Parent Resources Handbook

ATTENDANT CARE
• Personal Care Service- PCS provides attendant care in your home • Consumer Directed Services - Agencies provide accounting of state attendant care funds
• In Home & Family Support - IHFS provides from home modifications and respite care
CAMPS
• Camps - Camps for children and adults with disabilities
COGNITIVE DISABILITIES
• Cognitive Disabilities - Services for your child with mental health or intellectual disabilities
RESPITE/ATTENDANT SERVICES
• The Trinity Sitter Service - Respite care for children and adults with disabilities. • Group Homes - Coming soon
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
• Physical Disabilities - Services for your child with physical disabilities
• Medical Transition - Moving from pediatric to adult physicians

TRANSITION
• Transition - Agencies who assist in the transition from school to adult living

GUARDIANSHIP-POWER OF ATTORNEY
• Guardianship - Different forms of guardianship are explained with a list of resources
• Guardianship - Texas Guardianship Association information with examples of the need for Guardianship
• Lone Star Legal Aid - Provides free or pro bono legal services if you qualify and an attorney is available
• Medical Power of Attorney - Allows for the caregiver of an adult with a disability to make medical decisions
• Power of Attorney FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Power of Attorney
• Supported Decision-Making Agreement - Support and accommodate an individual with a disability to make life decisions.  Legal document naming the person providing support

Financial
• ABLE Act - Tax-deferred savings for the care of people with disabilities
• Energy Assistance Brochure - A Federally funded program that helps low-income households with their home energy bills.
• Food Pantries - Coming Soon
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - One time financial assistance for grandparents caring for their grandchildren
• Trust Funds - Allows individuals with special needs to continue receiving Medicaid and SSI
• Single Mothers Grants - A directory that lists assistance programs that help with utility, energy, mortgage, rent, medication, education and medical bills available to single mothers.

Medical
• Health Insurance Premium Program - A Medicaid program that helps families pay for private health insurance
• Medicaid Buy-in - for families whose income is a little too high to qualify for Medicaid
• Medication Assistance - Agencies that help consumers get medications at a reduced price

Transportation
• Medical Transportation - Helps Medicaid & CSHCN clients get to medical appointments and pharmacies
• Go Bus - Bus transportation for rural areas - wheelchair accessible buses

Immigration
• Immigration Services HHS - CC - Immigration services to low-income and under served immigrants and their families
• Immigration Information - How to obtain a Green Card

Disability Organizations
• Disability Information and Resources - Local and National organizations for specific disabilities