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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

Acorn Housing Corporation, Dallas 214-823-9885
Assists low-to moderate-income homebuyers qualify for mortgages. Offers loan counseling, home buyer education and financial benefits. (F SP) (www.acornhousing.org)

AIDS Services of Dallas 214-941-0523
Low-cost medically supportive housing for men, women and children with AIDS and their families. No qualifying income needed. (F S SP) (www.aidsdallas.org)

Crossroads Interfaith Housing Program, Irving 972-254-4003
Provides long-term housing for homeless families with children and offers educational opportunities, counseling and life-skills classes. (F SP)

Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity (www.dallas-habitat.org) 214-827-4037
Fort Worth Area Habitat for Humanity (www.fwhabitat.org) 817-926-9219
Habitat for Humanity, Northern Collin County (www.ncc-habitat.org) 972-542-5300
Habitat for Humanity of Denton (www.dentonhabitat.freeservers.com) 940-484-5006
Builds affordable housing for low-income families. (S SP)

Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center 214-819-6060
Assists first-time home buyers with individual home buying and counseling. Home buying seminars and down payment or closing cost assistance. (F SP)

Fair Housing Office, Dallas 214-670-3247
Investigation and enforcement of fair housing laws and housing discrimination complaints.
(F SP) (www.dallascityhall.com)

Fort Worth Tenants’ Union and Consumer Law Association 817-492-0041
Texas Tenants’ Union, Dallas 214-823-2733
Tenant counseling, tenants’ rights and referrals for legal advice. (F SP)

City of Arlington Housing Authority 817-275-3351
Dallas Housing Authority (www.dallashousing.org) 214-951-8300; TTY 214-951-8488
Denton Housing Authority 940-383-3039
Fort Worth Housing Authority 817-336-2419
McKinney Housing Authority 972-542-5641
Plano Housing Authority 972-423-4928
Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office (outside Fort Worth/Arlington) 817-531-7640
Housing for individuals, families, the elderly or people with disabilities who have limited income. (F SP)

Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth 817-923-9192
Counseling for homeowners at risk of foreclosure; counseling and education
for prospective homebuyers. (F SP)

HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), Dallas 214-767-8300
HUD, Fort Worth 817-978-5826
Provides options of subsidized housing with reduced rent. (F SP) (www.hud.gov)

United Housing Program, Dallas 214-634-3925
Home loan counseling program offering classes and housing discrimination intervention services. Foreclosure services and foreclosure prevention programs. New home developer. (F SP)