Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Information Resource:
Website: https://www.dfps.texas.gov/Child_Protection/Kinship_Care/
*Of Note: Texas Kinship Caregiver Pilot Programs were defunded. There is a possibility the programs will receive funds in the future.*
Information Provided:
- Resource listing
- Information regarding notifying relatives
- Permanency Care Assistance (aka Kinship Guardianship Assistance)
Catholic Charities Diocese of Lubbock
Website: https://cclubbock.org/
Phone: (806) 765-8475
Contact: Sabrina Robbins, Chief Community Assistance and Outreach Officer
Serves the Panhandle Region of Texas.
*Of note: their Kinship Navigator Program was defunded. They can still provide services to kinship caregivers, just not through a dedicated Kinship Program*
Services Included:
- Assistance with accessing benefits
- Elderly support programs
- Linkage to other local resources
- Parent Assistance Programs
New Horizons – Kinship
Phone: (325) 437-1852
Website: https://www.newhorizonsinc.com/kinship/
Services to informal and formal kinship families in the following Texas counties:
- Taylor County
- Brown County
- Callahan County
- Coleman County
- Jones County
- Mills County
- McCulloch County
- San Saba County
Services:
- Intensive Case Management
- Resource Navigation
