Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations

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Texas

Texas Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program

Describes Texas laws and statewide program for the education of homeless children and youth, including a listing of local programs.

Central Texas Youth Services Bureau

CTYS provides counseling, a hotline, shelter and vocational guidance for homeless or troubled youth and their families. CTYS' home page provides a description of these services.

P.O. Box 185
Killeen, TX 76540
Phone: 800-421-TEEN
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A

AUSTIN

Sanctuary: A Place for the Displaced

Sanctuary is an innovative, transitional living center serving persons who find themselves homeless and/or displaced.

3121 East 12th Street
Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-477-2257
512-477-2443
Toll Free: 1-877-477-2257
Fax: 512-477-6047
Email: sanctuary@dbcity.net

DALLAS/FT. WORTH

Dallas Community Resources

This web site provides phone numbers for community service agencies in the Dallas area, including homeless assistance, housing assistance, child care assistance, food resources, medical services, counseling and treatment centers, job hotlines, and other services.

Tarrant County ACCESS for the Homeless: The ACCESS Team

The ACCESS Team (IMT) is a collaboration of citizens, businesses, and community based organizations who work together to eliminate homelessness, especially with respect to those persons diagnosed with mental illnesses. The ACCESS Team's home page lists the staff and members of ACCESS, gives a history of their online services, and provides links to other sites related to homelessness and mental illness.

3509 Hulen St., Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-377-8490
Fax: 817-377-8785
Email: jswaringen@azone.net

HOUSTON

Housing & Recovery, Inc. -- A New Life

Housing & Recovery, Inc. is a therapeutic, transitional living facility primarily for recovering male veterans. Housing & Recovery requires a minimum of five (5) days, preferably documented, sobriety for one to be considered for residency, and also offers a charted Alcoholic Anonymous group, "New Beginnings."

2421 Truxillo
Houston, TX 77004-4357
Phone: 713-520-9825
Contact: Sam Lewis, Executive Director
Email: CWB@writeme.com

HUNTSVILLE

The Good Shepherd Mission

The Good Shepherd Mission provides food, clothing and temporary shelter to indigent locals and transients by serving two hot meals daily, operating a food bank, providing clothing vouchers, free counseling, serving as the Information Hub of Walker County for Human Services (please see the website at www.ipt.com/help/), providing limited prescription and travel aid vouchers. The primary goal and purpose is to give people hope in time of crisis and extreme need. The Mission is a 501-C-3 non profit, private cooperation with board members from local churches. Funding is through churches, Local United Way, businesses, civic clubs, and individuals.

P.O. Box 7281
1005 Ave F
Huntsville, TX 77342
Phone: 409-291-8156
Fax: 409-291-9338
Email: mission@lcc.net

PORT CITIES

Port Cities Rescue Mission Ministries

The Port Cities Rescue Mission provides shelter for families, single women, and single men through three separate facilities. Located in downtown Port Arthur, Texas, the Mission has been providing these services since 1984.

900 6th Street
P.O. Box 1665
Port Arthur, TX 77641-1665
Phone: 409-982-0202
Fax: 409-982-0697
Contact: Dave Gillooly, Executive Director
Email: rescue@rescue.org

SAN ANTONIO

Reaching The Youth, Inc.

Reaching The Youth is a non-profit organization serving homeless and runaway pregnant and parenting adolescents and teens in San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas. Reaching The Youth, Inc. provides multi-sensitive programs and services and a continnum of care in reducing first-time pregnancies and repeated births among this population. Programs and services provided include legislating for policy changes/improvement; Housing Assistance; Crisis Intervention Programs; Entrepreneur Programs; Child Care Assistance Services; Feeding Programs; Education Advancement Programs; Career Empowerment Programs; Recreational Programs; Counseling Services; Outreach, Recruitment and Assessment Programs; and Community/Economic Development Programs.

P.O. Box 10532
San Antonio, Texas 78210-0532
Phone: 210-823-4902
Fax: 210-534-3125
Email: youths@swbell.net

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry

The San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry (SAMM) operates emergency services, transitional shelter and services and transitional housing. SAMM's home page includes a description of their programs, information on how you can contribute, and a personal account of one client's job search.

318 W. Houston Street, Suite 200
San Antonio, TX 78205-2420
Phone: 210-225-3582
Fax: 210-225-8166
Email: samm@samm.org