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SOCIAL SERVICES
Austin's Resource Center for the Homeless(ARCH)
500 E. 7 St. 305-4100 - Mon-Fri 6:30am-4pm Phones /Showers
Toilets/Laundry/Mail/Lockers & other Resources.
Salvation Army 501 E. 8'h St. 476-1111 Mon-Fri 7am-6:30pm
Laundry 10am-4:45pm Limited $/phones/toilets.
Austin Baptist Chapel 908 E. Cesar Chavez 474-2666
(Men's Clothing Sat 9am) Toilets/showers 9:30am-Noon daily
Lifeworks Street Outreach for Youth
408 W. 23 St. 735-2300 Mon-Fri drop in counseling.
& case mgmt ages 10-23 Mon & Wed. 1pm-4pm,
Tues & Fri 2pm-4pm, Thurs 12 noon-4pm.
Caritas 611 Neches 472-4135 Call for appt. Emergency Assist.
Rent/utility $(one time) food case management
Baptist Community Center 2000 E. 2nd St.
478-7243 - Call for Appt. Rent/utility$/photo 1.0.
& Social Security card required.
PREPARED MEALS
Congregational Church of Austin 408 W.23 St. 1 " & 3" Thur5day of Each
month @ 12 noon Lunch for teen5 only.
Austin Baptist Chapel 908 E. Ce5ar Chavez
474-2666 - Hot lunch Daily 11am-12:30pm
Shovver5 daily/clothing for men 9:30am-10:30am.
Caritas Community Kitchen 611 Neche5
Hot lunch Mon-Sat 11am-12 Noon.
Salvation Army 501 E. 8'h St. 476-1111 Breakfa5t 7:30am
Dinner - 4pm-5:30pm daily.
University Avenue Church of Christ 1903 Univer5ity Avenue (back
entrance) 476-6088 limited $ a55i5tance.
Hot breakfa5t Wed5 6:15am/food pantry Thur5. & Sat.
Community of Christ Church 2132 Bluebonett Ln.
(near Oltorf & S. Lamar) 444-7120 Breakfa5t 8am-9am Sun.
Trinity United Methodist 459-5835
Food Pantry Weds,Thur 9:30am
University United Methodist Church
2409 Guadalupe 478-9387- Lunch Sat. 11:00am-12 noon,
Clothing Saturdays 9:30am-11am,
Feed the People Breakfast Program
453-6570 Tuesday & Thursday,
MobileL oaves& Fishes
go to www.mlfnow,org for locations,
Food Not Bombs Wednesdays Republic Park,
GROCERIES
EI Buen Samaritano Episcopal Ctr, 7000 Wood hue Dr,
439-0700 Food pantry Tues..Weds,& Thurs, 9am-12 noon
Need photo I,D.
Baptist Community Center 2000 E. 2"' St. 478-7243
M-F 9:20am-Noon & 1pm-5pm
provide bread & sweets call for appointment.
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SHELTER
Salvation Army 501 E. 8th St. 476-1111
Register daily 1:45-6:30pm.
Women's Shelter 4523 Tannehill Lane 933-0600
Women & Children.
Casa Marianella 821 Gunther St. 385-5571
for Spanish speaking refugees only/Intake daily 8am-8pm
Lifeworks Street Outreach for Youth 441-8336
Temporary housing for CPS & youth in crisis.
Transitional living facility 458-270417-21 yr olds, appt only.
Foundation for the Homeless 453-6570
Assists adults & their children 9am-4:30pm daily.
Austin Resource Center for the Homeless(ARCH)
500 E. 7th St. 6:00pm lottery for night sleep.
Pacesetter 1000 Payton Gin 476-1444 Call after 7am
Work daily & get paid daily.
Cold Weather Shelter Call ARCH 305-4100 or Lifeworks 735-2300
MEDICAL CARE
Brackenridge Hospital 601 E. 15th St. near 1-35 324-7000.
Salvation Army Homeless Clinic 501 E. 8 St. 634-5940.
Mon-Fri 7am-4pm closed 12 noon-1 pm.
ARCH Homeless Clinic 500 E. 7'h 972-4850 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
MAP Cards 500 E. 7 St. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm in ARCH office.
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic 2901 Montopolis
389-6504 -00214 at 389-6556 Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.
The Vet Center PTSD 1110 W. William Cannon 416-1314
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm.
lifeworks Street Outreach @ Congregational Church of Austin
23,0 & Guadalupe 735-2300 Thurs 1 pm-4pm. Teens up to 24yr.
AIDS Services of Austin 7215 Cameron Rd. 458-2437
For HIV+Only case mgmt!food bank/housing!HIV test!
insurance assistance.
Baptist Community Ctr. 2000 E. 2 St. 478-7243
provide $ help With prescriptions! photo 10 & SS card needed
MENTAL HEALTH
ACCESS(MHMR) 500 E. 7 St.@ ARCH 478-5644
Walk in hours Mon - Fri 10:30am-12 Noon.
Suicide Prevention(MHMR) 472-4357 (TOO 703-1395) 24hr.
Safeplace 267-72331 24 hour hotline for domestic violence
Sexual assault survivors 1 shelter for women & men who are
Victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.
MHMR(Psychiatric Emergency Services) 56 East Ave.
454-3521 Crisis intervention onlyl open 24 hours.
Austin Recovery 8402 Crosspark Drive 997-0101
Drug and Alcohol treatment Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
Admissions 821-1739 1697-8542.
Alcoholics Anonymous 444-0071 Mon-Fri 9am-7pm Hill
Country Intergroupl Referrals and support.
DENTAL & EYE CARE
ARCH Health Clinic Dental & Eye sign up 500 E. 7th St. Mon. 8am
AIDS Services of Austin-Jack Sansing Dental Clinic
3000A Medical Arts 479-6633 for HIV+ only. by appt.
Mon- Thurs 9am-5pmFriday 9am-12pm Fee is variable.
Manos De Cristo Dental Clinic 1201 Cesar Chavez 477-2319
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Emergency Walk-ins Tues & Thurs 8am-9am
Mobile Dental Clinic Thurs, & Fri, 8am-4pm Inside ARCH. sign up on
Wednesdays 8am-5pm
LEGAL AID/ADVOCACY
Legal Aid for the Homeless 500 E.7St./sign appt. Thurs 1pm
Or call 305-4100 /1-800-369-9270 - Monday Clinic 6:00pm-7:00pm
at Martin Jr.High School 1601 Haskell St.
Wednesday Clinic 6:00pm-7:00pm @ Webb Middle School
601E. St. Johns St. Call 374-2700 to verify.
UT Criminal Defense Clinic 727 E. Dean Keaton St.Call 232-1300 Apply
early September or January 25 Financial guidelines apply.
Political Asylum Project of Austin(PAPA) 314 E. Highland Mall Ste. 501
478-0546 Call or drop in for appt. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Family Law Hotline 476-1866 Mon- Thurs 8:30am-7pm.
Fri 8:30am-5pm and Sat. 9am-1pm.
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
House the Homeless @ ARCH 1" Tues. each month
3:00pm - 4:00pm Call Richard Troxell 305-4100
www.UniversaILivingWage.org
Project Help 901 Neal 414-3690
for homeless youth & children. for those referred and
awaiting treatment.
OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS
Austin Police Department Victim Services 974-5037
First Call for Help(General Social Services no.) ph. # 211
Capital Metro 474-1200 for bus route information.
Christian Service Center 476-9584 call for appointment
Help with I.D.. Birth certificates & other resources.
April 2007 . Funded in part by Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid