Social Services

Social Services | Prepared Meals | Groceries  | Shelter/Housing | Medical Care |
Mental Health | Dental Care | Identification | Legal Aid/Advocacy I Family Literacy

Social Services

• Get Help, 2-1-1 or (512) 973-9203
  United Way's online searchable database of Austin nonprofits and nonprofit programs and services.
• Your Texas Benefits
  Apply for benefits (SNAP/food stamps, Medicaid, TANF) or find a local office.
• Front Steps, Austin’s Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH)
  500 E. 7^th St., 305-4100, Mon-Fri 6:30am-5:30pm, Sat & Sun 6:30am-4:30pm                                                                                        phones, showers, toilets, laundry, mail, lockers, and other services                                                                                                  case management walk-in M/W/TH/F 3-5pm                                                                                                                                               (ARCH RESOURCE GUIDE)
• Aunt Bertha
  Find food, housing, medical services by zip code.
• Salvation Army
  501 E. 8^th St., 476-1111, Mon-Fri mail distribution 1-4:30pm
   
• Angel House
  908 E. Cesar Chavez, 474-2666
  men’s clothing Sat 9am, toilets 9am-12:30pm daily; showers 9:30am-12pm Mon-Sat
• Congregational Church of Austin
  408 W. 23^rd St.
  1st and 3rd Thurs each month at noon lunch for teens only
• Lifeworks Street Outreach for Youth
  408 W 23^rd St., 732-2300/732-2400
  Mon-Fri counseling and case management
• Caritas,
  611 Neches, 472-4135, call for appointment
  emergency assistance, rent/utility assistance (one time), food case management
• Baptist Community Center, 2000 E. 2^nd St., 478-7243, call for appointment
  rent/utility assistance, photo ID and social security card required
• Travis County Family Support Services
  (512) 854-4120
• Trinity Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  304 E 7th, (512) 610-3515, M-F 9:30 am-1pm, $ assistance, clothing, meals, movies
   

Meals and Food Pantries

• Austin Baptist Chapel - Angelhouse Soup Kitchen
  908 E. Cesar Chavez, 474-2666
  hot lunch daily 11am-12:30pm, showers and clothing for men daily 9:30-10:30am
• Caritas Community Kitchen
  611 Neches
  hot lunch Mon-Sat 11am-noon
• Salvation Army
  501 E. 8^th St., 476-1111
  breakfast 7:30am, dinner 4-5:30pm daily
• University Avenue Church of Christ
  1903 University Ave. (back entrance), 476-6088
  limited financial assistance, hot breakfast Wed 6:15 am, food pantry Thurs & Sat
• Community of Christ Church
  2132 Bluebonnet Ln. (near Oltorf & S. Lamar), 444-7120
  breakfast 8-9am Sun
• Trinity United Methodist, Hope Food Pantry, 459-5835, food pantry Thurs & Fri 9:45 am
• University United Methodist Church
  2409 Guadalupe, 478-9387
  lunch Sat 10:30am-noon, clothing & household items Sat 9:30-11am
• Feed My People Breakfast Program
  453-6570, Tues & Thurs
• Mobile Loaves and Fishes
• El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Center
  7000 Woodhue Dr., 739-0700
  food pantry Tues, Wed, Thurs, 9am-noon, need photo ID
•  Baptist Community Center
  2000 E. 2^nd St., 478-7243
  Mon-Fri 9:20am-noon & 1-5 pm, bread and sweets, call for appointment

Shelter/Housing

• Salvation Army
  501 E. 8^th St., 476-1111
  register daily 1:45-6:30pm
• Women’s Shelter
  4523 Tannehill Ln., 933-0600
  women and children
• Casa Marianella,
  821 Gunther St., 385-5571
  Spanish-speaking refugees only, intake daily 8am-8pm
• Lifeworks Street Outreach for Youth
  441-8336
  temporary housing for CPS & youth in crisis
• Transitional Living Facility
  458-2704
• Foundation for the Homeless
  453-6570
  assists adults and their children, 9am-4:30pm daily
• Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH),
  500 E. 7^th St.
  6pm lottery for night sleep
• Pacesetter,
  1000 Payton Gin, 746-1444
  call after 7am, work daily, get paid daily
• Cold Weather Shelter
  call ARCH, 305-4100, or Lifeworks, 735-2300
• Safeplace, 
  24-hour Hotline 512.267.SAFE (7233),
  TTY for the Deaf community  512.927.9616
• City of Austin Housing Authority
  (512) 477-4488
  1124 S IH 35, Austin, TX 78704-2614

Medical Care

• AIDS Services of Austin
  7215 Cameron Rd., 458-2437
  for HIV+ only, case management/food bank/housing/HIV testing/insurance assistance
• ARCH Homeless Clinic
  500 E. 7^thSt., 972-4850
  Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
• Baptist Community Center
  2000 E. 2^nd St., 478-7243
  prescription $ help, photo ID and social security card needed
• Brackenridge Hospital
  601 E. 15^th St. near I-35, 324-7000
• HealthCare Resource Directory
• Lifeworks Street Outreach for Youth @ Congregational Church of Austin
  23^rd & Guadalupe, 735-2300, Thurs 1-4pm, teens up to 24 yrs.
• MAP Cards
  500 E. 7^th St.,
  Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, in ARCH office
• Medicare
• Salvation Army Homeless Clinic
  501 E. 8^th St., 634-4940
  Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, closed noon -1pm
• Seton McCarthy Community Health Center
  2811 East Second Street, Austin, TX 78702
  Phone: (512) 324-4930
• Texas Medicaid
  4900 North Lamar Blvd.
  Austin, TX 78751
  (512) 424-6500
• The Vet Center
  2015 S. I.H. 35, Southcliff Bldg., Suite 101
  Austin,  TX  78741
  512-416-1314
  Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
   

• Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
  2901 Montopolis, 389-6504 –DD214 at 389-6556
  Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

• Volunteer Health Clinic
  4215 Medical Parkway
  Austin, Texas 78756
  (512) 459-6002
   

Mental Health

• Austin Area Mental Health Consumers
  At the Self Help Advocacy Center (SHAC)
  3205 South 1st St.
  Austin, TX 78704
  (512) 442-3366
• ACCESS (MHMR)
  500 E. 7^th St. @ ARCH , 478-5644
  walk-in hours Mon-Fri 10:30am-noon
• Suicide Prevention (MHMR)
  472-4357 (TDD 703-1395)
  24 hours (starts with RECORDINGS)
• Safeplace
  267-7233, 24-hour hotline for domestic violence, sexual-assault survivors, shelter for women and men who are victims of sexual assault or domestic violence
• Austin Recovery
  8402 Crosspark Dr., 997-0101
  admissions 821-1739, drug and alcohol treatment, Mon-Fri 8am-4:30 pm
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 444-0071
  Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Hill Country Intergroup, referrals and support

Dental Care

• AIDS Services of Austin—Jack Sansing Dental Clinic
  3000A Medical Arts, 479-6633
  for HIV+ only, by appointment, Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-2pm, variable fee
• Manos De Cristo Dental Clinic
  1201 Cesar Chavez, 477-2319
  Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, emergency walk ins Tues & Thurs 8-9am
• Mobile Dental Clinic
  Thurs & Fri, 8am-4pm inside ARCH , sign up Wed 8am-5pm
• Dental Care from Community Care

Identification

• Voter Registration
• Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card, Social Security Office,
  (512) 206-3700, 1029 Camino La Costa
• Texas State Identification
• Agencies that Assist with IDs
  • All Saints Episcopal, 209 W. 27th St, Tuesdays at 6:00 am
  • Front Steps, 500 E. 7th, Tuesday at 7:30 am
  • Trinity Center, 304 E. 7th St., Thursdays at 11 am
• • Christian Service Center, 476-9584, call for appointment
    help with ID, birth certificates, other resources

Legal Aid/Advocacy

• Austin Bar Association's Legal Resources  for the Community
• Free Legal Advice Hotline
  call 512-472-8303 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month for LegalLine.
•  VLS Free Legal Clinic
  500 E. 7^th St., sign appointment sheet or call 305-4100 
  Mon clinic 6-7pm at Martin Middle School, 1601 Haskell St.,
  Wed clinic 6-7pm at Webb Middle School, 601 E. St. Johns St.,
  Call 512-447-7707 x301 to confirm
• Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Society
  4920 N. I-35 · Austin , TX 78751, 512-447-3940
• UT Criminal Defense Clinic
  727 E. Dean Keaton St., 512-232-1300
  apply early Sept or Jan 25, financial guidelines apply
• American Gateways
  314 East Highland Mall Boulevard, Suite 501, 512-478-0546
  legal help for new Americans
• Texas Advocacy Family Violence Hotline
  512-476-5770, legal questions answered
• Texas Advocacy Family Law Hotline
  512-476-1866

Family Literacy

• Any Baby Can
• (512) 454-3743
• 1121 E. 7th St.
• Austin, TX
• Parents and their children aged 5 years or older are eligible.
   

• ASPIRE - Even Start
  (512) 928-9454
  1711 Wheless Lane
  Austin, TX 78723
  Parents and their children aged 7 years or younger are eligible.

  Austin Learning Academy
  (512) 457-9194
  1311 Hackberry St.
  Austin, TX 78702
  Parents and their children aged 6 weeks or older are eligible. Classes are held at several locations.