Foster Village

Chrystal Smith is a foster and adoptive parent residing in Dripping Springs with her husband, Nick Smith, and their 4 children. Chrystal is the founder and Executive Director of Foster Village, a non-profit organization that provides critical support to foster, kinship, and reunifying families in central Texas. Using her experience as a foster parent, a degree in Child Development, and professional experience as a Parent Educator, Chrystal has rallied the community to bridge some of the troubling gaps that plague our current foster system. Foster Village recently launched an innovative multi-use resource center on Fitzhugh Rd. after meeting the needs of over 700 children in crisis.