Career/Graduation/College:
Federal Student Aid offers grants, loans, work-study, and more to help you pay for college or career school. Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply.
Contact: Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
Live Chat on the website
phone: 1-800-433-3243
Email link on website
This webpage has helpful information for people studying at a career school or college. The information can also help people who are thinking about enrolling in a program. For more information, contact TWC's Career Schools and Colleges department.
Contact Career Schools
Phone: 866-256-6333, 512-936-3100
Email: career.schools@twc.texas.gov
This website allows families to learn about careers they may not have heard about before and to research more about them.
Contact: Online support
Special Programs
The Navigate Life is a website for families raising children with disabilities. The site is easy to navigate and includes helpful information for Special Programs, IDEA, and 504 along with other great resources.
Contact
Phone: dial 2-1-1, or (877) 541-7905.
The Texas Parent to Parent is a website for families with children with disabilities that shares many resources along with information for parents to connect with other parents. It also provides information for student pathways to adulthood.
Contact:
Email us at: info@txp2p.org
Toll-free 866-896-6001
Local: 512-458-8600
Parent Resources for students in special education
The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) works collaboratively with stakeholders to provide resources and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our State.
Contact:
Office for Civil Rights Dallas Regional Office
Phone: 214-661-9600
Toll Free: 1-800-421-3481
Fax: 214-661-9587
Email: OCR.Dallas@ed.gov
Counseling Department:
Andrews Center- Mental Health Services
The Andrews Center is helpful for many many heath concerns for students and their families. For new patients seeking mental health services: 903-535-7312. If you are in crisis, call 877-934-2131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial: 988
We want parents to feel educated about the signs their children might be showing if they are thinking about suicide and how to get their child help. Watch this Video for more information.
These are crisis lines that are open 24/7 or if there is a mental health crisis/emergency after school hours:
Andrews Center Crisis Hotline: 1-877-934-2131
Crisis Text Line 741-741 (text HOME)
Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas: 214-828-1000
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or (1-800-273-8255)
Texas Youth Hotline: 1-800-989-6884 (call or text)
Anyone can use this crisis text line for help in any mental health situation. Text HELP to 741-741
Social Skills, Bullying, and Internet Safety
Edutopia SEL Learning Resources
This Foundation is dedicated to transforming pre-K-12 education so that all students can acquire and effectively apply the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that are necessary to thrive in their academic studies, career choice, and adult lives.
Contact: phone 415-662-1600 email info@edutopia.org
The Stop Bullying website provides information for families and schools to help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy.
Contact: email https://cloud.connect.hhs.gov/stop
The Family Education website to help parents enhance their child's learning experience or have difficult conversations with teens. Family Education has the answers to life’s daily parenting issues.
Contact: email https://www.familyeducation.com/newsletter
Academics
This website has information for parents on student loans, parents rights, resources to webinars, and parent guides.
Contact: phone 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)
TEA Help to Support Student Learning
This website has resources and videos to guide parents to be knowledgeable about their student's learning and skills to know how to help them.
Contact: Texas Education Agency (512) 463-9734
This website helps parents across Texas, to understand how their local schools are performing, what their school choice options are, and how to support their child’s education. This information allows parents to make informed decisions about their child’s education and advocate for change that is needed.
Contact: Phone: 214-599-0072