Student Resources

Student Assistance and Advocacy Center

Community Based Resources

Caregiver Resources

Smith County Indigent Health - 903.526.4405

Childcare Resources

Children’s Protective Services – 1.800.252.5400/903.675.5631
Children’s Protective Services – 1.800.252.5400/903.675.5631
Child Care Assistance - 903.526.1105
Child Care Management - 800.676.8283
Help with Child Care - 1.800.676.8283/903.677.6060
Pregnancy and Crisis Center - 903.880.6539
Children’s Insurance CHIPS - 1.800.647.6558
Networks STAR Program - 903.675.8541/1.800-374.6058
Attorney General - 903.533.0393
Care Shelter – 903.595.3553
Longview Youth Shelter – 903.753.9744
East Texas Open Door Shelter (Marshall) – 903.935.1138

Affordable Clothing Resources

Goodwill Industries - 903.593.9326/903.581.5422
Salvation Army - 903.592.4361
Habitat for Humanity Restore - 903.595.6630
Hangers of Hope 903.747.8474/903.630.5443

Counseling/Mental Health Resources

R.D. Vasani, M.D. – (Terrell, TX) – Children ADHD 972.563.2678
Ray Scardina, M.D. – (Psychiatrist – Tyler) (Does see children) 903.593.1786
Individual Care of Texas, Inc. – 903.356.4526
Highland Assisted Living, L.L.C. – 325.675.5100

Employment Services

Texas Workforce – 903.561.8131
Unemployment – 800.939.6631
Worko/Tempo – 903.675.9269
DARS Supported Employment – 903.534.2070

Food Resources

1st UMC Troup - 903.842.3320
Colonial Hill Baptist Pantry – 903.561.9995
Community Pantry Noonday – 903.581.2500
David Powell Food Pantry - 903.920.9003
Holy Family Catholic Church – 903.882.0836
Lanes Chapel United Methodist – 903.561.5703
Mission House – 903.521.5711
Mt. Calvary Baptist – 903.595.3969
New Jerusalem – 903.593.4436
Papa Bill’s Store @ Azleway Boys Ranch – 903.565.0215
PATH – 903.597.4044
Philadelphia Blessing – 903.839.6769
St. Mary Magdalene – SVDP – 903.894.7647
St. Paul Children’s Foundation – 903.531.9455
St. Vincent de Paul – Tyler – 903.592.0027
Sylvania Church Food Pantry – 903.592.1591
The Lord’s House – 903.258.0071
Trinity Fellowship – 903.566.4226
Tyler Family Assistance – 903.526.6757
Voices of Victory – 903.566.6639
We Care Too-Arp – 903.859.2353
West Erwin Benevolence – 903.592.0809

Hotline/Crisis Contact Information

BOY’S TOWN – 1.800.448.3000
FAMILY SERVICES – 1.800.221.2681
COVENANT HOUSE – 7.800.999.999
24HR ADDICTION HELPLINE – 800.559.9503
EAST TEXAS COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (ETCADA) – 903.753.7633
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS – 800.793.7725
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – 903.597.1796
AL-ANON/ALATEEN – 888.425.2666

Housing Resources

HUD Smith County – 903.531.1303
William Booth Garden Apartments – 903.595.5641
Rose Valley Apartments – 903.592.7341
Grand Manor Apartments – 903.592.9768
Liberty Arms Apartments – 972.272.8286
Affordable Housing Group, Inc. – 903.596.8244
Double D Rentals – 903.593.7323
Moore Grocery Lofts – 903.596.9500
PATH Supported Housing – 903.597.7284
Azleway Boys Ranch – 1.800.340.boys
A World for Children Round Rock, Texas – 1.888.579.3880
Cedar Crest Belton, Texas – 1.800.888.4071
Hill County Youth Ranch Kerrville, TX - 1.830.376.2131
Meadow Pines Longview, TX – 1.800.722.9991
Waco Center for Youth – 1.817.756.2171
Willow Creek Arlington – 1.800.447.9740
Promise House – 1.866.941.8578
Salvation Army – 903.592.4361
Women House of Hope – 903.295.0904/903.646.1941
Gateway to Hope – 903.752.9343
East Texas Crisis Center 903.509.2526
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission – 903.759.8101

Legal Aid/Immigration/Crisis Resources

Legal Aid – 1.800.248.0048
Family Violence Legal – 800.777.4673
East Texas Legal – 903.595.4783
Immigration Service – 214.655.3073
Jail/Sheriff’s Office – 903.590.2661
Area Agency on Aging – 800.442.8845

Medical Resources

Bethesda Health Clinic – 903.596.8353
Northeast Texas Public Health District – 903.535.0030
Christus House Clinic - 903.894.0109
Life Time Health Clinic Center – 903.534.0073
Special Health Resources for Texas Inc. – 903.597.7558
Planned Parenthood of Tyler – 903.581.8277
AIDS – 903.597.4044
Medical Equipment – 903.597.1348
Medical Program – 573.996.733
Poison Control Center – 903.597.0351
Venereal Disease Clinic – 903.597.7091
Trinity Mother Frances Financial Assistance – 903.531.5518
HIV Medication Program – THMP – 800.255.1090
Assistance paying for Medication – 1.800.444.4106
Sam’s Club Pharmacy (Membership) – 903.597.2296
Texas Dentist for Healthy Smiles – 1.515.448.2441
Baylor College of Dentistry – 1.214.828.8353
Tyler Junior College Dental Hygiene School – 903.510.2341
Bethesda Health Clinic in Tyler – 903.596.8353
East Texas Community Health Clinic – 1.409.560.5413
Smith County Public Health District – 1.903.531.9441
Let’s really help community foundation – 1.903.236.8717
Hope Clinic – 1.972.923.2440

Substance Abuse Resources

ETCADA – 1.800.441.8639
Dallas Life Foundation 213.421.1380 (ext. 21)
East Texas Medical Center Behavioral Health Center – 800.566.0088
Salvation Army – 903.592.4361
Oak Haven (Marshall, Texas) – 903.938.5149
Glen Oaks (Greenville, Texas) – 800.443.1109
Cenikor (Fort Worth, Texas) – 800.495.5411
Sundown Ranch (Canton, Texas) – 903.479.3933
Timberlawn (Dallas, Texas) – 800.426.4944
The Tree house (Temple, Texas -female) – 254.933.9400
Christian Farms (Temple, Texas – male) – 254.698.6697
Day Top (Palestine, Texas) – 214.559.3770
Kilpatrick (Longview, Texas – women and children) – 903.234.0045
House of Isaiah (Mabank, Texas – men only) – 903.887.1373
Community Healthcare/The Beginning – 903.581.9472

Transportation Resources

Medicaid Transportation (Medicaid only) – 877.633.8747
Mini Bus East TX Rural Transit (24hr notice) – 800.590.3371
Andrews Center Medicaid Transport (Accepts Medicaid only 3-day business notice) – 800.374.7340 (ext. 366)
City of Tyler Transit – 903.533.8057
Tyler Cab – 903.592.3232

Utility Assistance Resources

Light Up Texas – 1.866.454.8387
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs – 1.800.525.0657
Housing Authority of Tyler – 903.531.1303
PATH – 903.597.4044
St. Vincent De Paul – 903.592.0027
Catholic Charities of East Texas – 903.258.9492