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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. 

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​​

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Start Smart Hays & Caldwell


Telephone

512-256-6488

Address

101 Uhland Drive Suite 105
​San Marcos, TX 78666
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