Other Area Resources

Long Term Rental Assistance

• Public Housing and Section 8 Programs
• HUD Subsidized Apartments

Emergency Housing Assistance, Including Shelters 

• Family Gateway
• Dallas Life
• Austin Street Center
• Promise House
• The Bridge
• The Family Place
• Union Gospel Mission
• The Salvation Army

Other Emergency Services

• Sharing Life Community Outreach

Legal Assistance for Renters

• Texas Tenants Advisor
• Texas Tenants Union
• Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

Help for Homeowners

• HUD Housing Counselors, including foreclosure avoidance
• Avoiding Foreclosure  
• Home Repair Programs and Weatherization
• Energy Efficiency Programs

Help for Purchasing a Home

• TDHCA - My First Texas Home Program
•  Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
• Other Local Habitat for Humanity Offices
• Mortgage loan assistance, down payment / closing cost assistance, and home buyer education  

Help for Victims of Domestic Violence

• The Family Place
• Hopes Door
• Genesis Women's Shelter

Resources for Seniors (Elderly/Disabled)  

 

• Dallas County Aging and Disability Resource Center
• Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
• Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
• North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging
• Texas Adult Protective Services

Services for Veterans

• Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment
• HUD Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)  

Other Area Resources 

• Texas Workforce Commission (Unemployment)  
• Help for Texans - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs