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:
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 |
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| American Youthworks/Casa Verde |
6 East 4th St.
phone: 472-3395
Newly built housing at an affordable price for low to moderate income families |
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| NAACP |
1701 East 1st St.
phone: 476-6230
Credit repair, home ownership classes, counseling and low-interest rate loans through a bank partner |
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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. |
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| Consumer Credit Counseling Service (south) |
4818 E. Ben White, Ste. 101
phone: 697-0875
One-on-one counseling for credit cards, household bills, etc. |
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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 |
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| Casa Marienella |
821 Gunter St.
phone: 385-5571
Emergency housing for Spanish-speaking people. Offers some employment services, English classes and men’s clothing. |
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| Posada Esperanza |
Provides shelter for Spanish-speaking women with children. Calls should be made to Casa Marienella. |
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| St. Louise House |
phone: 326-2774
Provides supportive housing for single women and their children. |
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Government-Run Housing Agencies |
| Austin Housing Authority |
phone: 477-4488
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| 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 |
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| Round Rock Housing Authority |
phone: 255-9159
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| Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
phone: 475-3993
1st time homebuyer program |
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| Travis County Housing Authority/Human Services |
2200 E Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
phone: 480-8245
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Information and Referrals |
| 2-1-1 Texas |
phone: 211 or 512 973 9203
or www.unitedwaycapitalarea.org/gethelpA 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. |
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Other Helpful Numbers |
| Austin Tenant’s Council |
1619 E Cesar Chavez St.
phone: 474-1961
Rental repair assistance program |
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| Legal Aid for the Homeless |
400 Nueces
phone: 476-4383
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| Legal Aid of Central Texas – Texas Rural Legal Aid |
2201 Post Rd.
phone: 447-7707
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| Safe Place Battered Women’s Shelter |
phone: 267-SAFE
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| Salvation Army |
E. 8th St.
phone: 476-1111
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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 |
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| Caritas |
611 Neches
phone: 472-4135
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| Catholic Churches of Austin |
908 San Jacinto Blvd.
phone: 476-3750
Will refer calls to proper area church for assistance. Limited hours. |
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| Contact your local church for various assistant programs |
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| Greater Mt. Zion Church |
1809 Pennsylvania Ave.
phone: 469-9020
Community Assistance and Referral Ministry |
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| St. Ignatius Church (St. Vincent de Paul office) |
phone: 442-0226
Food pantry, emergency rent and utility assistance |
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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. |
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| Hands on Housing |
phone: 386-9145
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