AARP Texas GrandFacts Fact Sheet
AARP, The Brookdale Foundation Group, Casey Family Programs, Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Defense Fund, and Generations United have partnered to produce state and national GrandFacts fact sheets for grandparents and other relatives raising children, providing key data, tips, and resources.
ACH Child and Family Services
ACH Child and Family Services provides support groups, counseling, workshops, and resources for grandparents and other relatives raising children. Their programs help caregivers navigate legal, financial, and emotional challenges while offering connections to community services across Texas.
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
Area Agencies on Aging provide support and resources for grandparents and other relatives raising children, including respite services, counseling, caregiver workshops, and referrals to local programs. They help kinship caregivers navigate community resources and connect with services in their area.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren — State Resources
Realize you’re not alone — more than six million children (approximately 1 in 12) are living in households headed by grandparents (4.5 million children) or other relatives (1.5 million children). This resource helps grandparents and other relatives learn about public benefits available in their state, including financial, legal, and social supports.
Methodist Children's Home — Kinship Care Support
Methodist Children’s Home provides comprehensive support for grandparents and other relatives raising children. Their programs help families navigate the challenges of kinship care by offering support groups, case management, referrals to community resources, legal guidance, and caregiver workshops, empowering relatives to provide a safe and nurturing home for the children in their care.
Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (TXGRG)
This statewide nonprofit connects grandparents and other relatives raising children with support groups, case managers, legal guidance, and community resources. TXGRG provides tailored assistance to help kinship caregivers navigate financial, legal, and emotional challenges while raising their grandchildren in Texas.
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas HHS offers benefit programs for grandparents raising grandchildren, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This can help with basic needs such as food, clothing, housing, and utilities — and grandparents don’t need legal custody to apply, only that the grandchild lives with them. Key supports include one‑time TANF payment for relatives raising children and monthly TANF payments for the grandchild or both grandparent and grandchild, depending on eligibility.
Texas Law Help
Texas Law Help has a dedicated Kinship Care section with free legal information on topics like TANF benefits, custody, guardianship, and more.
USA.gov Made Easy Services and Resources
If you take care of grandchildren, this resource helps you find grandparent programs in your state and provides information about benefits, assistance, and other support services for relatives raising children.