AUSTIN, TX, March 9, 2026 – Every year, thousands of children facing abuse and neglect in Texas are removed from their homes. Though child welfare programs like CPS usually respond only after crises are reported, a local Austin nonprofit works to intervene earlier, offering a preventive, technology-based approach to child welfare.
Based in Austin, Upbring focuses on using Child Wellbeing Zones, an initiative that identifies neighborhoods where children may be at risk, to connect families with resources before problems escalate. Central to this initiative are Upbring’s patent-pending technologies, VectorScape and VectorPoint, which use machine learning and location-based data in the process of identifying at-risk communities.
Read the full story in The Daily Texan.
About Upbring
Founded in 1860, Upbring is a Texas-wide organization implementing generational innovation to advance child wellbeing. We are the leaders in delivering a broad spectrum of life-restoring services that elevate and heal human beings in our communities. Intent on shifting perspectives and re-imagining current systems, our work secures a future free from the damages of abuse. Join us in our mission to break the cycle of child abuse by empowering children, families and communities.