Emergency Resources
- Need Immediate Help? Dial 2-1-1 (non-emergency situations)
- Police/Fire/Medical Emergency? Dial 9-1-1
-988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 9-8-8.
-Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 (Available 24/7).
Shelters
- Fort Bend County
- Fort Bend Family Promise (Family Shelter): 281-403-3923
- Fort Bend Free Transportation. To schedule a free ride call 866-751-TRIP or click HERE
- Galveston County
The Salvation Army (Men, women, and family shelter): 409-765-7233
Resource and Crisis Center (Women and family shelter): 409-763-1441
Chosen Ones Ministries: (409) 229-1394
- Houston
- Catholic Charities: 713.526.4611 https://catholiccharities.org/need-help/
- Mission of Yahweh (Women's Shelter): 713-466-4785
- Star of Hope Transitional Living Center (Single women/ parent shelter): 713-222-2220
- Montgomery County
- Montgomery County Women's Center: 936-441-4044
- Other Areas
- Martin Luther King Center (Conroe): 936-788-2468
- The Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Pasadena): 713-472-0753
- Sarah's House (Pasadena): 713-475-1450
- Family Promise of Lake Houston: 281-441-3754
Housing Assistance
- Abagail's Place (Richmond): Housing for single mothers and families: 832-945-1461 www.abigailsplace.org
- Texas Eviction Diversion Program: https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/TEDP.htm
- Ending Homelessness Fund: https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/home-division/ending-homelessness-fund.htm
Food Assistance
- Houston Food Bank: https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/
Legal Assistance
- Houston Bar Association: 713-759-1133
- Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (low-income): 800-526-8252
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers: 713-228-0735 https://www.makejusticehappen.org/
- Lone Star Legal Aid: 713-652-0077 / 713-652-5911
- Legal Hotline for Older Texans (60+): 800-622-2520
- Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence (AVDA): 713-224-9911
- Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office (Protective Orders Only): 281-341-4460
- Office of the Attorney General - Child Support Division (Child Support Only): 800-252-8014
- BPSOS-Houston: 281-530-6888
- Disability Rights Texas: 1-800-880-0821
- Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy, Inc: 713-313-1139
- Equal Justice Center: 800-853-4028 www.equaljusticecenter.org
- Texas Civil Rights Project: 512-474-5073
- Fort Bend County Law Library: 281-341-3718
- Fort Bend Lawyers Care: 281-239-0015
- Fort Bend County Bar Association: http://www.fortbendbar.org/
- Fort Bend County Dispute Resolution Center: 281-342-5000
- State Bar of Texas, Lawyer Referral Service: 1-800-252-9690
- Houston Lawyer Referral Service: 1-800-289-4577 or 713-237-9429
- Texas Legal Services Center (Legal Hotline): 1-800-622-2520
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys: http://www.nacba.org
Other Resources
- Texas Benefits (SNAP, TANF, etc): https://www.yourtexasbenefits.com/
- Child Support Application: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/child-support/get-started/how-apply-child-support
- Child Advocates of Fort Bend (Advocacy Center): 281-238-5182
- Texana Crisis Center Hotline: 800-633-5686
- Fort Bend Women's Center Hotline: 281-342-4357 fbwc.org
- Report Abuse (DFPS/CPS): 800-252-5400 txabusehotline.org
- Fort Bend County Women's Center: 281-344-5750
- Katy Christian Ministries (DV and SA survivors near Katy, TX): 281-391-4357 or 281-693-7273
- Rosenberg Housing Authority: 281-342-1456
- Habitat for Humanity: 281-403-0708
- United Way Fort Bend County Service Center: 281-207-2300
- Catholic Charities (Mamie George Community Center): 281-202-6200
- Christian Community Services: 713-961-3993
- City Wide Club: 713-752-2582
- Fort Bend County Social Services: 281-238-3502
- Katy Christian Ministries: 281-391-5261
- Fort Bend County Health and Human Services: 281-342-6414
- Rosenberg-Richmond Helping Hands: 281-341-7536
- Galveston County Community Action Council (GCCAC) - Fort Bend: 409-762-8418
- East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry: 281-261-1006
- Second Mile: 281-261-9199
- Fort Bend Senior Citizens: 281-633-2162
- Fort Bend Family Health Center: 281-342-4530
- Mental Health America of Fort Bend County: 281-207-2480
- Houston Area Urban League (offers some assistance in Fort Bend County): 713-393-8700
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