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.
Hours
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Address
1001 W State Hwy 495, Alamo, TX 78516
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
2520 N Closner Blvd, Edinburg, TX 78541
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
848 Palm Drive, Suite A, Elsa, TX 78543
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
4501 W Bus Hwy 83, McAllen, TX 78501
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
202 W 2nd St, Mercedes, TX 78570
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
4015 N Conway Ave, Mission, TX 78574
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
Hours
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Address
3412 E. Moreland Drive, Weslaco, TX 78596
Call first. Office hours are not listed on the state office finder. Call first, or apply online any time.
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.
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.
Hours
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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.
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.
Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern
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.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Call 800-622-2520 and choose option 3
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.
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.
State child support office run by the Texas Attorney General. It helps parents open a child support case, establish paternity, and set up, change or enforce a support order. For questions about a case, call 800-252-8014, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Hours
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Address
3508 N Jackson Rd Ste 600, Pharr, TX 78577
Call first. The state office list does not show hours or a local phone number. Call the child support line first.
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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Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.
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Questions people ask
Where can I get free food in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 103 places that can help in Hidalgo County: Texas HHS Benefits Office, Alamo, (956) 781-5991, call first; Texas HHS Benefits Office, Edinburg, (956) 316-2489, call first; Texas HHS Benefits Office, Elsa, (956) 262-4701, call first. 100 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.
Where can I get housing help in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 14 places that can help in Hidalgo County: Edinburg Housing Authority, (956) 383-3839, call first; McAllen Housing Authority, (956) 686-3951, call first; Mission Housing Authority, (956) 585-9747, call first. 11 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.
Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 18 places that can help in Hidalgo County: Nuestra Clinica del Valle, San Carlos in Edinburg, (956) 287-8850, call first; Nuestra Clinica del Valle, Alton II in Mission, (956) 519-1800, call first; Nuestra Clinica del Valle, Memorial in Mission, (956) 519-1800, call first. 15 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.
Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hidalgo 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.
Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Hidalgo County: 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.
Where can I get free legal help in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Hidalgo 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; Child Support Office (Texas Attorney General), Pharr, (800) 252-8014, call first; Texas Child Support (Attorney General) (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (800) 252-8014. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I get help with WIC, jobs or parenting in Hidalgo County, Texas?
We have confirmed 30 places that can help in Hidalgo County: Texas WIC, Edinburg Clinic (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM), (956) 380-0363; Texas WIC, San Carlos Clinic in Edinburg (Tuesday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (956) 318-1476; Texas WIC, McAllen II Clinic (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM), (956) 292-7752. 27 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.
Is HelpByState free to use?
Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.
Why do some listings say call first?
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.
I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?
Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.
Is this the same as 2-1-1?
No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.
Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?
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 Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley. We list the source on every card.
Something missing, or out of date?
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.