East Texas Crisis Center, Athens office
Help for victims of family violence, dating violence and sexual assault. If you are in danger, call 911.
- Hours
- 24-hour hotline: 800-333-0358
- Address
- 310 S. Carroll, Athens, TX 75751
Athens, Texas
Shelter and warming centers in Athens, Texas
4 places of shelter and warming centers in Athens. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
Shelter and warming centers in Athens3
Henderson County Emergency Management (warming centers)
The county has opened warming centers during freezing weather. Call this office to ask whether any are open and where.
- Hours
- Please call for hours
- Address
- 125 N Prairieville Street, Room 112, Athens, TX 75751
Call first. Warming centers open only when freezing weather is expected, and the places change each time. Office hours are not published. We could not confirm a year-round homeless shelter in the county. Call 2-1-1 for other options.
Love in Action, homeless day center
A day center for people experiencing homelessness: a hot lunch on the days it is open, to-go bags of food and toiletries, showers and laundry. It also helps people who have a home but no utilities.
- Hours
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Address
- 501 N. Maple St, Athens, TX 75751
Call first. The center's website does not publish hours. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM comes from a 2024 community list, so please call to confirm.
Also helps people in Athens1
Celebrate Forever Families
Emergency shelter up to 45 days, counseling, children's services and legal help for domestic violence survivors. Serves Kaufman, Henderson and Van Zandt counties. The shelter address is not shared publicly.
- Hours
- 24-hour crisis line. Office: 903-498-1076
Common question about shelter and warming centers
Where can I find a shelter or warming center in Athens, Texas?
We have confirmed 4 places that can help in Athens: Henderson County Emergency Management (warming centers), (903) 677-7270, call first; Love in Action, homeless day center (Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM), (903) 904-5131, call first; East Texas Crisis Center, Athens office (24-hour hotline: 800-333-0358), (903) 675-2137. 1 more is listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. We could not confirm a year-round walk-in shelter in the county. For a place to stay tonight, call 2-1-1, or 911 in an emergency.
Something missing, or out of date?
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.