Social Media Toolkit

Texas Kinship Caregivers

Extended families play a significant role in rearing children when parents are having a difficult time. Called Texas Kinship Caregivers by Child Protective Services, these relatives (and other people who the child or family have a significant relationship) help provide children with stability when they can't live with their birth parents.

We encourage you to promote kinship care with your networks. Our goal is to reach as many individuals as possible to equip families with knowledge and resources to support families across Texas. 

This toolkit includes daily messages and links that can be used as is or customized in any way that works best for your community.

Sample Social Media Posts

Hashtags: #ChildAbusePreventionMonth #ChildProtection #ChildAbuseAwareness

Kinship Support and Assistance

  • Learn how relatives & family friends can step in to support children. Various financial and peer resources are available. Go to dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Did you know approved kinship caregivers can get assistance becoming verified foster parents? And the process just became even easier! Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • #DYK Kinship caregivers can qualify for needs-based payment assistance? Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Are you a kinship caregiver? Learn how to receive a one-time reimbursement for becoming a verified foster parent. Go to dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Did you know the Permanency Care Assistance program offers vital financial support for kinship caregivers? To qualify, you must apply to become a foster parent. To learn more, go to ow.ly/UUbH50XyaGr.
  • DYK? Starting Sept. 1, 2025, children in kinship homes can access DFPS-funded daycare services! Caregivers must meet at least one of these criteria: Working 20+ hours/week, Aged 65+, or documented disabilities. Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  •  Are you a kinship caregiver looking for extra support? Reach out at dfps.texas.gov/contact_us

Community Ties

  • Did you know Texas leads the nation in placing kids with relatives? Let’s celebrate the amazing kinship caregivers who show so much love and support! Check out how it makes a difference. Go to dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Kinship care goes beyond placements; it's about nurturing connections that keep families strong! Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • COMMUNITY TIES: Kinship caregivers provide love and stability for children in care when they need it most. Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Family connections allow children in foster care to stay close to the caring adults they know and trust. By keeping them close to their community, we nurture their self-esteem. Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.
  • Becoming a foster parent in Texas as a kinship caregiver just became even easier! Learn more at dfps.texas.gov/kinship.

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Strong, loving families ARE MADE, not born. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Relatives can provide a child with stability. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Kinship placements hold family connections. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Kinship placements hold family traditions. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Ask your casework about kinship supports. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Kinship care is how loving family is created. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Relatives can provide a child with stability. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Ask your caseworker about kinship supports. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Ask your casework about kinship assistance. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship
Did you know? Kinship caregivers maintain community ties. - For more information dfps.texas.gov/kinship