Children’s Health Insurance Program

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides income-eligible families with health insurance for their kids from birth to age 19. Families eligible for CHIP pay $50 a year or less to cover all of their children. Families eligible for Children’s Medicaid pay nothing for six months of coverage. Both programs cover basics such as

            -choice of doctors,
            -regular check-ups,
            -prescription drugs,
            -dental services,
            -vaccinations, and
            -eye exams and glasses.

The YWCA is available to help families with the application process. If you come to our office to fill in the application, please bring the following information with you.

            -your child’s social security number

            -a copy of your child’s birth certificate

            -if your child is not a U.S. citizen, the child’s Alien Registration Card (I-551) or a copy of

              the front and back of the card

            -if you receive child support, the attorney general’s statement of child support benefits

            -proof of how much you pay for childcare, disabled adult care, or child support.

Also, please bring ONE of the following.
            -a pay stub for you and your spouse
            -a letter from the employer of you and your spouse stating your monthly income
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For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Carla Brown

            -by phone at (806) 792-2723 x3240,

            -by e-mail at carla.brown@ywcalubbock.org, or

            -in person at 3101 34th Street in the Children’s Development Center.

Click here to download a CHIP application in English.
Click here to download a CHIP application in Spanish.
Click here to download a Release of Liability Waiver in English and Spanish.
Click here to read the press release announcing the YWCA's CHIP grant award.
Click here to read an article about the CHIP program in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

The YWCA, working with the State of Texas and the Health and Human Services Commission, is one of only two Texas agencies funded to help income-eligible children get insured.