SERVICES DIRECTORY
REFERRALS
Texas Homeless Network - Homeless Services Search Page
This web-based program allows for searching for homeless services in Texas throughout a county, a county plus adjacent counties, or a larger region. With this form, you select a county; subsequent screens have buttons that will enable you to expand the search range to adjacent, or even double-adjacent, counties.First Call for Help: 211
211 or 973-9203
A free, bilingual information and referral service that provides information about food, clothing, housing, child and youth services, job placement assistance, education, recreation, support groups and other programs and services.SHELTER
Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH)
500 East 7th Street, 305-4100
This day resource center/night shelter provides bathrooms, showers, bus tickets, coffee, emergency clothing, first aid and hygiene supplies, laundry facilities, lockers, mailboxes, message posting, referrals and telephone.Trinity Center
304 E. 7th Street, 472-1196
Day resource center, phone, computers, breakfast and coffee, women's clothing closet, direct assistance, eye clinic (appointments made through ARCH Clinic); communication assistance (Fridays); Sunday Worship followed by a meal. Hours: Mon. 10-12 (women only); Tue.-Fri. 10-2; Sunday 2:45-4:30.Salvation Army
501 E. 8th St., 476-1111Foundation for the Homeless
Call for locations, 453-6570
Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) offers a 90-day shelter stay to homeless families with children as they work toward self-sufficiency. Long-term case management services are offered to all families residing in IHN. Supportive services are offered through the Passages case management program.Community Partnership for the Homeless
Call for locations, 469-9130
Transitional housing for single male and female veterans. Affordable rental housing for families with children and the elderly.Casa Marianella
821 Gunter St., 385-5571
Shelter, food and clothing for recently arrived immigrants from Central America and Mexico. One month stay.Safe Haven
3000 Oak Springs Blvd., 478-5644
MHMR shelter for homeless mentally Ill. Must go through ACCESS; call or visit during walk-in hours 717 W. 6th St., 10:30-12:00, M-FPush-Up Foundation
205 Cheimers, 469-0561
Treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and transitional housing for women and men.Family Eldercare
Call for locations, 450-0844
Outreach and in-home care for those over 60 years old.Safe Place
Call for locations, 928-9070
Shelter, transitional housing and case managers for women escaping domestic violence.Victory Outreach Church
Recovery Home
512.445.0478
Pastor Vince Molina
www.victoryoutreach-austin.comVictory Temple (Outcry in the Barrio)
2300 Canterbury, 480-9628
Pastor: David Parez.MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH
ARCH Clinic - Health Care for the Homeless Project
500 East 7th Street, 972-4850
Open Monday through Friday 8 -12 and 1 -5.
New patients seen on a walk in basisBrackenridge Hospital, 324-7000
601 E. 15th St., 911
Emergency care whenever needed.Primary Care Division of the Community Care Services Department
(located in the Salvation Army)
501 E. 8th St., 476-2684x136
Treats injuries and ailments and can provide many types of testing; open 9:00 am - Noon, Monday - Friday.MAP cards
Map office at the ARCH
500 East 7th Street
Open Monday through Friday 8 -12 and 1 - 5.
Services reserved for homeless people only.
Screening and Enrollment done on a walk in basis and takes approximately 15 - 20 minutes.
Rosewood-Zaragosa Clinic (main office)
call 972-5300 for information
2802 Weberville Road
1111 E. Cesar Chavez (downtown area)
www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/ms_map.htmDepartment of Veterans Affairs
Austin Outpatient Clinic
2901 Montopolis Dr., 389-7104
For primary healthcare, specialty care and hospitalization
Contact Andrew Miller 389-6504 or
Linda Saucedo at 389-6556Dental van at ARCH Clinic
500 east 7th Street
Thursdays 8 -12, fridays 8 - 12 and 1 - 5 pm
Please sign up at the ARCH Clinic on Wed. at 8 am for appointments on the dental van.Austin Dental Clinic
15 Waller St., 972-4820
You must go through MAP (Medical Assistance Program) to find out your eligibility - there is a sliding scale for emergency services.Tuberculosis Elimination Clinic
15 Waller St.,
Tuberculosis testing.Manos de Cristo Dental Clinic
1201 E. Cesar Chavez, 477-2319
Emergency dental care for people who are working and don’t qualify for city, state, or federal programs.Communicable Diseases Screening
TB/Hepatitis/HIV/STD at ARCH Clinic
700 East 7th Street
Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 - 11:30 amSTD Clinic
15 Waller St., 972-543O
Anonymous STD testing.AIDS Services of Austin
7215 Cameron Rd., 458-2437
For those who have AIDS or are HIV positive.ACCESS
500 East 7th Stree, 478-5644
For the homeless mentally ill.
Walk-in hours are 10:30 - Noon, Monday - Friday, or you may call them and an outreach worker will come to you.Hotline to Help
Call for locations, 472-4357
This MHMR hotline will deal with any mental health crisis, including suicide prevention, 24 hours per day.Psychiatric Emergency Service
56 East Ave., Bldg. 633, 454-3521
Call if you or someone you know is about to harm themselves or someone else.FOOD STAMPS, HUMAN SERVICES, MEDICAID
Texas Dept. of Human Services
1165 Airport Blvd. 929-7330
Women, infants & Children (WIC)
Call for closest location, 1-800-942-3678HOUSING
Department of Veterans Affairs
2901 Montopolis Dr., 389-7104
Transitional housing for single veterans.Blackland Community Development Corp.
2005 Salina St., 972-7595
Transitional housing for families and single persons.American Youth Works
216 E. 4th St., 472-3-395
High School Diploma Program, ages 16-20 also has a first-time homebuyer program.Austin Housing Authority
1640 East 2nd St., Bldg. B., 477-4488
6 month to 2-year waiting list. 6 month to I year for the elderly or disabled.Travis County Housing Authority
2200 E. MLK, Jr., Blvd. 480-8245
Similar to Austin Housing Authority.Foundation Communities
3036 South First, Suite 200, 78704, 447-2026
Affordable housing for families of low to moderate income.Texas Low-Income Housing Information Service
1100 E. 8th St., 469-9802
This is not a housing program, but rather an information service. They may be able to answer your questions about other operations.ReENTRY PROGRAMS
ReEntry of Caritas
611 Neches St. 479-4610 ext. 240
Case management for single adult homeless individuals. Housing and other supportive services available for motivated individuals.SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, DISABILITY BENEFITS
Social Security
903 San Jacinto, 916-5404,
1-800-772-1213Legal Aid for the Homeless
500 East 7th Street, 476-4383
Civil legal advice.MEALS
Austin Baptist Chapel (Angel House)
908 Cesar Chavez
Every day 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Coffee, 9:30 am; Sunday servicesCaritas of Austin
501 E. 7th St., 472-4135
Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sunday 3:30 pmFoundation for the Homeless
1301 Lavaca St. (First United Methodist-Family Life Center)
Serves a hot breakfast every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-6:45. Services provided include showers, haircuts, Cap Metro ride tickets, clothing, eyeglass referrals and hygiene products.Salvation Army
5 0 1 E. 8th St., 476-1111University Baptist Church
405 West 22nd St., 478-8559
Provides a meal at 5:00 on Thursday.
Also has a food pantry open at the same time.United Methodist Church
2409 Guadalupe
Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Also has clothing closet at 10:30 amFood Not Bombs
Wooldridge Square, 9th and Guadalupe,
Sundays at 6:OO pm, Yes, vegetarian servings.University Ave. Church of Christ
University Avenue at MLK 476-6088
Hot breakfast served Wednesdays at 6:30am.TEXAS ID’S & BIRTH CERTIFICATES
Dept. of Public Safety
1500 North Congress
Renewals & duplicates onlyBureau of Vital Statistics
1111 E. Cesar Chavez, 972-5400
Austin/Travis County Health Department Texas birth certificates
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