Shelby County, Texas
1 place in Timpson, plus 11 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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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.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Shelby County.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Shelby.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), Free produce, a East Texas Food Bank partner. Serves Shelby County.
Call first. Hours come from the East Texas Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
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 Timpson: Huxley Helping Hands/Hillcrest Baptist Church in Center (Senior Box 60 and older, income limits apply: 2nd Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), (936) 572-3463, call first; Shelby County Outreach in Center (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM), (936) 598-4990, call first; Joaquin Community Christian Services (Food pantry: Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Senior Box 60 and older, income limits apply: 3rd...), (936) 269-3006, 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 Timpson: Housing Authority of Timpson, (936) 254-2378. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Timpson: 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 Timpson: 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 Timpson: 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.
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.