Anderson County, Texas
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Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Elkhart & Slocum ISD.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Anderson.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Anderson.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the East Texas Food Bank at 903-597-3663.
Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Anderson County.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Monthly Senior Box of food for people 60 and older who meet the income limit. Bring an ID.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Free fresh produce given out by the East Texas Food Bank at this site. Open to everyone.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the East Texas Food Bank at 903-597-3663.
State-funded help with electric and gas or propane heating and cooling bills, plus weatherization. It is usually one-time help for households at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, which in 2026 is $49,500 a year for a family of four. Priority goes to people who are elderly or disabled, families with a child under 6, and working families. It does not pay rent or water bills. There is no online application: download the paper form at get-cap.org and bring or email it, or book an appointment at 936-720-7474. Bring ID and proof of all income from the last 30 days. Decisions can take 60 to 90 days, and GETCAP says to keep paying your bills while you wait.
Call first. The state lists GETCAP as the energy bill help provider for Anderson County. This is its Tyler office, and its hours are not published. Call to ask where Anderson County residents apply.
Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
Community health center run by Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
A veteran resource center that says it serves all of East Texas. It helps with VA benefits and claims, home loans, counseling and housing, and offers free rides to medical appointments. Its Direct Assistance Program, by appointment only, can help veterans with rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, internet and phone, car payments and repairs, and groceries. Bring your DD214 or military ID, the bill, and a current bank statement. Veterans with a dishonorable, bad conduct or entry-level discharge are not eligible.
Call first. Hours are not published. CampV says it serves all of East Texas; call to confirm help for this county.
The state agency for veterans, with VA-accredited claims counselors, job help for veterans, education approvals, and grants to local veteran groups. Henderson County is in its Tyler and Longview area, but we could not read its office list, so call to ask who to see and how to book.
Call first. The agency's own website blocked our check, so the phone number comes from VA and the state veterans portal. Please call to confirm.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
Free legal advice by phone from Texas Legal Services Center attorneys. Advice on Medicaid, Medicare and long-term care is open to all callers. Estate planning and consumer problems, such as debt collection, are for people 60 or older. Advice only: they cannot write documents, negotiate or go to court.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Food benefits, nutrition help and breastfeeding support for pregnant women, new mothers, babies and children under 5.
Job center with job search help, training and career services. Child care help for working families: 800-676-8283.
State office for SNAP food benefits (food stamps), Medicaid and TANF cash help for families. Apply, turn in papers or ask about your case here, or apply online at YourTexasBenefits.com.
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
Report abuse, neglect or exploitation of a child, an older adult or a person with a disability to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which runs Child Protective Services (CPS). Call any time, or report online at TxAbuseHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
The state child support line, run by the Texas Attorney General. Ask about a case, payments or how to apply for child support services. Automated payment and case information is available any time, and you can also manage a case online at childsupport.oag.texas.gov.
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A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.
Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.
See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.
We have confirmed 8 places that can help in Anderson County: Elkhart Food Pantry (Thursday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (903) 764-5110, call first; Palestine Community Food Pantry (Tuesday and Friday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Thursday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (903) 723-5406, call first; St. Vincent de Paul in Palestine (Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), call first. 5 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Anderson County: GETCAP, energy assistance (Tyler office), (903) 962-2670, call first; CampV, veteran resource center and emergency bill help (Tyler), (903) 566-1010, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Anderson County: Anderson County Housing Authority in Elkhart, (903) 764-5696. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Anderson County: Crossroads Family Care, Palestine, (903) 729-3015. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Anderson County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 4 places that can help in Anderson County: CampV, veteran resource center and emergency bill help (Tyler), (903) 566-1010, call first; Texas Veterans Commission, (800) 252-8387, call first; Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988. 1 more is listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Anderson County: Legal Hotline for Texans (Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Call 800-622-2520 and choose option 3), (800) 622-2520. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Anderson County: Texas WIC, Palestine clinic (Monday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Tuesday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM), (903) 729-2310; Workforce Solutions East Texas, Palestine center (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (903) 212-9982. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.
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From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the East Texas Food Bank. We list the source on every card.
If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.