PACO 604 – Resource List
Ronald Sanderson
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------- Housing
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------- Food
Local –
Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County
817-336-0912
https://mealsonwheels.org/
Provides home-delivered meals, professional case management, and other needed items
or services to homebound, elderly, and disabled clients.
State/Regional –
North Texas Food Bank
214-330-1396
Local –
Fort Worth Housing Solutions
817-333-3400
https://www.fwhs.org/housing-programs/
Fort Worth Housing Solutions offers many types of housing assistance including rental
assistance, housing vouchers, affordable housing across the city, public housing, and a
homelessness program.
State/Regional –
Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office
817-531-7640
https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/housing-assistance-office.html
The mission of the Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office is to provide safe, decent,
and affordable housing for low-income families.
National –
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
210-475-6800 (San Antonio office)
www.hud.gov
Provides several housing programs such as rental assistance, public housing, and home
owner assistance. The website provides contacts for regional offices throughout the
country.
Local –
Tarrant County Assistance Programs
https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/domestic-relations-office/child-support/additional-
resources/financial-assistance.html
Website provides a list of local organizations that provide financial assistance and the
contact information for those organizations.
Local –
Tarrant County Clothing Closet
https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/tarrant_county_clothing_closet.html
The website provides contact information for over 35 local organizations that offer help
to those in need. These organizations not only provide material assistance, such as
clothing, but also offer referrals, services such as information on job programs, access to
government assistance and more.
State/Regional –
Love Thy Neighbor
469-585-5198
http://www.ltnlovethyneighbor.org/
Love Thy Neighbor supports individuals and families in need of food and clothing in
North Texas.
National –
The Salvation Army
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
There are Salvation Army Centers nationwide that provide many services, including
clothing. This website will direct you to a local center.
https://ntfb.org/
The mission of the North Texas Food Bank is to close the hunger gap in North Texas by
providing access to nutritious food.
National –
Feeding America
800-771-2303
https://www.feedingamerica.org/
A website that allows you to search for organizations that provide food assistance in your
area.
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------- Clothing
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------- Financial Assistance
State/Regional –
Texas Health and Human Services
877-541-7905
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/financial
HHS offers help with food, health care and cash assistance for Texans.
National –
The American Legion
800-433-3318
https://www.legion.org/financialassistance
The American Legion helps families in need meet the cost of shelter, food, utilities and
health expenses.
Local –
Mesa Springs
817-292-4600
www.mesasprings.com
Provides evidenced-based, transformational care for a broad range of mental health and
addiction concerns. Provides inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient
options.
Local –
JPS Health Network Connection
817-702-1100
https://www.jpshealthnet.org/financial-resources/jps-connection
JPS Hospital is the major county hospital in Fort Worth and provides a number of
different assistance programs.
State/Regional –
Texas Health and Human Services
877-541-7905
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/financial
HHS offers help with food, health care and cash assistance for Texans.
National –
The United States Government
1-844-USA-GOV1
https://www.usa.gov/benefits
The website provides information about government programs that may help you pay for
food, housing, health care, and other basic living expenses.
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------- Healthcare
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------- Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Local –
City of Fort Worth Employee Assistance Program
State/Regional –
Sante Center for Healing
866-238-3154
www.santecenter.com
Sante offers inclusive, comprehensive, and impactful therapy for long-term addiction
recovery at a reasonable price. Sante is an inpatient facility.
National –
International Association of Fire Fighters – Center of Excellence
844-738-0074
https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/
Provides inpatient treatment exclusively for firefighters seeking treatment for recovery
from substance abuse, PTSD and other behavioral health issues.
Local –
One Tribe Foundation
214-462-7229
www.1tribefoundation.org
Provides treatment for veterans, first responders, medical frontline workers and their
families through traditional and non-traditional therapies.
State/Regional –
MHMR – Heart of Texas Region
866-752-3451
https://www.hotrmhmr.org/contact-us
The Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center delivers support services to individuals and
families coping with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities,
developmental delays, and emotional conflict.
National –
International Association of Fire Fighters – Center of Excellence
844-738-0074
https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/
Provides treatment exclusively for firefighters seeking treatment for recovery from
substance abuse, PTSD and other behavioral health issues
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------- Mental Health
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------- Marital/Relational Issues
Local –
Fort Worth Pregnancy Center
817-924-9110
https://fwpcfriends.org/
The Fort Worth Pregnancy Center mission is to empower young women and men to make
positive decisions about their unplanned pregnancy.
State/Regional –
Adopt Texas
325-853-8404
https://www.adoptexas.com/pregnant-and-need-help/?
gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgpypntqd9AIVVCs4Ch07-gKxEAMYAyAAEgJcu_D_BwE
Adopt Texas exists to help mothers in an unplanned pregnancy have options. Adopt Texas
is equipped to help with every step along the path of adoption.
National –
Pre-Born!
800-941-0151
https://preborn.org/
Pre-Born!’s mission is to glorify Jesus Christ by leading and equipping pregnancy
clinics to save more babies and souls. Pre-Born! partners with life-affirming pregnancy
clinics all across the nation.
866-611-2826
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/hr/employees/benefits/eap
Provides free counseling services for City of Fort Worth employees and their families,
including marriage/relationship counseling.
State/Regional –
Twogether in Texas
877-541-7905
https://twogetherintexas.com/UI/HomePage.aspx
The Healthy Marriage Program provides voluntary marriage and relationship education
skills. Through the Twogether in Texas website you can locate marital, pre-marital and
relationship counselors and classes.
National –
National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/marriage-and-relationship-educators/find-a-local-
marriage-and-relationship-program/
This website provides listings for relationship counseling across the nation. Counselor list
can be narrowed by state.
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Death/Hospice
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------- Immigration/Naturalization Services
Local –
Fort Worth VITAS Hospice Office
855-970-1841
https://www.vitas.com/locations-search/dallas-and-fort-worth/fort-worth-hospice-office
This VITAS hospice office serves as a "home base" for the care teams, which includes
physicians, nurses, home health aides, chaplains and social workers.
State/Regional –
Saint Catherine Hospice
469-378-8668
https://care.saintcatherinehospice.com/main-lp?
gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4PCw_tyd9AIVxW1vBB2vbQReEAAYASAAEgLGGPD_BwE
From the physical to the emotional and spiritual, Saint Catherine Hospice handles
everything involved in end of life care so our patients and their families don’t have do so
themselves. This service is provided for North Texans at no cost to the family.
National –
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
800-658-8898
https://www.nhpco.org/
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, provides free resources to
educate and empower patients and caregivers to make decisions about serious illness and
end-of-life care and services.
Local –
Catholic Charities Fort Worth Immigration Services
817-289-4399
https://ccfwimmigration.com/
Catholic Charities Fort Worth Immigration Consulting Services (ICS) provides legal
assistance to individuals who are eligible under the law to apply for immigration benefits.
State/Regional –
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
817-717-9377 (Fort Worth Office)
https://www.raicestexas.org/
RAICES is a nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal
services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees.
National –
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
https://www.uscis.gov/
The official U.S. Government website for immigration services.
Local –
Dispute Resolution Services of North Texas, Inc.
817-877-4554
www.drsnorthtexas.org
Serves Tarrant County and surrounding communities by providing mediation for dispute
and conflict resolution outside of a court setting.
State/Regional –
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
817-336-3943
www.lanwt.org
Offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans.
National –
Legal Services Cooperation
https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/what-legal-aid/get-legal-help
A website that allows you to search by address or city to find an LSC-funded legal aid
organization near you.
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