Housing
Foundation Communities
Efficiency apartments and more including the Children’s Home Initiative for families below 30% of the median family income in Austin. Website
Mary Lee Foundation
Provides affordable housing to the working poor, single parents with young children and those on Social Security Disability. 512-443-5777 | Website
St. George’s Senior Housing
Provides a low-cost apartment community for older adults and people with disabilities. 512-459-8285 | Website
LifeWorks
Has several housing programs for young adults. 512-735-2100 | Website
Saint Louise House
Provides affordable housing and essential services to mothers and children experiencing homelessness in Central Texas. Website
Austin Habitat for Humanity
Provides a range of housing services. Website
Clarksville Community Development Corporation
Provides affordable housing in Clarksville. Website
Baptist Children’s Home
Provides housing for women with children. 512-246-4232 | Website
Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation
Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporationis an affordable housing provider to families from East Austin. 512-479-6275 | Website
Caritas of Austin
Provides permanent housing and supportive services for individuals who are chronically homeless and have a disability. 512-472-4135 on Monday – Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
Green Doors
Offers several housing programs. Website
Accessible Housing Austin
Serves people with disabilities who would otherwise be priced out of the current housing market or forced to live in institutions. 512-442-6680
Austin Tenants’ Council
Provides a Guide to Affordable Housing in the Greater Austin Area to find an apartment in Austin. Website
Housing Authority of the City of Austin
Provides affordable housing resources. Website
DMA Companies
Provides affordable and special needs housing through two properties in Austin.
Aldrich 51 |512-328-3232 x4799 | Website
Wildflower Terrace | 512-328-3232 | Website
Texas Residential and Vocational Services
A professional care community that offers individualized assisted living services. 512-928-2498 | Information
St. Vincent de Paul (through St. Austin’s Catholic Church)
Usually helps with $200 towards rent; can also get non-perishable foods from them. Call and leave a message. They will call you back. 512-477-1589
University Avenue Church of Christ
Call Mondays only between 9:15 am and 11:00 am. They will make an appointment for you to come in later in the week. 512-476-9584
Sacred Heart
Call Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. 512-926-1171
Catholic Charities
Call Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (closed for lunch from Noon-1 pm). 512-651-6080
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Call Tuesdays only between 10 am and Noon. They will help once a year. 512-345-8314
David Chapel Baptist Church
Call Monday and Tuesday between 2-3 p.m. 512-472-9748
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (St. Vincent de Paul)
Call Sundays between 9:30 am and 10:30 am. 512-476-3750
The ARCH Day Resource Center
Provides a range of services to meet basic needs. 512-305-4100 | Website
LifeWorks
Provides housing, case management and educational support for teenagers (ages 14-17) and older foster youth in emergency need of a safe place to stay. 512-735-2400 | Website
Asian Family Support Services of Austin
Provides advocates that can help Asians and other immigrant families dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking to get an access to the resources they need. 877-281-8371 | Website
Salvation Army Center | Website
Austin Shelter for Women and Children
Emergency shelter program for women and children who are experiencing homelessness. 512-933-0600
Emergency Shelter
Provides emergency shelter for homeless men, women, and families with children. 512-476-1111
Foundation for the Homeless
Provides various housing services. 512-453-6570 | Website
SAFE Austin
Offers services for children and victims of domestic abuse and provides an emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault. 512-267-7233 | Website
Starry, Inc.
Provides temporary shelter to runaway and homeless youth. Walk-ins accepted, but appointments preferred. 888-206-4579 (17 or younger) | Website
Central Texas Youth Services
Operates the Option House which is a 15-bed emergency shelter for children and youth ages 3-17. Crisis line: 800-421-8336 | Information line: 254-634-2085 | Website
Annunciation Maternity Home
Provides free services to young women who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. 512-864–7755 | Website
Food Assistance
Hope Food Pantry Austin doors are open Thursday and Friday mornings starting at 9:00 am. Clients should be at Hope no later than 9:45 a.m. to be eligible for the lottery and must bring proof of address such as a Green Card, lease, utility bill, Medicaid card, etc. and Identification with picture is preferred | Website
Abiding Love Lutheran Church This program provides 3 days worth of food for you and your family, free of charge. If you would like to attend this food pantry please bring an ID with you. The pantry is open every Monday 1:30pm – 3:30pm (doors open at 1:15pm) 7210 Brush Country Dr. , Austin, TX 78749 | 512-892-4040 | Website
Micah 6 Food Pantry (University Presbyterian Church) provides a food pantry to people in need. | 512-478-8559 x206 | Website
El Buen’s Samaritano Episcopal Mission food pantry that provides emergency food assistance to families and individuals in economic hardship for a period of six months. Distribution hours are Tue, Wed, Thu 9:00 am – Noon. | 512-439-0700 | Website
The Storehouse Food Ministry provides groceries once a month to those who are in a food crisis. No one is turned away who has a genuine need since the ministry do not impose any geographical restrictions. The pantry is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 512-989-9989 | Website
Fresh Food for Families is a unique program that provides low-income families with quality fruits, vegetables and other fresh foods free of charge on a regular basis. These fresh foods supplement existing grocery budgets with much-needed nutritious items. Fresh Food for Families distributes an average of 10 pounds of food to more than 8,000 individuals each month. | Website
Healthy Options Program for the Elderly (HOPE) Each month, HOPE clients receive an 15- to 20-pound bag of groceries to supplement their existing diets. They receive items like canned vegetables and meats, cereal, pasta and soups. Fresh produce and personal hygiene products are also included.
http://www.austinfoodbank.org/how-we-help/hope.html
Kids Cafe, an official program of Feeding America, serves as a direct partnership between the Capital Area Food Bank and existing after-school programs. There are more than 1,600 locally operated Kids Cafes across the nation. In FY2011, CAFB served more than 33,500 meals to an average of 3,300 children per month.
http://www.austinfoodbank.org/how-we-help/kids-cafe.html
The “Wheels of Sharing” Mobile Food Pantries fill geographic and service gaps in emergency food assistance. These Mobile Food Pantries provide basic staples, fruits and vegetables, and frozen foods. Guests also get help from CAFB staff in applying for food stamps and other federal assistance programs.
http://www.austinfoodbank.org/how-we-help/wheels-of-sharing-mobile-food-pantry.html
Meals on Wheels and More delivers hot, nutritious meals to the elderly, disabled, and homebound in the Greater Austin area. Aside from our signature meal-delivery program, Meals on Wheels and More offers additional “And More” services including their Meals for Kids Program.
http://www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org/programs/
Financial Assistance
UPLIFT provides basic needs assistance to people in need. They offer emergency food bags as well as financial assistance for rent, utilities, and prescriptions. Tuesdays only from 9:00 am to Noon. http://upcaustin.org/about/mission-service 512-476-5321
Sacred Heart Catholic Parish provides financial assistance for basic needs such as rent, utilities gas, water, electricity and prescriptions. Monday through Friday 10:00 am – 5:30 pm 515-926-2552
The City of Austin offers a Medically Vulnerable Registry for customers with a long-term disease, ailment, or critical illness. Customers eligible for the registry will receive more time to pay their bills and personal case management from Austin Energy and partnering social service agencies. To join the registry, contact Customer Care at 512-494-9400.
The City of Austins CAP Discounts program helps customers on low or fixed incomes who receive certain state, federal, and local entitlement programs. CAP Discounts can help reduce utility bills an average of $650 a year. 512-494-9400
St Matthew’s Episcopal Church Good Faith Fund (also an Austin Energy Plus 1 partner) provides assistance with rent and utilities to all zip codes within Austin City Limits. Tuesdays only from 10:00 am – Noon. 512-345-8314
St. Austin Catholic Parish provides emergency financial assistance for people in need. Go St. Austin Catholic Parish at 2026 Guadalupe, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you have any kind of ID make sure you bring it with you, it will help them help you faster. If you have any questions you can always give them a call at 512-477-9471.
Health
Medical Access Progam (MAP) helps people get the health care they need. We make sure that anyone who has a MAP card can go to a clinic, get medicine, and get emergency care. Every person in your family who is eligible will get a MAP identification card. You may use your MAP identification card to get healthcare services through any of the clinics or doctors who offer care to MAP patients.
http://www.medicalaccessprogram.net
People’s Community Clinic (PCC)’s mission is to improve the health of medically under-served and uninsured Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable healthcare. The clinic has been offering care with respect and dignity since 1970.
https://www.austinpcc.org/
CommUnityCare provides services at 22 locations in Travis County. CommUnityCare provides outpatient primary healthcare, dental care, limited specialty care, and behavioral health services. They also provide HIV/AIDS treatment at their David Powell location, and care for the homeless at the ARCH. CommUnityCare is now accepting new patients under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, MAP, and Sliding Fee Scale.
http://www.communitycaretx.org/index.html
Some of Lone Star Circle of Care’s patients have public insurance (Medicaid, CHIP, etc.), but are unable to find a primary care doctor who will see them. Ninety percent are under-insured or have no health insurance at all. Many of the uninsured are hardworking families that simply can’t afford coverage; in Texas 79 percent of uninsured adults work or have at least one working family member. Through Lone Star Circle of Care these hardworking Texans can obtain healthcare services that improve their lives and reduce the overall cost burden of the entire health care system. http://www.lscctx.org/patients/