Find support organizations and programs near you.
Employment Resources
- WorkInTexas.com — a comprehensive online job search resource and matching system developed and maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission and the state workforce network, Texas Workforce Solutions. Individuals seeking a new job, different job, or an additional job can post their resumé, search job listings (including all Texas state agency jobs), obtain employer contact information to apply for jobs, get information about the job market, and receive a variety of other services also available via Workforce Solutions Offices throughout the state.
- Texas Workforce Development Boards — Find your closest Workforce Solutions Office for assistance with job training programs, including on-the-job and customized training, program eligibility and career development.
Child Care and Early Education
- Child Care Regulation — En Español — Texas’ child care licensing agency
- How to Pick Child Care — En Español — Texas Health and Human Services campaign on the dangers of unregulated care
- Start Smart Texas – offers FREE parenting tips for children ages 0 to 8. Start Smart Texas supports schools and communities with family engagement, kindergarten readiness, and third-grade reading and math proficiency
Head Start and Early Head Start
- Early Head Start — provides early, continuous, intensive and comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants and toddlers, pregnant women and their families
- Head Start — promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through agencies in their local community
- Texas Head Start Collaboration Office — facilitates collaboration among Texas Head Start agencies and State and local entities as charged by the Office of Head Start in the Regional Office
Prekindergarten
- Texas Education Agency (TEA) Early Childhood Education — prekindergarten services
- Services for Children with Disabilities Ages 3-5 — eligible children with disabilities ages 3-5 may receive special education and related services provided by the school district
- Eligibility for PreKindergarten — Texas Education Agency explains the eligibility rules and requirements for prekindergarten and the required documentation for eligible students
- Early Childhood Laws, Rules, and Guidelines — outlined by Texas Education Agency
Financial Resources
- Earned Income Tax Credit — En Español — a tax benefit for eligible working parents
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) — En Español — helps families pay for basic living needs
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — En Español — provides health coverage to eligible children, through both Medicaid and separate CHIP programs
- Medicaid — provides medical coverage for low-income children
- Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) — assists low income households in meeting their immediate energy needs
- STAR Kids — En Español — health insurance for children with disabilities, special needs or chronic conditions who are age 20 or younger
Health and Nutrition
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) — provides aid to child and adult care facilities for the provision of nutritious foods
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) — En Español — a special supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers and young children
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — En Español— offers nutrition assistance to eligible, low-income individuals and families
Child Development
- Children’s Learning Institute — resource for learning solutions that produce tested, proven, effective results through scientific research and evidence-based interventions
- Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines — En Español | Vietnamese — Texas Early Learning Council guide to early childhood development
- Texas Pre-kindergarten Guidelines — Texas Education Agency’s voluntary guidelines for prekindergarten
- Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services for children ages birth-3 years — provides evaluations, at no cost to families, to determine eligibility and the need for services
- Infant & Toddler Care Training for Parents & Families — Texas AgriLife Extension Service offers quality online infant and toddler training for parents and caregivers
- Talk, Read, and Sing Together Everyday! — Tip sheets to encourage language development
- ABCs of Safe Sleep — DFPS campaign on safe sleeping practices for infants
Family Support
- Home Visitation — matches families with a trained home visitor who comes to you, wherever you live. It also works in communities to strengthen support for all families.
- Parent Companion — En Español — a guide for Texas parents and caregivers of children with diagnosed or suspected disabilities from birth through 5 years of age
- Texas Parent to Parent — En Español — provides support and information for families and children with disabilities, chronic illness, and other special needs
- National Center for Fathering — promotes positive, engaging relationships between children and fathers
- Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division — Texas’ official child support enforcement agency
- Mental Health Consumer and Family Supports — list of advocacy groups, organizations and associations
- Family Violence Program — promotes self-sufficiency, safety and long-term independence from family violence for adult victims and their children
- Suicide Prevention — provides assistance if you or someone you know needs help
- Texas Abuse Hotline — En Español — report abuse, neglect or exploitation
- 2-1-1 Texas — helps Texas citizens connect with the services they need
- Get Parenting Tips — resources to help parents, caregivers, childcare providers, community members, companies, and organizations