Resources for Help
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General resources for food, rent, and utilities:
United Way Connect ATX:
To find food pantries, rent, utilities, transportation, job assistance, computer education, and childcare during COVID -19
https://www.unitedwayaustin.org/connectatx/
Find Help: FindHelp.org- -Go to FindHelp.org, then:
- - Enter zip code (ex. 78758)
- - Take a look at the teal banner and click the help you need: Food, Housing, Transit. Help to pay utilities and rent /mortgage comes under housing.
Austin Restoration Ministries - local outreach program for rent, utilities and food - 512-228-0352- www.ATX. Church
Veterans that require help with rent, facing eviction:
- The VA - Austin VA Vet Center - 512-416-1314
- Housing Authority of Travis County - hctctx.com/find-affordable-housing/ (512) 854-1899
- Green Doors - Support Services for Homeless Vets (512)-469-9130
Please click on: Rent help for Travis country Residents
To help pay for rent and/or utilities:
Catholic Charities of Central Texas (512) 651-6115/512-651-6100/ (512) 476-3750 or
email: ellen-gutierrez@cctx.org
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (512) 345-8314
St. James Episcopal Church (512) 926-6339
All Saints Episcopal Church (512) 476-3589
Saint Mary Cathedral (512) 476-6182
Later Mt. Zion Church (512) 469-9020
Greater Mt. Zion Church (512) 478-7578
University Presbyterian Church (512) 476-5321
St. Austin Outreach (512) 477-9471
Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, Inc. (ARCH) (512) 305-4100
Travis County Family Support Services Division (512) 267-3245
Austin Texas Health and Human Services Department (HHSD) (512)-972-5011
Other resources provided by Catholic Charities of Central Texas, click here.
Latino HealthCare Forum is helping people apply for rent assistance, please call (737) 702-0016
Caritas of Austin help pays rent if you have an unexpected emergency such as job loss or a medical condition. Rental assistance available at the most once a year. Please call (512) 267-3245
Guide to Community resources in Austin - Click here and click links for the type of service you are looking for.COVID-19 resources:
http://www.austintexas.gov/department/covid-19-information/covid-19-resources
Where to get the Co-vid vacinne for anyone 16 years and older: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/austin-texas-covid19-vaccine-wait-list-providers/269-6d605aef-b43a-4248-bc8a-02638b03c64e
Austin Public Health currently receives the Moderna vaccine, which is authorized for people 18 years of age and older. For additional vaccination options, visit www.AustinTexas.gov/COVID19-Vaccines or www.Vaccines.gov.
Healthservices during COVID: Health and Human Services during COVID
This link encompasses financial assistance for rent, utilites and homelessness during co-vid: just open out the relevant drop downs
http://austintexas.gov/housing-resources
Medicare Savings Program in English and in Spanish. Please click on the colored links.
Central Health NorthEast Health and Wellness Services
!!! PLEASE NEVER USE A PAYDAY OR TITLE LOAN to pay bills etc., because they get into your direct deposit bank account and siphon out money without your knowledge, making you pay the loan with 500% or more interest and now being unregulated, it can be as high as 965%!!!
The best resource for Eviction and Mortgage help:
To help our neighbors facing eviction:
Register on the following websites:
1) The Charlie Center - Homeless Hospitality and Navigation Center serving North Austin.
Please fill the form: click here.
2) Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO):
Please get services by filling out a coordinated entry form. For Information click here.
The ECHO site also has a list of additional resources, please click here.3) More organizations help with eviction and homelessness, please click here.
4) For traffic lights, the best thing you can usually do is hand out snack packs – a list of helpful items is here (under “at home volunteer opportunities”)
5) Handing out snack packs, hygiene kits, and bottles of water is always a great help. In these packs they could include Continuum of Care information about the Coordinated Assessment and other utility resources, shelter resources, etc.
Mortgage Relief:
Mortgage relief during co-vid:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/16/eviction-and-forbearance-protections-extended-for-homeowners.html
https://www.capcog.org/events/temap-deadline/
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-and-housing-assistance/help-for-homeowners/learn-about-forbearance/
https://www.usa.gov/mortgages
https://themortgagereports.com/63437/mortgage-relief-refinance-programs
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-and-housing-assistance/
Homeowners buyer Mortgage Assistance
https://guides.sll.texas.gov/covid-19/homeowners
https://www.fanniemae.com/here-help-homeowners
Find Affordable Housing in Austin (search tool):
https://www.atxaffordablehousing.net/
Utilities: Financial Assistance from other Plus One for Austin Energy providers:
To help pay your utilities, you can try asking for rent at the same time too
https://austinenergy.com/ae/residential/your-bill/customer-assistance-programs/financial-support-plus1
For Austin Energy users, you may be allowed $1500.00 per year but $3000.00 a year during Co-vid.
Austin Energy - AustinBillHelp.com or call 512-765-9721
Please fill out the financial assistance form and they will connect you to the right organization, click next and it takes you to the form:
https://solixconsulting.force.com/AustinEnergyUA/s/?language=en_US
Electric if 62 years or older: Contact Age of Central Texas: 15124514611
Electric if 60 or older or are a primary care giver to someone 60 or older or anyone who is on medicare or has a disability meet any one of the requirements in this link: Contact the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area - ADRC at adrccap@capcog.com or 855-937-2372
Click here for more information and for more services.
For neighbors on oxygen or who need their medication to be refrigerated, please contact Austin Energy 512-494-9400 to be registered on the Medically Vulnerable list so that even if you do not pay or are late, your electricity cannot be disconnected.
Saint Louise House provides single mothers and their children the stable housing and wraparound services they need to succeed. Our highly-individualized, holistic approach and two-generational services foster education, financial stability and healthy living and provide pathways out of poverty that will last a lifetime.
https://saintlouisehouse.org/
Saint Louise House - help with utilities, no boundary limits, as long as you have not been helped by anyone in the Plus One utility program from Austin Energy during the current year, please call Saint Louis House at 512-297-2129 x211 for help.
Food
You can buy free food from food pantries in the area and save that money on rent and utilities: For all food pantries except SVdP, please call and go because we do not know the timings and procedures for co-vid. Also, please check regarding diapers, bus passes and hygiene products when you visit any food pantry.- SVdP food pantry-901 W Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78758
Pre-packaged bags available per household choice, no choice on items.
You can also check about bus passes, hygiene products, and clothing vouchers.- To find food pantries in the area:
https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/food-assistance/get-food-now
Filter by zip code. You can do the same with https://www.foodpantries.org- Food pantries that also provide diapers: Please call and go as timings are subject to change, especially during COVID-19
https://www.austindiapers.org/find-diapers.html - WIC Approved Groceries for those in the WIC program
- Saffron Trust Women's Foundation is distributing meals: Please contact them on https://www.saffrontrust.org/: (973) 698-6122: peverette@saffrontrust.org
- Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church : drive through food pantry due to COVID - 100 W Rundberg Ln, 78753 - hours are 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday but if in immediate need for food please call 512-913-3854 to make arrangements.
Northeast Health Resource Center - baby diapers and wipes, formula, feminine hygiene products and adult diapers. Located in a portable building on the grounds of Barbara Jordan Elementary school: 6711 Johnny Morris Rd, Austin, TX 78724. The building faces Loyola Ln right next to the parking lot. Anybody can come in and ask for what they need. They also help people apply for MAP but they need an appointment for that. Please call the MAP number (512-978-8130) to request an appt at the NEHRC.
Free Bedding: Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Manchaca, TX 78652
844-432-2337 ext. 5735
Website: Shpbeds.org/request-free-twin-bed
MENTAL HEALTH DURING CO-VID 19:
https://www.kut.org/post/where-find-mental-health-support-during-coronavirus-pandemic
Integral Care - 24 hour helpline
Elder Abuse, click here.
Lower Car Insurance- due to co-vid
For members and clients, all insurance agencies have to decrease the insurance rate or give you a prorated refund for the months from March to May 2020 and even, till now if you are working from home.
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/06/828187071/some-auto-insurers-are-sending-refunds-to-customers-as-crash-rate-falls
Jobs Available right now:
IHOP is hiring all positions w ww.acgtexasjobs.com for more information
GOODWILL JOBS city wide: https://www.goodwillcentraltexas.org/education-job-training/jobs-at-goodwill-central-texas
Launchpad Job club – https://launchpadjobclub.org/join-launch-pad-job-club/ Launchpad also has meetings on creating resumes, preparing for job interviews and they will also set up practice mock interviews when you need help to get ready before an interview.
During Covid_ Launchpad Zoom link: https://launchpadjobclub.org/ on this page every Friday but you need to join early as 100 users only. On the same page there is help how to apply for unemployment benefits through workforce commission, online. Attending launchpad meetings count as a work activity for unemployment benefits.
Skillpoint Alliance is a local non-profit focused on offering free occupational training to those in need. We offer full-time, no-cost training in Electrical, HVAC/Plumbing, and Advanced Manufacturing.
Our Manufacturing class in particular can lead to a really exciting and stable career at a company like Applied Materials, NXP, Samsung, etc. Starting wages for graduates from this class typically range from $16-20+/hr.
Applying is easy: visit our website at www.skillpointalliance.org and click "Apply Now." One of our Admissions Coordinators will respond within 24 hours.
Integral Care Career Opportunities
Carpenters Union Apprenticeship in Austin is offering 8-weeks of free training, click here to learn more.
Beware of Internet scams: Internet scams
Apply to jobs on indeed.com or Linkedin or BuiltinAustin. Avoid career builder due to job scams. On Indeed.com do not apply to jobs that ask you for your home address or another personal information such as bank information, SSN, report spam on these and also if they conduct interviews via text message such as Telegram messenger, wire etc. or if they send you an email where there is only a link to click on, do not click the link and report the job as spam.
Texas issues unemployment benefit guidance to contractors, gig, self-employed workers
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/economy/article/ Texas-issues-unemployment- benefit-guidance-to-15218672. php
Unemployment Benefits Services | Texas Workforce Commission:
https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/unemployment- benefits-services
This is especially beneficial for people who have lost their jobs due to co-vid.
You can also use computers, printing services at the North Workforce Commission while you are getting help with unemployment, education services or childcare:North Center 9001 N IH 35, Suite 110 Austin, TX 78753 Tel: (512) 454-9675 Monday to Friday 8-5 pm
Education:It's that time of year again! Free Minds, a nonprofit program within Foundation Communities that connects Austin-area adults with access to free college credits in the humanities, is open for applications. On class nights, we're able to provide free food and free childcare in addition to covering the cost of tuition and supplies. Classes are held in the evenings to accommodate full-time work schedules. Our overall goal is to help families overcome barriers to receiving higher education and the economic benefits that come along with it. Applications for Free Minds close on July 8
Taylor Kirby | she/her
Free Minds Community Liaison
Foundation Communities
512-610-7961
Homelessness Resources:
https://austinclubhouse.org/resources/
https://www.shelterlist.com/city/tx-austin
https://library.austintexas.libguides.com/socialservices/shelter
https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/travis_county_transitional_hou.html
Laundry and shower services for the homeless:Lighter Loads: (512) 585-5344
www.lighterloadsatx.com
http://mission-accomplished.org/contact-us/www.austintexas.gov/department/covid-19-help-homeless-community
https://laundrylove.org/
For General information about other different topics, click here.
SVdP St. Albert the Great main resource (please call and check regarding timings during co-vid ), click here.
If you are in need of financial assistance, for rent and utilities please enter your full residential address in the boundary map to locate which SVdP conference can help you, as it goes by zip code: https://austinsvdp.info/
For assistance regarding the resources above, please email: stalbgr8svdp@gmail.com