Other Resources
Help with basic needs
Housing for Health Resource Guide
Includes information on:
- Accessing Emergency Shelter
- Accessing Case Management
- Healthcare Resources
- Mental Wellness and Substance Use Resources
- Accessing Community Resources (housing, benefits, legal assistance, etc.)
Accessing COVID-19 Economic Impact (Stimulus) Payments
Aunt Bertha
Directory of community resources and social services
Emergency Food Assistance: English
Emergency Food Assistance: Spanish
Basic Needs Resource List
Housing Resources
City of Austin Affordable Housing Guide
Accessing Emergency Shelter
Accessing Case Management
Healthcare Resources
CommUnityCare
Provider of outpatient healthcare and dental care
Building Vaccine Confidence Information Packet
Contains information about the COVID-19 vaccines and how/where to get them.
“It is important to get the COVID vaccine to protect yourself and our community. It can feel scary because the vaccine seems so new, but it is very safe. The COVID vaccine does not have the actual virus in it so you can’t get the virus from the vaccine. It was tested in thousands of people, and by now over one billion doses have been given in the world. We know the vaccine is working because the areas where people are getting the vaccine have lower COVID infections. Please get your vaccine – it could save your life and those around you.”
-Dr. Audrey Kuang, CommUnityCare Clinic Physician
Integral Care
Provider of community mental health services
Integral Care crisis line hotline: (512) 472-HELP (4357)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Access Your Benefits
Training: Accessing Benefits with the Social Security Administration
Training recording link coming soon.
Hosted by ECHO’s SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) System Liaison, La Shandraia Dwyer, this training (recorded April 27, 2022) prepares advocates to immediately begin helping the people you serve access the federal benefits they’re entitled to.
The panel includes Kimberly Elder, Social Security Administration Public Affairs Specialist; Lyla Ordonez, SOAR State Lead for Texas; and Sametra Polkah-Toe, Technical Assistance Center Liaison.
Learn about the following kinds of benefits:
- Retirement Benefits
- Survivors Benefits
- Spouses Benefits
- Divorcee Benefits
- Child Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Veterans Benefits
- Medicare Benefits
Learn more about SOAR: https://soarworks.samhsa.gov/states/texas
Yes, You Can Work! (PDF)
Busting common myths around benefits, disabilities, and entering the workforce
Additional Ways to Access Benefits (PDF)
Help with SSI and SSDI: How to apply (PDF)
Help with SSI and SSDI: Social Security Office Locations (PDF)
Additional Resources
Quick Guide for Employment Resources
Employment Service Navigation Manual
Quick Guide for Obtaining IDs
Travis County Incarceration Re-entry Guide
Help with SSI and SSDI: Social Security Office Locations
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid flyer
TRGLA provides free legal services to low-income individuals for civil legal problems
211 Texas
Directory of Texas community resources
For Texas residents, just dial 211 on your phone