Thriving Texas Families
The Thriving Texas Families Program helps parents who are expecting a baby by giving them support and advice. This program makes sure families have everything they need for a healthy pregnancy and baby. Download Spanish PDF.
- Promotes healthy pregnancy and childbirth
- Supports moms who choose to have their baby
- Increases access to resources that promote family and child development
- Encourages families to stay together and support each other
- Teaches parents to implement successful parenting techniques
- Helps families learn to take care of themselves financially
- Provides personalized support to pregnant women to make sure mom feels ready to have her baby
Available Services
The Thriving Texas Families program provides:
- Counseling and mentoring on pregnancy, education, parenting skills, adoption services, life skills and employment readiness topics
- Care coordination for prenatal, perinatal and postnatal services, including connecting parents to health services
- Educational materials and information that teach about having a baby, taking care of a baby and adoption
- Help with referrals that can help with child care, transportation, housing and state and federal benefit programs
Who Is Eligible?
Texas residents and meet one of the following:
- Pregnant woman
- Parent expecting a baby
- Parent with a child who is 3 years old or younger
- An adoptive parent of a child who is 3 years old or younger
- Individuals approved to adopt an unborn child
- Former parents who have lost a child
- Parents or legal guardians of a pregnant minor in the program
- Parent who has had a miscarriage or lost a child within the last 90 days
For more information, please call 210-358-3575 or email ThrivingTexasFamilies@uhtx.com.
If you have a complaint that is not resolved to your satisfaction, you can contact the HHS Office of the Ombudsman by calling 1-877-787-8999, selecting a language, and then option 3, or by making an online submission.