Texas Parent to Parent

Our History

In December 2001, a committed group of parents and professionals began forming Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P), drawing on their experiences as parents and as professionals in child and family service organizations.

“A bunch of moms got together, and we decided that no mom should feel alone, feel helpless or see despair when times got touch when they were taking care of their child with chronic illness, disability or other special needs. We wanted moms, dads, grandmas, aunts, uncles, foster parents – whoever was providing care for the child with special needs – to have a place they could go to talk about what it felt like and to get through the really hard times. That is why we started Texas Parent to Parent. We are passionately committed to doing this. I can’t imagine a future without Texas Parent to Parent now.” — Val Sutorius, Parent

The organization held its first Board meeting in January 2002, received its IRS 501(c)3 designation in March, and began serving children and families in April. TxP2P began providing parent-to-parent services with a volunteer staff and a private donation of $15,000. Currently, TxP2P receives income from multiple sources including grants from foundations, government agencies, managed care organizations, private donations, and fundraisers.