About Us

Krause Children's Center serves boys and girls, ages 11 to 17, who suffer from severe emotional and behavioral problems, mostly as a result of past abuse and neglect. Krause provides specialized care in a secure, structured environment where residents can receive therapy, attend school, enjoy recreational activities and are offered voluntary spiritual care. Krause Children's Center is an affiliated ministry of Lutheran Social Services, the social service arm of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LSS annually serves nearly 30,000 children, elderly and poor in Texas and Louisiana regardless of religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender or age. Its ministry includes children's centers, therapeutic foster care, adoption, adult day care, health care and retirement centers, emergency assistance and disaster response.

 

Krause kids share holiday luncheon with
State Senator Hegar

KATY, Texas - Newly elected State Sen.Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, recently shared a Christmas lunch with the children of Krause Children's Center on Dec. 13. The luncheon, underwritten by AT&T and catered by Fuddruckers, was a hit with the young residents and staff, who decorated the center with a banner congratulating Hegar, a longtime volunteer at Krause, on his recent victory.

"Glenn Hegar is at the forefront of those new, young, ethical and compassionate members of the State Senate," said Kurt Senske, chief executive officer of Lutheran Social Services, which owns and operates the Krause Center. "But his greatest attribute in my eyes is how whenever the residents and staff of Krause ask for his time as a volunteer, he is there; quietly, humbly and without fanfare. It's a demonstration of the true love he has for the children here."

Most recently, Hegar served as Honorary Chair of the Tomorrow's Child Golf Benefit which raised more than $94,000 for the children of the Krause Center.

The Krause Center is a residential psychiatric facility for children ages 11 to 17 who have severe emotional and behavioral problems. Most of the children are referred to the center by Children's Protective Services and area juvenile probation departments

For more information, visit www.KrauseChildrenCenter.org.