Many families in our community struggle to meet their basic needs. We want you to know that services exist to help meet those needs and put your child, and your entire family, on a path to success.
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Below you will find information about local, state, and national resources for:
Health, Housing/Shelter, Nutrition, Education/Employment,
Mental Health/Disabilities, Immigration, and Social Services/Other. 

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Health

Insurance

Affordable Care Act
1-800-318-2596

• www.healthcare.gov

Healthy Texas Women

• Healthy Texas Women
• Family Planning program
• Breast & Cervical Cancer Services
• Other Benefits

Medicaid/CHIP
Call 2-1-1

• YourTexasBenefits.com​

Texas Health Steps
877-847-8377
Free medical checkups starting at birth, and free dental checkups starting at 6 months of age for children on Medicaid. 

Medical Providers

Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas 
Health Services 
512-392-1161​

• Family Planning
• Prescription Assistance
• HIV/AIDS Assistance
• Breast & Cervical Cancer Outreach

Community Health Centers of South Central Texas (Caldwell County)
Lockhart: 830-494-4001
Luling: 830-875-6399 ​

• ​Behavioral Health
• Dental
• Family Medicine
• Pediatrics

Medical Providers

CommuniCare (Hays County)
512-268-8900

• Medical
  • Family Medicine
  • Women’s Health
  • Pediatrics​
• Dental (Kyle Campus)
• Behavioral Health (Kyle Campus)
• STD/HIV Screening & Testing
• Lab​

Christus Santa Rosa-San Marcos
​Hospital
512-353-8979

• Birthing Care
• Diabetes Care
• Emergency Care
• Primary and Specialty Care
• Surgery
• Women's Care​​

Corridor Primary Care Pediatrics
​512-392-1700​

• San Marcos & Kyle Locations 

Live Oak Health Partners
​Community Clinic/Indigent Health Program (Hays County)​
​512-396-3911

• Well-Adult and Well-Child Exams
• Monitor chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure
• Walk-In Visits

• Pediatric Visits
• Texas Health Steps exams
• Immunizations for adults and children
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Prescription Assistance Program​

Dr. Josefina V. Martinez, DDS
Children's Dentist 512-393-KIDS (5437)

Medical Providers

Seton Lockhart Family Healthcare Center 
​512-376-9690​

• Family Medicine 

Seton Hays Hospital and ER
512-504-5000​

• Heart and Vascular Health
• Cancer Care
• Orthopedics
• Women’s Health
• Maternity Services
• Emergency Care - (This location also offers Dell Children’s Emergency Care)

Other

Medical Transportation Program
1-877-MED-TRIP​

• Non-emergency medical transportation services for people who don’t have a way to get to covered health care services.

WIC (Hays & Caldwell)
512-393-8040

• Nutrition education
• Breastfeeding support and education 
• Supplemental WIC foods
• Referrals to health and social services

Any Baby Can (Hays County)
512-454-3743 

• Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) 
• Nurse Family Partnership
• No Estas Solo

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services (Caldwell County)
1-844-309-6385​

• ​Autism Services
• Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
• ​Family Health Care​​

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Housing/Shelter

Austin Habitat for Humanity
​512-472-8788

Hays-Caldwell Women's Center (HCWC)
512-396-4357

• Shelter     ​   

HOME Center
​512-270-8433

• Connect clients to community resources
• Provide motel assistance on a case by case basis
• Supply hygiene bags and other donated items
• Provide job assistance

Kyle Housing Authority
512-268-7801

San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA)
512-353-5058​

• Public Housing
• Family Self-Sufficiency Program 

Southside Community Center
512-392-6694

• Transitional Shelter and food
• Emergency assistance
• Housing for low-income and elderly
• Neighborhood housing improvement

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Nutrition

Caldwell County Christian Ministries 
512-376-6661​

• Food Pantry

Hays County Food Bank
512-392-8300

• Food Distribution
• Nutrition Education

​Luling LAMA Food Pantry
​830-875-2863​

SNAP Food Benefits
​2-1-1

• YourTexasBenefits.com

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Education/Employment

Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas
Adult Education (Hays & Caldwell)
512-392-1161

• High School Equivalency
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Career Pathways
• College Prep Academy

AgriLife Extension 

• Hays County: 512-393-2120
• Caldwell County: 512-398-3122

Gary Job Corps Center
800-733-JOBS

Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas
Early Childhood Programs (Hays & Caldwell)

• Center-based
  • Head Start
  • ​512-396-3395
• Home-based
  • Parents as Teachers (PAT) 
  • 512-665-5631
    

Goodwill Education & Job Training
San Marcos Career Center
512-637-7580
Open: Tuesday & Wednesday: 8AM – 5PM (closed for lunch from Noon – 1PM)

Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (Hays & Caldwell)

• ​Child Care Service
  • 512-260-1937
    • Child Care financial aid for eligible families
• Job Seekers​
  • Hays County: 512-392-1291
  • Caldwell County: 512-398-3491

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Mental Health/Disabilities

ARCIL (A Resource Center for Independent Living)
512-396-5790

• Services for people with disabilities

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services (Caldwell County)
For Services or for Appointments:
1-844-309-6385
24-Hour Crisis Hotline:
1-800-841-1255

• Behavioral Health Services
• Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
• Justice Involved Services
• Peer Support
• Substance Use Services
• Supported Employment Services
• Veteran Services
• YES (Youth Empowerment Services) Waiver

Cenikor (Hays County)
888-236-4567

• Substance Use Prevention for Youth and Adults
• Youth Recovery Support

Connections
Individual and Family Services (Caldwell County)
830-629-6571
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-532-8192

• Enhancing Youth Resiliency
• Counseling for Children, Teens & Families

Easterseals Central Texas
Workforce Development San Marcos
512-392-5062

• For adults with disabilities

Greater San Marcos Youth Council
​512-754-0500
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-457-0797 

• Youth and Family Services
• Children's Shelter

Hays-Caldwell Women's Center (HCWC)
512-396-3404
24-Hour Crisis HELPline:
512-396-HELP (4357) or
800-700-HCWC (4292)   ​    

• Hospital Accompaniment     
• Counseling     
• Resource Advocacy     
• Child Advocacy 

Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities (MHDD) Center (Hays County)
​24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-877-466-0660

• Youth Crisis Respite Center
  • ​512-667-9870
• Hays County IDD Center
  • ​512-392-7104
• Scheib MH Center
  • 512-392-7151
• Kyle MH Center 
  • 512-392-8953​​

San Marcos Treatment Center
800-251-0059

• Psychiatric treatment programs for children who struggle with behavioral health problems

Student-Centered Transitions Network

• ​Early Childhood Special Education
  • A Parents Guide to Early Childhood Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
    

Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P) 
866-896-6001

• Parent-to-parent peer support model for children who have disabilities, chronic illness, and/or special health care needs.

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Immigration

Catholic Charities of Central Texas: Immigration Legal Services

• Family-based immigration services
• Removal defense
• Permanent Resident Card replacement or renewal
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Visas for victims of crime and human trafficking
• Naturalization
• Asylum
  

Refugee Services of Texas-Austin

• Resettlement Services
• Survivors of Trafficking Empowerment Program (STEP)
• Job readiness training and placement
• Legal Services
• Medical Case Management
• Social Adjustment Services
• Refugee Youth Mentoring Program
• Central American Minors Refugee Program Application (CAM-AOR)
• Community Wellness
• Refugee Cash Assistance
• English as a Second Language

American Gateways-Austin
512-478-0546 

• Legal Services
• Community Outreach & Education

La Linea de Defensa Comunitaria/Immigration Crisis Hotline
512-270-1515

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Social Services/Other

Barnabas Connection (Wimberley)
512-842-9674

• HELPLine
• Operation Good Shepherd
  • Rent, Utilities, and Medical needs
• Emergency Relief

CASA of Central Texas
830-626-2272

• Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in foster care

Centro Esperanza
512-353-0356

• Redwood Community Center Incorporated 

Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas
​Community Services
​512-392-1161

• Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (C.E.A.P.)
• Case Management

​Kyle Library Thrift Shop
​512-268-1036

St. Vincent De Paul

• St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (San Marcos) 512-353-7394
• St. Anthony Marie de Claret Catholic Church (Kyle) 512-738-2234
• ​St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Lockhart) 512-395-5005

Pet Prevent a Litter (PALS) of Central Texas
512-754-7527

• Low cost spay and neutering, vaccination assistance, and pet food assistance

Salvation Army
512-754-8541

• Assists with utilities, medical prescriptions and gas vouchers.

Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
1-800-369-9270

• Free legal services to low income persons, assists with civil cases.

Parenting Support

Greater San Marcos Youth Council

• ​ 512-754-0500

Community Action, Inc. Early Childhood Home Visiting 
​(birth to age 5)

• ​​512-665-5631