Rusk County, Texas
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Food pantry, an East Texas Food Bank partner.
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Food pantry, Free produce, an East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Rusk County.
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Food pantry, an East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Overton ISD, West Rusk ISD, Leveretts Chapel ISD.
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Food pantry, an East Texas Food Bank partner.
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.
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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.
Monthly Senior Box of food for people 60 and older who meet the income limit. Bring an ID.
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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 Rusk County. This is its Tyler office, and its hours are not published. Call to ask where Rusk County residents apply.
Public housing (low-rent apartments) 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.
Public housing (low-rent apartments) 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.
Federally funded community health center run by Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic. It sees patients with or without insurance and must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Federally funded community health center run by Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic. It sees patients with or without insurance and must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Federally funded community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Free county office that helps veterans and their families with VA claims and benefits.
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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.
Free civil legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. This office serves Camp, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk and Upshur counties.
Help for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking in Gregg, Harrison, Upshur, Marion, Rusk and Panola counties: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, counseling, and help with protective orders and court. If you are in danger, 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. The region's main line is 1-844-ETWORKS.
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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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We have confirmed 7 places that can help in Rusk County: Morning Star Food Pantry in Mount Enterprise (3rd Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (903) 822-3840, call first; Henderson Food Pantry (Food pantry: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Free produce: Thursday, 8:00 AM...), (903) 649-3759, call first; Overton-New London Food Pantry (3rd Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (903) 570-9566, call first. 4 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 Rusk 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 3 places that can help in Rusk County: Housing Authority of Overton, (903) 834-6213, call first; Housing Authority of Tatum, (903) 947-6464, call first; Housing Authority of Henderson, (903) 657-3444, 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 Rusk County: Women's Center of East Texas (24-hour hotline), (800) 441-5555. 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.
We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Rusk County: Crossroads Family Care, Henderson, (903) 392-8203, call first; Crossroads Family Care, Henderson North, (903) 392-8203, call first; Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic in Mount Enterprise, (903) 822-3076, 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 Rusk County: Rusk County Veterans Service Office in Henderson, (903) 657-0313, 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. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Rusk County: Lone Star Legal Aid, Longview office (Office, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Intake, Monday to Thursday, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM), (903) 758-9123; Women's Center of East Texas (24-hour hotline), (800) 441-5555. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Rusk County: Texas WIC, Henderson clinic (Monday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Tuesday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM), (903) 657-5056; Workforce Solutions East Texas, Longview center (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (903) 758-1783. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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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.