Texas Home Visiting

Texas Home Visiting is a free, voluntary program through which early childhood and health professionals regularly visit the homes of pregnant women and families with children 5 years old and younger.

Through the use of evidence-based home visiting models, the program supports positive outcomes for children, increases family self-sufficiency, and creates communities where children and families can thrive.

Service Focus

Expecting parents, caregivers, or primary caregivers of a child 5 years old or younger. While roles vary, they center around people who have an ongoing relationship with and provide physical care for the child.

Families are eligible if the parent or primary caregiver is expecting or parenting a young child, from birth until the child's sixth birthday or start of kindergarten, whichever occurs first.

Families must reside in the county of a specified service delivery area or unified service area.

Map of Providers and Communities

Map of Texas, showing THV providers across the state.

Measures of Success

Children remain safe during services and within one to three years after services.
Increase in interaction between the child and parent, and an ability to cope with parental stress.
Support positive health outcomes by addressing premature birth outcomes, attending well child visits, and offering breastfeeding support.

Program Data

Program start date:

2012

Target number of youth/families served annually, fiscal year 2026:

9,740

Average number of youth/families served per month, fiscal year 2025:

5,409

Counties served, fiscal year 2026:

Annual budget for community contracts, fiscal year 2026:

$41,378,772

Total number of community grantees, fiscal year 2026:

36 grantees 19 subgrantees

Average grantee budget, fiscal year 2026:

$1,149,410

Success Story