Family to Family Network

02/26/2026

Please contact the attorney generals office as noted in the The Arc of Texas posting below.

https://ow.ly/640t50Ym49H

02/24/2026

Is your center owned by a private equity firm? 81 centers in Texas are owned by one - are financial gains prioritized over child/family needs? HUGE thank you to MJ Williams for posting this very important story.

A new study from researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health highlights a push from private equity investors into autism therapy centers across the nation.

02/23/2026

Is your center owned by a private equity firm? 81 centers in Texas are owned by one - are financial gains prioritized over child/family needs?

A new study from researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health highlights a push from private equity investors into autism therapy centers across the nation.

02/05/2026

Did you know that HHSC implemented new functionality on the Your Texas Benefits (YTB) website that allows people to add themselves to the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) interest lists?
Your Texas Benefits is a website for Texans to apply for help, join an interest list for certain Medicaid waiver programs, or update their phone number and address on program interest lists they joined
Already have a YTB account - Under quick links, click on Interest List Manager.

02/03/2026

Sharing a community resource!

*This is not a TXHV event; please reach out to Oklahoma School for the Deaf with questions*

🎉 Who’s ready to take FREE online ASL classes with the Oklahoma School for the Deaf? 🤟

Registration is open! https://zurl.co/EhvCF There is still time to sign up!

Choose ASL 1, ASL 2, or both—and start your class immediately after registering. Learn at your own pace from anywhere.

🗓 Registration closes February 12 — don’t miss out!

👉 Sign up today and start learning ASL!

02/03/2026

01/30/2026

Start gathering needed documents BEFORE Feb 4 If you are applying for a Texas Freedom Account: SSN or ITIN number for parent and SSN for child, Tax Return for 2024 or 2025, drivers license number; Birth certificate for child, IEP/School district pesonal Identification number for child.

01/28/2026

Sometimes as families we need to learn how trust again and it’s hard. Thank you for sharing your love with another family today.

"Learning how to trust again is not easy. There are snarls and shadows in this dark wood of hurt. But you are teaching me that someone can raise a lantern for another, and darkness is not so dark when you have a light to go by. Through the tangle of these old wounds there is still you, so bright with all your love."

This story by Gabriel Andreas, with art by Matthew Andreas

Lanterns: Story of the Day

"Learning how to trust again is not easy. There are snarls and shadows in this dark wood of hurt. But you are teaching me that someone can raise a lantern for another, and darkness is not so dark when you have a light to go by. Through the tangle of these old wounds there is still you, so bright with all your love."

This story by Gabriel Andreas, with art by Matthew Andreas, is available as a print here: https://conta.cc/4ib6NTu

Want little bits of goodness in your email inbox? Click here to learn more about our free Story of the Day and to get a sweet treat: https://conta.cc/3zTZcYs

01/27/2026

Interested in learning which private schools will take voucher funding? Check them out on this page: https://finder.educationfreedom.texas.gov/
PS: You can sort the listing by grade level!

01/20/2026

TEA Special Education Funding Survey - Complete by Feb 5! https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8X7P4WLHUogEE6
Instead of allocating funds based on instructional settings, the new model will connect funding to the type and amount of services each student needs. Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting your input to help inform the service tiers and groups that will guide this model.

01/20/2026

Don't forget about Gateway Academy's Transition Fair on Friday 9-12 Way Houston, 50 Waugh Dr. Free Registration Here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vdrgvmz

01/12/2026

Stipend applications are available for the Texas Transition conference for families & individuals with disabilities! https://web.cvent.com/event/448a547b-124a-4581-b7ae-c8059d27fd64/websitePage:ca7dc98e-8ba8-448e-81bb-f6b53791ae73