Renters Resources
Homelessness Resources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Find Shelter
- The Volunteers of America Texas Home Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program
- Housing Crisis Center
- The Stewpot – 214-746-2785
- The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center – 214-670-1100
- Salvation Army of North Texas
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
- Domestic Violence Hotline – 214-424-7208
- Emergency Family Services Dallas – 214-424-7050 Fort Worth -817-344-1800
- Our Calling – 214-444-8796
- Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance
- Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support – 214-946-4357
- Dallas Life Homeless Recovery Center – 214-421-1380
- Austin Street Center – 214-428-4242
- Union Gospel Mission Dallas Women and Children’s Shelter Center of Hope – 214-638-2988 Men’s Shelter – Calvert Place – 214-637-6117
- Family Gateway – 214-823-4500
- CDC Resources to Support People Experiencing Homelessness
North Texas Housing Authorities
Below are the phone numbers of housing authorities administering the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in the DFW area. Click the name of the housing authority to visit their website or call them at the phone numbers provided for more information.
- Dallas Housing Authority 469-249-9012
- Arlington Housing Authority 817-275-3351
- Commerce Housing Authority 903-886-2946
- Denton Housing Authority 940-383-1504
- Frisco Housing Authority 972-377-3031
- Fort Worth Housing Solutions 817-333-3605
- Garland Housing Agency 972-205-3393
- Greenville Housing Authority 903-455-1771
- Grapevine Housing Authority 817-421-6404
- Grand Prairie Housing and Neighborhood Services 972-237-8176
- McKinney Housing Authority 972-542-5641
- Mesquite Housing Division 972-329-8347
- Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office 817-531-7640
- Weatherford Housing Authority 817-596-0300
Housing Authorities Outside of the DFW area:
Click Texas Housing Authority Waiting List Status or Texoma Housing for the waiting list information of Texas Housing Authorities.
Emergency Rental Assistance
- Dallas County Housing Assistance Program (excluding the city of Dallas)
- City of Allen Emergency Rental Assistance
- Frisco, Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program
- McKinney Texas Recovery Grants
- Assistance Center
- Collin County Emergency Housing Assistance Programs
Financial Assistance
General Resources
- United Way Dallas
- Texas Rent Relief
- Need Help Paying Bills Dallas County Assistance Program
- List of Collin County Service Organizations
- 211 North Texas (various assistance programs)
- MLK Jr Center 214-670-8416
- North Dallas Shared Ministries 214-358-8700
- Catholic Charities 214-374-2737
- Catholic Relief Services(to donate & volunteer)
- Salvation Army 214-424-7000
- Irving CARES 972-721-9181
- Network of Community Ministries 972-234-8880
- Emergency Services
- Sharing Life Community Outreach 972-285-5819
Fair Housing and Tenants’ Rights
- North Texas Fair Housing Center
- Texas Tenants Union Tenants’ Rights Workshops
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas To get help with a general civil legal issue, call our Legal Aid Line at 888-529-5277 If you need to apply for help with a non-family matter, click here to access the online application.
- TYLA: Landlord and Tenant Rights PDF – Tenant’s Rights Handbook View handbook on their webpage
- Texas Law Help: Eviction & Other Landlord Issues
- When Your Landlord Has Locked You Out or Cut Off Your Utilities
- Dallas Evictions 2020 (for free legal guidance regarding evictions) DallasEvictions2020@gmail.com 469-436-2704
- Renters Resource Finder Are you a renter facing financial challenges as a result of COVID-19, a natural disaster, or other difficulties? Use Renters Resource Finder to learn what kinds of support may be available.
Legal Aid
- Legal Aid (for legal assistance) – 888-529-5277 (Open M, W, TH 9:00AM-6:30PM and T, F 9:00AM-5:00PM)
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Dallas) 1515 Main St., Dallas, TX 75201
214-748-1234 - Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (McKinney)
901 N. McDonald St., Ste. 702, McKinney, TX, 75069
972-542-9405 Office
972-548-2410 Fax
Food Resources
- North Texas Food Bank
- Minnie’s Food Pantry – (972) 596-0253
- Wylie Community Christian Care Center – 972-442-4341
- Rockwall County Helping Hands Assistance & Referral & Food Pantry – 972-771-1655
Rockwall County Helping Hands serves Rockwall residents by alleviating financial crisis and providing a medical home to the underserved. Contact us to find out how you can get help, or give help!
Employment
If you are seeking job training and/or job placement, check out these resources to help you get back to work and find new careers. Workforce Solutions of North Central Texas or call them at 817-695-9184. Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas or call them at 214-624-7444.Prepare for the jobs search
- Brainfuse Job Now (library account sign-in required)
- Purdue OWL
Gain skills
Local Library resources (account sign-in required):- LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
- LearningExpress
- Driver Education Program (with CDL test prep)
- Worker ReEmployment: Department of Labor resources after losing your job
- Goodwill Community Foundation (technology skills, job help, etc.)
- CareerOneStop (job search and career option planning)
- Goodwill Job Connections (job services and placement programs)
- edX (free online university courses)
Job Search Sites
- Get Shift Done (app download required)
- Work in Texas
- Dallas County
- USAJOBS
- Indeed
- Snagajob
- Rat Race Rebellion
- Glassdoor
Job Seekers with Disabilities
- EmployAbility Dallas
- Health & Human Services
- Texas Disability Resources & Advocacy
- National Council on Disability: Resources & Rights
- USA.gov: Federal Disability Services
- Disability Rights Texas
- Careers and the disAbled Magazine
