and trauma-informed support designed to help young men heal, develop healthy relationships, strengthen emotional regulation, and prepare for successful futures. Our program focuses on four key areas:
Therapeutic Support
Access to clinical and behavioral health services that help each youth stabilize, regulate, and heal.
Educational Coordination
Close partnership with schools, caregivers, and care teams to keep each youth engaged and progressing academically.
Life Skills Development
Daily routines that build hygiene, responsibility, communication, conflict resolution, and independent living skills.
Relationship-Based Care
A trauma-informed, TBRI-informed approach prioritizing connection, safety, correction, and consistency.
Referral partners
Trusted by Those Who Serve Youth.
Crossroads to Change partners with DFPS, SSCCs, juvenile probation departments, psychiatric hospitals, crisis units, case managers, and residential providers to support male youth needing stabilization, structure, and therapeutic care in a safe and relationship-based environment.
- DFPS
- SSCCs
- Juvenile probation departments
- Psychiatric hospitals
- Crisis units
- Case managers
- Residential providers
Voices we serve
What families and partners say.
Representative voices from the parents, partners and young men we walk alongside. Names and details are anonymized to protect privacy.
"From a caseworker's perspective, what stands out is the structure and the follow-through. They show up to every meeting prepared, share progress honestly, and keep the youth at the center of every decision."
A. Williams, LMSW
Social Worker · Harris County
"When I got here I didn't trust anybody. The staff didn't try to fix me — they just kept being there. Now I'm finishing high school and helping the new guys settle in."
Jordan, 17
Program Resident
"I've referred several youth. The team there meets boys where they are — they hold them accountable without breaking them down. That balance is rare."
Mr. Daniels
School Counselor · Tomball ISD
These are representative testimonials based on common themes from the families and partners we serve. Identifying details have been changed to protect privacy.
Frequently asked questions
Answers, in plain language.
Take the next step
A young man's future can start with one phone call.
If you're a parent, guardian, caseworker, or partner seeking placement, our team is ready to listen — confidentially, and without obligation.