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.
​
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

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