In early June, DFPS announced the end of the Family Based Safety Services privatization pilot. In May 2018, HomeSafe (a collaboration between Pathways and Family Services of El Paso) took over all responsibilities for Family Based Safety Services, including case management. Almost immediately, the ability of the private contractor to meet the needs of families came into question. DFPS reviews also indicated that HomeSafe was failing to meet performance benchmarks. TSEU members worked with legislators from the El Paso area to bring these critical issues to light and to seek answers from DFPS. TSEU members and our allies in the Capitol made a difference! We know privatization is not the answer to improving our agency, and TSEU members will continue fighting to stop the expansion of privatization in our agency. Pictured above, El Paso TSEU activists at last year’s Pay Raise press conference and rally.