Eldercare
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services provides information and resources for older Texans and their families.
AARP Balancing Work and Caregiving provides tips for adult children taking care of parents, relatives and older friends. Links to caregiver networks.
2-1-1 Help in Texas provides information and referrals for social services in Texas.
Eldercare Online provides a message board, newsletter and news items of interest to caregivers for elderly individuals.
Aging Solutions contains a wealth of information helpful to family caregivers.
Businesses that provide child care benefits:
Bank of America is a banking and financial services company with approximately 143,000 associates. They offer flexible work arrangements, child care centers and dependent care programs to deal with child care and aging parents.Johnson & Johnson is a manufacturer of a broad range of products in the health care field with approximately 101,800 employees worldwide. The company offers flexible leave for family care matters, resource and referral programs for child care and elder care services, and adoption benefits.
Kraft Foods is a food manufacturer with 113,000 employees. It provides child care and elder care referrals.
Lincoln Financial Group is a financial management company. It offers child care and elder care information and referral and alternative work schedules.