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Guide to Essential Resources in Fort Bend and Surrounding Area

Updated: Oct 14

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


Food Assistance


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 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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