TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
TEXAS UTILITY HELP PROGRAM- Texas Utility Help is here for you.
Texas Utility Help can give financial assistance to qualified Texas homeowners and renters with low income. Eligible expenses include electricity, gas, propane, water, and wastewater.
CEAP-The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program is a utility assistance program provided by the Texas department of Housing and Community affairs. CEAP is designed to assist low income households in meeting their immediate energy needs.
Operation School Bell-Assistance League- provided clothing for more than 1500 students and provided emergency clothing to 15 area elementary schools. Children who go to school without adequate clothing often suffer low self-esteem. Students (K-8th grade) are identified by Georgetown, Jarrell, Florence, Granger, and Taylor elementary school counselors and are invited to shop on special shopping days at Walmart for brand NEW clothing. Families in need of this assistance must contact their school guidance counselor for a referral.
MULTIPLE SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE
The Caring Place helps with food, rent, utilities, clothing, car repairs, home repair, transportation/gas vouchers, emergency/temporary shelter, disasters, as well as having a thrift store and more. They offer management support along with food programs like “Our Daily Bread”, which offers fresh food for individuals/families, and the Healthy Options Programs for the Elderly (HOPE).
The Caring Place is located at 2001 Railroad Avenue, Georgetown. For more information call either 512-943-0709 / 512-688-3595 or visit their website at www.caringplacetx.org
Opportunities offers programs such as Head Start, Meals on Wheels, community services, affordable housing, utility assistance (such as the CEAP program to help pay for heating and electric bills, for those who qualify), job skills training for qualified low income households as well as administering utilities assistance for the City of Georgetown Utilities. Complete their online application for assistance here.
1) There is a utility bill penalty waiver for Georgetown Utilities where a customer who is disabled, or who is 60 years of age or older, may request, a standing waiver of the late penalty, for utility payments made after the due date.
2) There is a low income discount for residential customers who provide proof of participation in the Medicaid Program by a permanent resident in the household. The discount is 30% off the water base rate, 30% off the electric base rate, and 20% off the wastewater rate per billing cycle. To apply, email a copy of your Medicaid card or award letter to customercare@georgetown.org, or bring it by the Customer Care drive thru located at 300-1 Industrial Ave.
The Salvation Army works on a referral basis only from agencies such as SVDP and The Caring Place. If the referral is accepted, the Salvation Army can assist with rent, utilities and other basic needs.
Texas Health & Human Services in Georgetown provides Medicaid, CHIP, Food Stamp and Welfare among other services. Medicaid provides health care for low income people. Welfare programs (TANF) give assistance to those who have little or no income. While Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Food Stamps helps low-income families
Free laundry with Laundry Love of Georgetown
Volunteers of America - Volunteers of America Texas is a ministry of service dedicated to helping people in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through hundreds of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, we help more than 11,000 people in more than 30 urban and rural communities statewide. For more than a century, we support and empower America’s most vulnerable groups, including veterans, at-risk youth, homeless individuals and families as well as seniors and their caregivers.
Assistance Programs
ROUND ROCK AREA SERVING CENTER
The Serving Center offers many programs and services: The Community Gardens, clothing and furniture vouchers, Computer for Kids, Keep Round Rock Warm, alternative loan repayment program and financial assistance (utilities, rent, prescriptions, transportation & temporary lodging). We are here to support families in crisis and depend on your support to care for our community. Apply for assistance online via https://www.rrasc.org/request-assistance/ or reach them by phone at 512.244.2431.
Catholic Charities provides counseling services, natural disaster relief services and immigration services, including assistance for refugees as well. They administer a grant program for veterans and their families as well as utility assistance programs (electric and ATMOS gas) when funds are available.
Findhelp.org is a great resource to find assistance. Enter your zip code to find food assistance, help paying bills and other free or reduced cost programs. There are many other topics including housing, goods, health, legal, care, education and work
Assistance League of Georgetown works to help the lives of children and adults through their community programs: Operation School Bell, Reading & More, New Friends, Scholarships and Assist a Teacher.
The Georgetown Project fosters connectivity and relationship building among organizations serving children, youth and families so that true collaboration is possible. The 35-plus agencies and organizations involved with The Georgetown Project Collaborative for Children and Youth represent a strong, interconnected service community that maps local resources, identifies needs and gaps in services, and networks to fill the gaps for families. Direct program services include: After School Action Program (ASAP), Assets In Action, Bridges To Growth Parent Center, Community Interaction Partnership (CIP), Kid City and The NEST Empowerment Center & Host Home.
Jeremiah Program is a national organization with a mission to disrupt the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. When a mother invests simultaneously in her personal and professional goals and the education of her children, she can re-author her family’s outcomes and act as a change agent within her community. We know this because we see the proof points every day in our classrooms and campuses. Jeremiah Program offers one of the nation’s most successful strategies for disrupting poverty, two generations at a time. At JP, we believe that no mother should have to make the untenable choice between investing in herself or supporting her children. Jeremiah Porgram offers assistance for career track college education, early childhood education, affordable housing, and leadership training.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Helping Hands of Georgetown assists those in need with a mobile food pantry and brown bag meals as well as some limited financial support. Monday - Thursday weekly the Helping Hands office is open from 10-3pm. The Helping Hands office is located @ 107 Halmar Cove, Ste. 232. The office phone # is 512-688-3595 and their website is helpinghandsgtx.org
Mobile Food Pantry Locations -(please call the Helping Hands office to confirm locations and times)
HOPE (Healthy Options Program for the Elderly) The purpose of the Healthy Options Program for the Elderly (HOPE) is to reduce hunger among low-income seniors age 55 and older by providing them with free monthly distributions of nutritious food. Each month, HOPE clients receive 15-20 pounds of shelf-stable grocery items to supplement their diets. Administered through the Central Texas Food Bank in Austin. For Williamson County to apply for this service please call the Round Rock Serving Center @ 512.244.2431 .
Eligibility:
Coverage Area: This program covers residents of the following cities: Andice, TX, Bartlett, TX, Florence, TX, Georgetown, TX, Granger, TX, Jarrell, TX, Jonah, TX, Schwertner, TX, Walburg, TX and Weir, TX.
Proof of Income:Required.
The Santa Rosa Food Pantry (Andice)
The Santa Rosa Food Pantry The food pantry is located in Carr Hall- hours of operation below
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Georgetown ISD Jobs
Learn about various career opportunities in the following areas just click the link below.
View current open positions in Georgetown ISD
Goodwill Job Center assists any job seeker to find work, prepare resumes, prepare for interviews and provide work clothing if needed. Certificate education programs (such as CDL or CNA) are available for free to those that qualify.
Dress for Success for Women - Through six active career development programs, they provide women with the resources, tools and support they need to not only secure gainful, fulfilling employment, but to continue growing personally and professionally long after their last appointment
Capital IDEA provides financial support and extensive professional guidance to motivated, nontraditional students who want to earn more and move up in a great career. With many community partners, like Austin Community College, they stand committed to providing individuals the opportunity and support they need to earn a degree and get started in a promising career.
The Georgetown Health Foundation Carver Center for Families is hiring for positions in Georgetown and surrounding areas. See all current openings here.
The City of Georgetown has job opening's. See all current opening's here
Williamson County Job Opportunities on Indeed.com. See all current opening's here
Texas Workforce Commission helps Texans find jobs, file for unemployment benefits, etc.
See below for links to jobs search tools as well as Texas Job Dept another search tool: https://www.texasjobdepartment.com/job-search/?utm_medium=undefined&utm_source=undefined&dcaise=1
Community Action provides free education courses for those that qualify. Classes offered may change. In the past the following classes have been offered: English and a Second Language (ESL), High School Equivalency (HSE), Certified Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomy, and HVAC.Upcoming Classes:
Certified Nursing Assistant – Georgetown – July 12 – August 23- https://bit.ly/cnawilco Medical Administrative Assistant – Taylor TX – July 19 – October 20 - https://bit.ly/cmaataylor Certified Nursing Assistant for English language learners – Taylor, TX – July 12 – August 26 - http://bit.ly/wilcoeslcna
HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
At Housing Authority of the City of Georgetown they offer numerous classes and activities to families, in addition they enable disabled and elderly residents to remain living independently and/or to age in place. These include nutritional and health classes; exercise groups; medical, hearing and prescription medications screenings; defensive driving; financial literacy as well as classes about issues such as identity fraud, etc. They have computer labs for resident use and offer computer classes with one on one computer tutors. These are also used for job search and resume building as well as email access and to use as a medium for contacting family members. They partner with various Home Health Care agencies and churches to provide assistance to our residents with household duties and yard work. They host family activities in partnership with the Georgetown Church of Christ, the First Baptist Church of Georgetown, Celebration Church and annually partner with the Boys and Girls Club as well as the Stonehaven Senior Center to celebrate holidays, new resident dinners, Neighborhood night out events and other activities.
Phone: 512.863.5565
Texas Baptist Children’s Home (TBCH) embraces children and families in need in order to empower and equip them for a promising future. Children and single mothers, and youth aging out of foster care or facing homelessness, who come to TBCH are often lost, hurting, and hopeless, without a place to turn for help during their time of greatest need. Our residential program provides a safe home and a stable family environment where they can learn, grow, and ultimately experience a happy, healthy future.
THE RATHGEBER CENTER FOR FAMILIES- The Salvation Army Rathgeber Center for Families is a 212 bed shelter and a safe-haven for families experiencing homelessness in our community. This program provides: - Temporary shelter Residents also receive: - 100% housing focused client directed case management services - Full service rapid rehousing programs on-site to assist clients - Employment assistance and skills training - Outsourced childcare - Child and family therapist - Computer learning center - Teachers and tutors - Private bathrooms in each room - Laundry facilities Please call for more information @ 737-256-6926
FOUNDATION FOR THE HOMELESS- Foundation for the Homeless provides families experiencing homelessness hope, opportunity, and solutions while also promoting the dignity of individuals who experience homelessness.
Assistance Programs
If you are seeking services: Foundation for the Homeless accepts client referrals from the Austin/ Travis County Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry Assessment list. This list is created and managed by Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO).In order to be considered for Foundation for the Homeless services, individuals must complete the Coordinated Assessment and be referred to us by Echo
Please contact one of the agencies on the link below to set an appointment for completion of the assessment. FFH does not do coordinated assessments.
https://www.foundationhomeless.org/contact
RENTER AND HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Georgetown Rent or Mortgage Assistance-
Thanks to a donation from Georgetown Health Foundation, Catholic charities of Central Texas has special funding available for Georgetown-area residents who did not receive stimulus checks under the CARES act.
Requirements
1. Must be a Georgetown or Georgetown ETJ resident living with the following zip codes-78626,78628,78633,78673,78634
2. Must not have received CARES Act stimulus check payments
Contact Catholic Charities Central Texas @ 512-651-6100 (Open M-F 8:30-5:00pm)
Free telephone counseling service available to Travis, Hays, and Williamson County residents.
Telephone Counseling:
Call 512-474-1961 (Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Monday through Thursday 1 PM to 4 PM)
Call 512-474-7006 (Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM-5:00 PM)
Online Counseling:
Complete an online intake and we will get back to you in one to two business days.
HABITAT - Restore Appliances- The ReStore is a discount home improvement store and donation center. With locations in Austin and San Marcos, the ReStore is committed to increasing the community’s access to low-cost building materials and home improvement supplies, diverting valuable, reusable items from the landfill, and supporting Austin Habitat for Humanity’s affordable housing programs in the five counties it serves.
Phone- 512-868-1609
The Habitat for Humanity Williamson County Home Repair Program helps qualified homeowners make critical home repairs that reduce health or safety hazards or improve weatherization.To find out more visit https://williamsonhabitat.org/repair-my-home/ or call (512) 863-4344
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE
Sleep in Heavenly Peace -If your child is sleeping in unwanted conditions like the floor, sofa, or even in bed with mom/dad or siblings SHP may be able to assist. Visit the link below to request your free single twin bed or free twin bunk bed.
Bed Request
Questions-
The handbook is for residential tenants and is published as a public service by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
The People’s Lawyer website is filled with legal information regarding issues important to Texans, such as: landlord/tenant law (for example, renting issues such as having a formal written lease, refusal of landlord to rent to families with children, refusing rent to handicapped persons, forcing landlords to fix things, lockouts, breaking a lease, legal grounds for eviction). Other topics include: auto accident, disaster rip-offs, bankruptcy, credit reports and identity theft, debt collection, do not call lists, insurance, overtime rules, scam alerts, small claims court, and more.
Texas Free Legal Answers-ABA Free Legal Answers
ABA Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic for qualifying users to post civil legal questions at no cost.
LiveChat on TexasLawHelp.org LiveChat connects you with an attorney, paralegal, or law student in real time. They can help you better understand legal information on the website and—in some cases—provide legal advice.
All LiveChat services, including navigation assistance, legal information, and legal advice, are completely free.
LiveChat Hours
Monday – Wednesday
10 AM – 2 PM
When TexasLawHelp.org LiveChat is available, you will see an icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Georgetown Annex
100 Wilco Way, Suite 204
512-943-1501
RENTER AND HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE
Georgetown Rent or Mortgage Assistance-
Thanks to a donation from Georgetown Health Foundation, Catholic charities of Central Texas has special funding available for Georgetown-area residents who did not receive stimulus checks under the CARES act.
Requirements
1. Must be a Georgetown or Georgetown ETJ resident living with the following zip codes-78626,78628,78633,78673,78634
2. Must not have received CARES Act stimulus check payments
Contact Catholic Charities Central Texas @ 512-651-6100 (Open M-F 8:30-5:00pm)
Free telephone counseling service available to Travis, Hays, and Williamson County residents.
Telephone Counseling:
Call 512-474-1961 (Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Monday through Thursday 1 PM to 4 PM)
Call 512-474-7006 (Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 12 PM & 12:30 PM-5:00 PM)
Online Counseling:
Complete an online intake and we will get back to you in one to two business days.
The handbook is for residential tenants and is published as a public service by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Texas Free Legal Answers-ABA Free Legal Answers
ABA Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic for qualifying users to post civil legal questions at no cost.
LiveChat connects you with an attorney, paralegal, or law student in real time. They can help you better understand legal information on the website and—in some cases—provide legal advice.
All LiveChat services, including navigation assistance, legal information, and legal advice, are completely free.
LiveChat Hours
Monday – Wednesday
10 AM – 2 PM
When TexasLawHelp.org LiveChat is available, you will see an icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Georgetown Annex
100 Wilco Way, Suite 204
512-943-1501
PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE
SAN GABRIEL PREGNANCY AND PARENTING PROGRAM Our team of Parent Advocates and Parent Educators are ready to walk with you through your pregnancy and parenting journey. Services are available for expectant mothers or parents of a child O-36 months of age. All services are offered in English and Spanish and are completely confidential.
Contact via email @ Karen-Candelas@ccctx.org
ANNUCIATION MATERNITY HOME - For young women in crisis pregnancies and their children, we offer exceptional housing, educational opportunities, and access to health services to empower them in their journey toward independence.
Telephone- (512) 864 –7755 Toll Free : (877) 71-HAVEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE
Hope Alliance offers crisis intervention to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes. Hope Alliance has a 24-hr hotline.
MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services provides help to those with mental health concerns. Their mission includes the provision of valued services to adults with serious mental illness, to children and adolescents with serious mental illness or emotional disorders, autism or pervasive developmental disorders, to persons with developmental disabilities, and to infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
The National Alliance on Mental Health offers help to those struggling through difficult times, such as loneliness and isolation. The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance The NAMI HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 am–6 pm, ET.1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
MEDICAL, AGING & DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Allsup assists people with filing for disability benefits, SSDI. Allsup can also help people go back to work, if and when they have medically recovered.
Texas Health & Human Services department of aging and disability services provides medical services for uninsured/underinsured children and adults.
Family Eldercare provides help to people 60+ and people 18 years+ with disabilities and their caregivers to get access community services. They provide services to prevent abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of elders and adults with disabilities. Among their services,, they provide in-home care services (care attendants, homemaker, companion, meal prep, personal assistance, telephone program, social and educations sessions/support, brain aerobics, in-home counseling, transportation services, certified guardianship, money management, service coordination. “Lifetime connections without walls” is a telephone program that provides opportunities for seniors to connect with others in their community and across the country via social and educational sessions. See their website for more information.
Texas Health and Human Services offers among other services, support for families and friends caring for older adults giving caregivers relief from caregiving (respite care), emergency response system, and adaptive equipment for personal safety. See their website for a full list of services.
Lone Star Circle of Care provides healthcare, dental care, mental health, hearing and vision care assistance to low-income individuals and families that quality.
ARCIL in Round Rock provides information on community resources available for people with disabilities including: transportation, housing, education, attendant services, employment services, life skills education, etc. It also assists with social security disability application, and helps with nursing home transition program.
Williamson County Health District provides medical services for uninsured/under-insured children and adults. See also for: Disease Control, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health, Wellness/Health Education, Health Services, Social Services, WIC & Community Nutrition.See also: Texas Health & Human Services
Sacred Heart Clinic provides outpatient health services, prescriptions as well as limited dental services and vision to the uninsured/underinsured.
The Texas Ramp Project builds wheelchair ramps for older adults and others with mobility issues who can’t afford to buy one. In a few hours on a Saturday morning they give folks the freedom to leave their home again—the home where they want to remain but whose steps have imprisoned them. Ramps are provided without regard to age, gender, religion, race or ethnicity.
The Texas Ramp Project cannot take your referral directly. They do not interact directly with potential clients. You will be MUCH better served if you ask your social worker or healthcare professional to make the referral to the Texas Ramp project using this referral link provided above, as he or she will already have a working relationship with us, and will already have established your physical and financial need.
FUNERAL ASSISTANCE
Gabriels Funeral Home
Helping those who cannot afford to bury their loved one by offering payment plans and potentially discounted rates.
Phone - 512-869-8888
VETERAN ASSISTANCE
Williamson County Veteran's Services provides eligible veterans, dependents and survivors direct and general support and assistance in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, state of Texas and Williamson County.
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
Faith in Action serves the senior adult community with transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and personal errands as well as other support services.
Phone #-512-868-9544
Email address: www.faithinactiongt.org
GoGeo limited paratransit is a service for qualified people with disabilities and seniors age 65 and older. Eligibility and screening for limited paratransit customers through a paper application are provided by the Capital Area Rural Transportation System. Click here for the PDF application. To register for senior service, call CARTS at 512-478-7433.
Qualified riders must schedule rides with CARTS by 4 p.m. the day before. Request a ride here or through the CARTS Reservation Center by calling 512-478-7433.
ited paratransit customer or age 65 and older, you will not be required renew your eligibility.
The City’s limited paratransit service, which is run by CARTS as a subcontractor for CapMetro, provides curb-to-curb service from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Eligible riders pay $2 each way and must make a reservation by 4 p.m. the previous day. Reservations can be made online here or by calling 512-478-RIDE (7433).
Eligibility and screening for the limited paratransit services are provided, through a paper application, by the Capital Area Rural Transportation System. Click here for the PDF application. Georgetown residents age 65 and older do not have eligibility requirements.
The Interurban Coach is a regional intercity route providing connections between Austin, Bastrop, Bertram, Burnet, Georgetown, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, Luling, Marble Falls, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Texas State University, LaGrange, Giddings, Paige, Smithville and Elgin and makes connections to Greyhound, Capital Metro and Amtrak.
The Red Route 1511 stops in downtown Georgetown at Ninth and Main streets and at the CARTS Georgetown station located at 3620 S. Austin Ave. You can view the schedule at RideCARTS.com Fares are $4 one-way, $6 for a day pass or $88 for a monthly pass. This route has stops in Round Rock, IKEA, CARTS Georgetown station, Downtown Georgetown, Metro Tech Ridge, Austin Greyhound and the CARTS Austin Station located at 2010 E. Sixth St. From there you can make connections to other Interurban Coach Routes or connect to Capital Metro.
For more information go to RideCARTS.com or call us at 512-478- RIDE (7433)
CARTS operates a fixed, interurban bus route between Georgetown and Austin twice daily, Monday through Friday. Passengers in Georgetown are picked up by the interurban bus at two locations: Downtown Georgetown Bus Stop at Ninth and Main streets and the CARTS Georgetown Station at 3620 S. Austin Ave. From Georgetown, the Red Route 1511 stops at University Oaks (IKEA), CARTS Round Rock, Tech Ridge Park & Ride, Austin Greyhound, and CARTS Austin. In Austin, CARTS passengers have the option of utilizing the Grasshopper, a special CARTS on-call service that is only available to those transferring from another CARTS service in Austin, to reach their final destinations.
CARTS provides non-emergency medical transportation services for Logisticare Solutions, LLC, a broker under contract to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to arrange transportation for eligible persons in the CARTS District. These services are free and can be arranged through HHS call centers. People using Texas Health Steps and other Medicaid programs are eligible for the service. The service is called the HHSC Medical Transportation Program.
Georgetown has a Greyhound bus service at the CARTS Georgetown Station at 3260 S. Austin Ave. The route serving Georgetown provides connection to the Austin Bus Station where passengers then transfer to routes heading to cities such as Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
Georgetown Free Bikes-We take used bikes, spruce them up, and give them a new home. Best part is we make bike ownership accessible for all by providing them for free.
TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE
Lifeline Assistance Phone Program -Provides assistance to low-income individuals to pay for basic telephone service. Consumers who qualify based on federal or state-specific eligibility criteria can obtain discounted or free phone service through the Lifeline Assistance program. Assurance Wireless provides eligible consumers with free monthly data, unlimited texting, free monthly minutes plus a free Smartphone.
COLD WEATHER ASSISTANCE
Warming Centers for Freezing TemperaturesFrom Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services:During the upcoming holiday, many City facilities will be closed. Because of this, the City of Austin will be opening the following locations to the general public to serve as warming centers for short-term relief from freezing temperatures.LOCATIONS
HOURS OF OPERATION
This information is subject to change as weather conditions change. For the most up-to-date locations and hours please check austintexas.gov/alerts for the most current emergency information in multiple languages. WHAT IS A WARMING CENTERA Warming Center is a safe place where anyone in the community can come inside to get temporary relief from the cold weather during normal operating hours. Pets are not permitted inside Warming Centers. If someone arrives with a pet, facility staff will contact Animal Services to provide pet support.
DISASTER HOTLINE: 512-766-7111 - To help Central Texans impacted by the Texas Winter Storm. https://www.ccctx.org/disaster-response/ Short-Term Assistance
Long-Term Assistance
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