Foster Care Resources
Fostering Success at Collin College
Fostering Success is a program that provides additional support for students who were ever in the foster care system (including out of state, and/or adopted from the system at any age).
Student support includes:
- Staff committee members in each department to skip lines and receive quick service.
- Check-in emails and meetings in-person and/or online, which can include registration, celebrations, and resource/benefit information, etc.
- Connection to resources to help with personal needs that support the student's college completion.
Please watch for emails from fosteringsuccess@collin.edu for any reminders, check-ins, upcoming events, benefit information, or other opportunities available to students in this group.
Please reach out to staff committee members located below in the "Meet Your Team" tab for specific department needs, and we will respond within 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays). Have a great semester and welcome to the group!
Please contact us directly to get involved!
Important Links
Click on the blue buttons to meet the team involved with the Fostering Success Program, view events on campus, or read our mission statement and goals.
Request for Help
If you are a current student at Collin College, can prove you were ever in foster care (including out-of-state or adopted), and need additional assistance, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/ynwfdAihjz.
If you are in a crisis situation and need assistance from social services, please dial 211 or visit: 2-1-1 Texas | Texas Health And Human Services Commission (https://www.211texas.org/)
If you are in an emergency situation, please dial 911.
Important Links and Resources - Click on the plus sign (+) next to any of the titles below to see a list of resources in that area.
Internal & External Support Services and Resources
Department of Family & Protective Services – Describes the Foster Care
Exemption program, ETV, and tons of resources for individuals who were in the Foster
Care system.
Family Gateway Resource Packet
Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage
Collin College Counseling Services
Collin College ACCESS Office – Disability Services
Collin College CougarCare – 24/7 Telehealth services
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Texas Benefits Center (Healthcare)
Public Benefit Program (Food & Housing) & Case Management Assistance & Counseling
DFPS Regional Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Coordinators
DFPS Transitional Living Services
Findhelp.org – Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost
programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic
Collin College Student Housing
Texas Benefits Center - Financial
Texas Benefits Center - Food Benefits
Texas Benefits Center - Housing
Foster Care to Success | Information for Students (fc2success.org)
Scholarship Finder | CareerOneStop
City House – Protect, empower, and transform lives of abused, neglected and homeless children.
Direction 61:3 (direction613.org)
Promise House – Promising Youth. Promising Futures
Jonathan’s Place (jpkids.org)
Find Resources for Foster Youth | CitySquare
Hope Women's Center - Free Pregnancy Clinic in North Dallas (myhope.org)
Connections Homes Texas – Step Into Their Story
Supporting Youth Aging Out of Foster Care | WAY Alliance
Legal Resources for Youth – Texas Foster Youth Justice Project
LIFE Project - ACH Child and Family Services (achservices.org)
Post Adoption | CK Family Services | Adoption | Family Care | Dallas | Fort Worth
Parenting & Childcare Resources
Texas Workforce Solutions Child Care Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway – Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Texas Benefits Center - Childcare
Workforce Solutions - Childcare
Employment Assistance
Collin College Student Employment
Collin College Career Services
Financial Counseling & Tax Preparation
Collin College Taxpayer Information – The new Hope Scholarship Tuition Tax Credits
IRS Dallas – Free Tax Preparation
Transportation Assistance
DART – Go to school on a Full Ride – at a Reduced Rate!
Texas Health & Human Services – Medical Transportation Program
Student Academic Success Strategies
Collin College First Year Experience (FYE)
Collin College Academic Advising
Collin College Tutoring Resources