Matagorda County, Texas
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Matagorda. For income eligibility guidelines please go to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) website.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Serving residents of Matagorda County.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Matagorda.
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Food pantry, a Food Bank of the Golden Crescent partner. Serves Matagorda.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.
Monthly Senior Box of food for people 60 and older who meet the income limit. Bring an ID. Serves Matagorda. Serving Matagorda County residents age 60 and over.
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Helps households with low income pay electric, gas and water bills, including shutoff notices, through the federal energy assistance program (LIHEAP). Call to ask when applications open and what papers to bring.
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Public housing apartments and 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.
Public housing apartments and 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.
Rent help for households with low income, listed by the state housing agency for this county. Call to ask what help is open now and who qualifies.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Rent help for households with low income, listed by the state housing agency for this county. Call to ask what help is open now and who qualifies.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Rent help for households with low income, listed by the state housing agency for this county. Call to ask what help is open now and who qualifies.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Community health center run by Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program Corporation. 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.
Community health center run by Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program Corporation. 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.
Community health center run by Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program Corporation. 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.
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 civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
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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.
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.
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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We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Matagorda County: Harvest House in Bay City (Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM), (979) 245-0306, call first; Matagorda County- Palacios Mobile Food Distribution (Monday, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM), (361) 578-0591, call first; Matagorda County- Bay City Mobile Food Distribution (Thursday, 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM), call first. 2 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 one place that can help in Matagorda County: Economic Action Committee of The Gulf Coast in Bay City, (979) 245-6901. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Matagorda County: Housing Authority of the City of Bay City, (979) 245-2652, call first; Housing Authority of the City of Palacios, (361) 972-3721, call first; USDA Rural Development - Angleton, (979) 549-0215, call first. 2 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 3 places that can help in Matagorda County: MEHOP Oral Health Clinic in Bay City, (979) 245-2008, call first; MEHOP Primary and Behavioral Health in Bay City, (979) 245-2008, call first; MEHOP Women and Children Center in Bay City, (979) 245-0190, 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 2 places that can help in Matagorda 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 3 places that can help in Matagorda 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.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Matagorda County: Lone Star Legal Aid, (713) 652-0077, call first; 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. 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 Matagorda County: Texas WIC, Palacios Clinic (Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM), (361) 972-2351; Texas WIC, Bay City Clinic, (979) 245-9848, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. 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.
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.
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.
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 Golden Crescent. 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.