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Education
- out DFPS Education Specialists
- out DFPS Freshman and Sophomore Student Success Scholarship
- out Education and Training Voucher
- out Higher Education Foster Care Liaison List
- out State College Tuition Waiver
Employment
- pdf Disability Discrimination and Requesting an Accommodation
- pdf Discrimination and Retaliation
- pdf How to Recognize, Respond to, and Report Sexual Harassment
- pdf Know Your Rights to Fair Pay
Finding a Place to Live
- pdf Appealing an Eviction
- out Eviction Appeal Guide (video)
- out How to Get Your Security Deposit Back
- pdf Tenants’ Rights Handbook
- pdf The Eviction Process
Getting Ready to Live on Your Own
- out Brief Overview of Transitional Living Services
- out Education and Training Voucher
- pdf Free Driver Education Program Flyer (for applicants/youth)
- out State College Tuition Waiver
Identification Documents
- pdf DFPS Form 2042 Foster Care Residency Verification
- pdf DFPS Form 4200 Foster Care Verification
- pdf DPS Foster Youth Driver License Fact Sheet
- pdf DPS Foster Youth ID Fact Sheet
- pdf Free Driver Education Program Flyer (for applicants/youth)
- pdf How Foster Youth Can Get Their Texas Birth Certificate and ID Card or Driver’s License (ENGLISH)
- pdf How Foster Youth Can Get Their Texas Birth Certificate and ID Card or Driver’s License (SPANISH)
Juvenile and Criminal Issues
Living Without Family
- pdf Certification of Homeless Status
- pdf Consent By Minor to Healthcare Form
- pdf DPS Homeless Youth Driver License Fact Sheet
- pdf DPS Homeless Youth ID Fact Sheet
- pdf Free Driver Education Program Flyer (for applicants/youth)
- pdf How Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth Can Get Their Texas Birth Certificate and ID Card or Driver’s License (ENGLISH)
- pdf How Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth Can Get Their Texas Birth Certificate and ID Card or Driver’s License (SPANISH)
- pdf McKinney-Vento Act: Quick Reference
- pdf Minor Consent Chart
- pdf Options and Alternatives at a Glance
- pdf Sample Caregiver Affidavit
- pdf Special Power of Attorney
- pdf When Minors Live Apart from Their Parents: Legal Options and Caregiving Alternatives
Managing Your Money and Banking
Marriage, Divorce, and Children
- out Child Custody
- out Child Support
- out Divorce in Texas
- out Family Defense Project
- pdf Parenting as a Survivor of Domestic Violence
- out Texas Family Helpline
Medicaid and Other Public Benefits
- pdf Aged Out Foster Youth Documentation of Texas Residency for Medicaid
- out DFPS Well-Being Specialists
- out Health Insurance Marketplace
- pdf Making Healthy Choices
- out STAR Health – Transitioning Youth
- out Your Texas Benefits (HHSC portal)
Your Rights in Foster Care
- pdf Advocating for Yourself in Foster Care (ENGLISH)
- pdf Advocating for Yourself in Foster Care (SPANISH)
- out DFPS Office of Consumer Affairs
- out Foster Care Ombudsman
- pdf Normalcy Matters
- pdf Report to Court by Foster Youth
- pdf Requesting Your CPS Records
- out Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care
- out Your Lawyer Works for You – Part 1 (video)
- out Your Lawyer Works for You – Part 2 (video)