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Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Colorado. The client must register once per year and meet federal income qualifications.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
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Food benefits, nutrition help and breastfeeding support for pregnant women, new mothers, babies and children under 5.
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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.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Colorado.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Colorado.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Columbus: Columbus Food Pantry (Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM), call first; Colorado County Mobile Food Distribution in Eagle Lake (Monday, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM), call first; Eagle Lake Food Pantry (Monday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), 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 Columbus: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988. 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 3 places that can help in Columbus: Texas Veterans Commission, (800) 252-8387, call first; Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. 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 Columbus: 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 one place that can help in Columbus: Texas WIC, Columbus Clinic (Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM), (979) 732-6635. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.