Click here to print a one page listing of some of the local homeless/basic needs resources.

The first step for help in Waco: DIAL 211

Emergency Assistance I Information and Referral I Shelter I Food I
Clothing I Substance Abuse Treatment Mental Health Treatment I
Medical Treatment I Job Resources I Other Helpful Services

Emergency Assistance:

Rent and utility assistance to prevent loss of housing

• Caritas of Waco
• Columbus Avenue Baptist Church: The Center
• Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation (EOAC)
• First Baptist Church of Waco
• Waco Baptist Association: Operation Crisis
• Salvation Army
• Highland Baptist Church

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Information and Referral:

• The first step for help in Waco: DIAL 211
• Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HoTCOG)

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Shelter:

• Salvation Army
• Mission Waco - My Brother's Keeper
• Family Abuse Center
• Compassion Ministries of Waco
• Recovery Hope House Inc.
• Central Texas Youth Services Bureau
• Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation (EOAC)
• Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
• Solide Recovery Center
• Alcoholics Anonymous: Central Foundation
• House Where Jesus Shines
• Just As I Am Ministries

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Food:

Food Pantry:

• Caritas of Waco
• ACTS Christian Fellowship
• Care Center at Highland Baptist Church
• Operation Crisis
• Salvation Army

Prepared Food:

• Salvation Army
• Cross Ties Gospel Café
• Mission Waco
• Antioch Church
• Church Under the Bridge
• First Lutheran Church
• Bridging the Gap

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Clothing:

• Care Center of Highland Baptist Church
• Caritas
• Mission Waco
• Operation Crisis
• Salvation Army

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Substance Abuse Treatment:

• Heart of Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (HoTCADA)
• The Freeman Center
• Mission Waco - Manna House
• Antioch Church - Mercy House
• Recovery Hope House
• Solide Recovery Center

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Mental Health Treatment:

• MHMR Center - Heart of Texas Region
• The DePaul Center

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Medical Treatment:

• Family Health Center
• Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center
• Providence Hospital
• Waco VA Medical Center
• Planned Parenthood of Central Texas
• McLennan County Welfare Department
• Potters Vessel Ministry
• Meyer Center Clinic

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Job Resources:

• Christian Women’s Job Corps
• Heart of Texas Workforce Center
• Mission Waco M-Powerment Program

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Other Helpful Services:

• Department of Family and Protective Services
• Waco Housing Authority
• Lone Star Legal Aid
• Health and Human Services Commission
• Social Security Administration
• Department of State Health Services
• Waco Transit
• WIC
• Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
• Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation (EOAC)
• Lutheran Ministries Legal Assistance Program

AIDS Related Treatment:

The Waco McLennan County Health Department administers the Housing for Persons with AIDS program (HOPWA).

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