Community Resources
Trusted community resources to help with housing, food, mental health, utilities, and legal support.
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Houston Food Bank
535 Portwall Street Houston Texas 77029
Appointments required
Accepts monetary donations
Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday 9am-12 noon
Sunday closed
(713)223-3700
West Houston Assistance Ministries
10501 Meadow Glen Ln Houston, Texas 77042
Basic needs, financial help, education
Tuesday thru Friday 10 am-5pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
(713)780-2727
You Belong Food Pantry
8870 West Sam Houston Pkwy N #200 Houston, Texas 77040
The food pantry provides food for families in need. Limited supplies available
Tuesday and Thursday 9am-11am
closed remainder days
(832)301-7035
Open Door Mission
Homeless Shelters For Men
5803 Harrisburg Houston Texas 77011
Services: Addiction treatment (The Doorway Recovery Program)
Alumni support (Career guidance and support groups)
Mental Health Treatment
(713)921-7520
Missionaries of Charity
Shelter for women
9 Sidney Street Houston, Texas 77003
Services: Shelter for pregnant or homeless women (house for men but only can stay for 1 month)
(713)921-9687
The Beacon (part of Brigid’s hope)
1212 Prairie Street Houston Texas 77002
Shelter for homeless individuals
Day shelter also – laundry, access to showers, and hot lunches
(713)220-9737
Salvation Army Men’s Shelter
1717 Congress Houston Texas 77002
Shelter for men and veterans
(713)227-8900
Volunteers of America
5630-5712 Lavender Street Houston, Texas 77026
Addiction treatment for seniors/older adults, pregnant/postpartum women, women and female clients Residential beds for clients’ children Court ordered drug rehab programs Addiction treatment for Spanish speakers as well
(713)400-3400
Bay Area Homeless Services
Co-ed and family Homeless Shelter
3406 Wisconsin Baytown Texas 77520
Emergency shelter services
Employment Services
Speaker services
(281)338-7600
Covenant House
Teen/Young Adults
Temporarily moved to Third Ward
3412 Beulah Houston Texas 77004
As young as 10, as old as 21, but have to be enrolled before 21st birthday. Youth can leave and come as many times as needed
(713)523-2231
Today’s Harbor for Children (part of DePelchin)
Adrianna Strain (host family coordinator)
astrain@todaysharborforchildren.org
514 Bayridge Road LaPorte Texas 77571
Residential placement with families
Pregnant and parenting teen program and residential treatment for youth aging out of foster care
(281)471-9622 ext. 108
DePelchin Children’s Center
4950 Memorial Drive Houston Texas 77007
Foster and Adoption Residential Services Parenting programs Kinship Care Counseling
TAGS for youth 18-22 aging out of foster care
(713)730-2335
Lifehouse of Houston
P.O. Box 27127 Houston Texas 77227
info@lifehousehouston.org
Christian apartment homes for expectant mothers 12-24
(713)623-2120
Salvation Army ARC
2118 Washington Avenue Houston, Texas 77007
Residential treatment program for men
(713)869-3551
Women Connection, Inc.
Shelter for homeless women and children. Supportive homes: shared, SRO and apartments
(832)377-8498
The Texas Alcoholism Foundation, Inc dba The Texas House
2208 West 34th Street Houston Texas 77018
Residential substance abuse counseling for adult men without insurance or funding for one year
Available 24/7
1(888)268-0905
Behavior Hospital of Bellaire
5314 Dashwood Houston Texas 77081
Adults/Geriatic
(713)600-9500
Cypress Creek Hospital
17750 Cali Drive Houston Texas 77090
Adolescents/Adults
Sun Behavior Houston
7601 Fannin Street Houston Texas 77054
Children 6+/Adolescent/Adults/Geriatric
Kingwood Pines Hospital
2001 Ladbrook Drive Kingwood Texas 77333
Children 8+/Adolescent/Adults/Geriatric
(281)358-1495 x Admissions
Lone Star Behavioral Health
16303 Grand Rd Cypress Texas 77449
admissions@lsbhealth.net
Adults
1(800)793-0725
(281)516-6200
Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) and LIHEAP
For low income households, offering funds for heating, cooling, and bill payments. Eligible residents can apply for assistance, including up to $2,400 for utility bills, via TDHCA
Call 211 for help
Baker Ripley Utility Assistance Program
3838 Aberdeen Way Houston, Texas 77025
supports Harris, Brazoria, and Galveston counties with payments of their electricity, gas, or propane utility bills. Monday March 9th the online application portal will be open to receive an additional 4,000 applications
(713)590-2327
Public Utility Commission of Texas
William B. Travis Building 1701 N. Congress Avenue Suite 7-110 Austin, Texas 78701
P.O. Box 13326 Austin, Texas 78711-3326
Assistance hotline (512)936-7120
1(888)782-8477
8am-5pm Monday thru Friday
The Salvation Army USA
1221 River Bend Drive Dallas, Texas 75247
Offering emergency rent and utility assistance to keep families who are struggling to pay basic bills in their home.
1(800)SAL-ARMY
Lone Star Legal Aid
1415 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77002
Provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals and families in 72 counties across East, Southeast, and Northeast Texas
(713)652-0077
Houston Volunteer Lawyers
1000 Louisiana #3600 Houston, Texas 77002
Civil legal, estate planning, and probate, family law matters, free legal assistance, immigration services, language interpreters, legal advice, legal aid, legal representation, legal review, programs support
(713)228-0735
Advocate Legal Clinic
3611 Ennis Street Houston, Texas 77004
nbradley77004@aol.com
Legal service provider for low-income seniors and caregivers. Known for its advocacy skills in aiding minority seniors in accessing government entitlements.
(832)393-4074
America Family Law Center
7324 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77074
Civil, divorce, employment, labor litigation, legal advice, legal malpractice litigation, power of attorney, pro Bono representation, will writing, alternative dispute resolution, attorney review, attorneys legal, child custody lawyers, child custody legal, child custody legal aid, and more
(214)949-1000