General Info

Established in 1979, the Letot Center is a joint initiative of the Dallas County Juvenile Department, Dallas Independent School District and Junior League of Dallas. The center is a coeducational short-term residential facility that provides assessment, crisis intervention, and foster and emergency shelter care services. It also offers nonresidential counseling and referral services for status offenders. The Letot Center maintains programs that are designed to reunite runaways with their families and prevent youth from committing criminal offenses and enter the Juvenile Justice System. The Letot Center has a work force of more than 55 full-time employees. Additionally, the Letot Center Capital Foundation raises funds for the expansion of the center.