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Here are some other local housing assistance programs if you need immediate housing assistance or don't think Habitat is the right program for you at this time:

OTHER HOUSING RESOURCES

Affordable Home Ownership Programs

American Youthworks/Casa Verde
1901 East Ben White
phone: 916-6230
Newly built housing at an affordable price for low to moderate income families
 
American Youthworks/Casa Verde
6 East 4th St.
phone: 472-3395
Newly built housing at an affordable price for low to moderate income families
 
NAACP
1701 East 1st St.
phone: 476-6230
Credit repair, home ownership classes, counseling and low-interest rate loans through a bank partner
 

Credit Counseling

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (north)
1106 Clayton Ln., Ste.200W
phone: 447-0711
One-on-one counseling for credit cards, household bills, etc.
 
Consumer Credit Counseling Service (south)
4818 E. Ben White, Ste. 101
phone: 697-0875
One-on-one counseling for credit cards, household bills, etc.
 

Emergency Housing and Basic Needs Assistance

Austin Resource Center for the Homeless
400 Nueces
phone: 305-4100
Shelter with beds for men.  Daytime resources center includes showers, laundry facilities, phones, mailboxes and various classes
 
Casa Marienella
821 Gunter St.
phone: 385-5571
Emergency housing for Spanish-speaking people.  Offers some employment services, English classes and men’s clothing.
 
Posada Esperanza
Provides shelter for Spanish-speaking women with children.  Calls should be made to Casa Marienella.
 
Vincare Services/St. Louise House
phone: 320-0711; 444-4262
offers transitional housing for single women and their children
 

Government-Run Housing Agencies

Austin Housing Authority
phone: 477-4488
 
City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development
505 Barton Springs Rd., Ste. 600, 6th Floor
phone: 974-3100
Deposit assistance for first-time homebuyers and repair program
 
Round Rock Housing Authority
phone: 255-9159
 
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
phone: 475-3993
1st time homebuyer program
 
Travis County Housing Authority/Human Services
2200 E Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
phone: 480-8245
 

Information and Referrals

2-1-1 Texas
phone: 211 or 512 973 9203
or www.unitedwaycapitalarea.org/gethelp
A service of United Way Capitol Area.  Information and referrels for a wide range of services from many agencies.  This is the best number to call if you don’t know exactly which agency you need.
 

Other Helpful Numbers

Austin Tenant’s Council
1619 E Cesar Chavez St.
phone: 474-1961
Rental repair assistance program
 
Legal Aid for the Homeless
400 Nueces
phone: 476-4383
 
Legal Aid of Central Texas – Texas Rural Legal Aid
2201 Post Rd.
phone: 447-7707
 
Safe Place Battered Women’s Shelter
phone: 267-SAFE
 
Salvation Army
E. 8th St.
phone: 476-1111
 

Rent and Utility Assistance

Baptist Community Center
2000 East 2nd St.
phone: 478-7243
Long-term case management for homeless individuals and families.  Will assist with only past-due bills for rent and utilities.  Soup kitchen from 11:00-12:30
 
Caritas
611 Neches
phone: 472-4135
 
Catholic Churches of Austin
908 San Jacinto Blvd.
phone: 476-3750
Will refer calls to proper area church for assistance.  Limited hours.
 
Contact your local church for various assistant programs
 
Greater Mt. Zion Church
1809 Pennsylvania Ave.
phone: 469-9020
Community Assistance and Referral Ministry
 
St. Ignatius Church (St. Vincent de Paul office)
phone: 442-0226
Food pantry, emergency rent and utility assistance
 

Repairs

Austin Area Urban League, Housing Department
1828 East 38 ½ St.
phone: 478-7176
Provides emergency/crisis home repair including plumbing and roofing (1-year waiting list), electrical and heating repairs. Participants must own and occupy a home within city limits and have an income below 80% of the median. Free.
 
Hands on Housing
phone: 386-9145
 

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