Foster Care Alumni Support

About Foster Care Alumni Support at TXST

Being a college student is hard, and everyone needs support. The Dean of Students CARE Center is here to make sure you have that support. If you are a student with experience in the foster care system, whether you were adopted or aged out, and you are now attending Texas State or thinking about attending Texas State, we are here for you. If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Dean of Students CARE Center! 

Our mission is to create a campus-wide network of support to assist students who have a lived experience in the foster care system achieve educational success by focusing on recruitment, retention, and graduation.

Resources and Services

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  • Texas Foster Youth Justice Project: Provides free legal help for current and former foster youth. They help foster youth understand their legal rights, provide legal advice, assistance, guidance and representation in enforcing foster youth rights. They also educate the general public about the legal needs and concerns of foster youth.

    Texas Youth Connection: Provides information about education, finances, how to obtain records from CPS and find biological family members, health, employment, food, housing, contact information, and success stories.

    Live outside of San Marcos and looking for community resources? Contact us at faces@txstate.edu for resources within your community.

  • The Basic Needs Hub shares a variety of on-campus and community resources to meet the needs of all students.

  • The Dean of Students CARE Center emergency funding is intended to assist students meet their basic needs that cannot be covered due to an urgent, unexpected emergency situation. Assistance for basic needs is restricted to food, housing, transportation, and utilities. Funding is limited up to $500.

  • We are so excited that you are considering Texas State! If you would like more information about our services for foster care alumni, please contact us at faces@txstate.edu.

    If you have questions about getting started at Texas State or what to do once you're here, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.

    Campus Visits

    At this time, we are only capable of offering campus visits/presentations to groups during Bobcat Days. If you are interested in visiting campus or bringing a group of potential students to campus, please sign up to visit during Bobcat Days and send an email to faces@txstate.edu to let us know you'll be coming!

    Housing Exemptions and Cancellations 

    For information regarding housing cancellations and exemptions, please visit the Department of Housing and Residential Life website. For any other questions regarding housing, please email the Department of Housing and Residential Life at DHRLassign@txstate.edu. 

     

Contacts For Support

Terence Parker

Foster Care Liaison
DOS CARE Center
tp11@txstate.edu

Dr. Christine Norton

Professor, School of Social Work
Faculty Advisor, Foster Care Alumni Creating Educational Success (FACES) Student Organization
cn19@txstate.edu