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Community Resources / Recursos Communitarios

Well-Being Pages

Definitions

  • F Services Free of Charge
  • S Services Provided on Sliding Scale/Reduced Fee Basis
  • $ Cost for Services
  • SP Spanish-Speaking Staff or Volunteers (Se habla Español)
  • TTY Teletypewriter for the Hearing-Impaired

For assistance in finding services not listed in this handbook, call or log on to one of the following organizations to put you in touch with agencies and programs related to child care, counseling, education, employment services, emergency assistance, housing, recreation, volunteer opportunities and more. All referrals are provided free of charge.


COLLIN COUNTY
Allen Community Outreach (www.acocares.org) 972-727-9131
(Allen, Fairview and Lucas)

Assistance Center of Collin County (www.assistancecenter.org) 972-422-1850

DALLAS COUNTY
Community Council of Greater Dallas (www.ccgd.org) 214-379-4357

Metrocrest Social Service Center (www.socialservicecenter.org) 972-446-2100
(Addison, Carrollton, Coppell and Farmers Branch)

DENTON COUNTY
Information and Referral Line (www.unitedwaydenton.org) 940-566-2688

ELLIS COUNTY
Helping Hands of Ennis 972-875-0218

HENDERSON COUNTY
Help Center (www.thehelpcenter.org) 903-675-4357

JOHNSON COUNTY
First Call for Help 817-558-0913

NAVARRO COUNTY
Community Services, Inc. 800-831-9929
(Anderson, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties)

PALO PINTO COUNTY
Texas Neighborhood Services (www.txns.org) 940-325-6943
(Decatur, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise Counties)

TARRANT COUNTY
Aging Information Line (www.uwmtc.org) 817-258-8180

United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County "211 Texas" (www.uwmtc.org) 817-258-8100 or dial 211
(Tarrant, Hood, Johnson, Somervell, Erath, Parker, Palo Pinto and Wise counties)