Although you will find family-friendly recommendations from across the web and the world, this Resource page is primarily designed for those with an interest in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas area.

  

All employment listings have been verified as legitimate prior to being included. Organizations that are not local are either looking to expand into the Rio Grande Valley, accept telecommuters and/or are real work-at-home opportunities. These are NOT get-rich-quick schemes. As with any other “real” job, you will not become wealthy overnight. Please make sure you research your choices before committing, as these are third party organizations and not under our GR Jensine, Inc. umbrella.

  

If there is an employment opportunity, community resource or no/low-cost product/service that could benefit Rio Grande Valley, Texas residents or if you experience a problem with any of the links or sites, please let us know.

  

  

Business and Self-Employment

  • BG Network
    Support and networking for WAHMs and small businesses.
  • Boutique Graphics
    Fresh and fabulous design for small businesses.
  • My SEO Gal
    My SEO Gal offers affordable website optimization services for businesses both small and large.
  • The Posh Market
    The Posh Market is here to give business owners the ability to drive traffic and increase sales potential through affordable advertising.
  • WAHM Hosting
    Websites for Work At Home Moms – even their FREE hosting plan has a built-in shopping cart system!

Contributors

Frugal Living

  • Hillbilly Housewife eBooks
    Freezer Cooking Made Simple, The Hillbilly Housewife Recipe Collection, Spring Cleaning Guide, Simple Summer Cooking and Eliminating Holiday Debt. Meal Planning Made Simple coming soon!
  • Living on a Dime
    Publisher Of E-books About Paying Off Debt, Saving Money, Frugal Cooking And Homemaking.

Gift Ideas

Homeschool and Education

  • Back-to-School Savings
    Supplies for elementary, junior high and high school. Order online and have it delivered to you.
  • Faith Folders for Catholics
    LapbooksTM With the Catholic Family & Classroom in Mind
  • Knowledge House
    Knowledge House refers to the place where we live and learn – our home school – while the name and logo also symbolize Teri’s educational website.
  • Richard Moore Outdoors
    Outdoor Reporter Richard Moore has spent a lifetime capturing spectacular video footage of an astounding assortment of wildlife found across South Texas and Northern Mexico. Richard Moore Outdoors brings this amazing nature video collection to Web surfers
  • Touchstone Energy Kids Zone
    A fun way to learn about electricity, energy savings and electrical safety.

Just for Fun

Prayer Circles

  • Jensine Prayer Chain
    Our own Prayer Chain. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
  • Silent Unity
    Universal, interfaith. Silent Unity is available 24/7 ready to offer you free confidential prayer support whenever you want it.
  • VirtualRosary
    The original FREE multimedia rosary and prayer network.

Rio Grande Valley Business Portal

  • CJ's Kids Club
    CJ’s Kids Club is a website for kids, by a kid. CJKC offers arcade games, videos, contests, and product/service reviews for kid-related “stuff”. Kid safety is at the heart of this site.
  • Magic Valley Electric Cooperative
    Supplying power to Texans since 1937.
  • RGV Pet Resources / Jensine Pet Resources
    Originally conceived in 2007 as RGV Pets, Jensine Pet Resources dedicates itself to adoption advocacy and sharing low or no cost pet resources.
  • South Tex Organics
    Established in 1984, South Tex Organics was started with a desire to provide everyone with fresh, organic citrus and vegetables.
  • Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
    For over 50 years, VTCI has provided a full range of telecommunications services to rural communities in South Texas.

Rio Grande Valley Employment

  • Fundraising with Children's Books
    Need a fundraising idea? Inspire children to explore, create, and connect to the wonders of the world around them.
  • Texas Workforce Commission
    The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state government agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retention, training and retraining, and o
  • Wholesale Wahms
    Where saving dollars makes sense. A work at home affiliate program keeping Mom in mind.
  • Work In Texas
    Another link to the Texas Workforce Commission.
  • Yahoo Job Listings for the RGV
    Yahoo job search for McAllen, Texas and surrounding areas.

Rio Grande Valley Sports

Rio Grande Valley Tourism

  • McAllen – The Texas Tropics
    McAllen, Texas is located in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and provides a pleasant sub-tropical atmosphere and a variety of attractions, accomodations, and restaurants. Whether it’s busienss or pleasure, let the McAllen CVB help you plan your next

Social Networking

  • TweetLater
    Productivity tools for busy Tweeple. [A Twitter tool.]

Software - Free

  • AudioFlash
    AudioFlash allows you to quickly and easily add audio to your website by creating MP3 compressed audio files and a set of Play, Pause and Stop buttons (SWF Flash) enabling visitors to have complete control over the audio.
  • CamStudio
    An open source desktop screen recorder, CamStudio records activity from your screen and audio from a microphone into AVI video files and can also convert the AVIs into Streaming Flash videos (SWFs) using its built-in SWF Producer.
  • Foxit PDF Reader
    Awesome alternative to Adobe! We’ve been using this software for a few months and don’t miss Adobe at all. It loads quickly, doesn’t freeze our browsers, and works across several platforms.
  • Home Party Profit Software
    This free online software program that is made specifically for people with a Home Party business. It helps you keep track of all your parties, your contacts, expenses and income (in a secure site), plus a whole lot more.
  • Open Office
    We’ve tried a lot of alternatives to Microsoft Office and this is our favorite! “OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite…”
  • VirtualRosary
    The original FREE multimedia rosary and prayer network.