Grandparents raising grandchildren program provides short term assistance for grandparents/older relatives that are age 55 and older raising grandchildren under the age of 18. There is assistance for school supplies, school clothing, and other needs, however funding can be limited. They serve the following counties: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Palo Pinto, Rockwall, Somervell, and Wise.
The program gives priority to grandparents who care for grandchildren who are medically fragile or have special needs; care for more than one person