Thriving Texas Families

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For more information, please call 210-358-3575 or email ThrivingTexasFamilies@uhtx.com.

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.