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Community Resources

Welcome to our Dallas Habitat’s Community Resources page. This is designed to provide you with quick, easy access to local resources. Choose a category below to browse available resources. Together, we can make a difference.

Basic Needs

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2-1-1 Texas

2-1-1 Texas

2-1-1 Texas is a comprehensive referral source with easy to find information from local and state health and human services programs. 2-1-1 Texas is a free, anonymous social service hotline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Phone: 211 or 877-541-7905

Website: http://www.211texas.org/

Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities aids families in achieving stability and self-sufficiency through programs for adult and child education, employment services, financial literacy, food and meals, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, pregnancy counseling, adoption services, homelessness, and assistance with disaster relief and preparedness.

Address: 1421 W. Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 866-223-7500

Website: https://ccdallas.org/

City of Dallas Office of Senior Affairs

The Office of Senior Affairs (OSA) helps Dallas seniors maintain the highest quality of life possible by providing information / referrals on senior services, educational programming and other resources that support and promote financial and social well-being.

Address: 1500 Marilla
Dallas, Texas 75201

Phone: 214-670-5227

Website: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/community-care/Pages/seniorservices.aspx

Dallas Life Foundation
Dallas Life Foundation provides guidance to homeless men, women & children to lives of permanent self-sufficiency through counseling, education, medical services, and provision of basic needs, as part of a comprehensive, faith-based recovery program, Homeless No More.

Address: 1100 Cadiz St

Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: 214-421-1380

Website: https://www.dallaslife.org/

Family Gateway
Provides stability and life-changing supportive services to children and families affected by homelessness.

Address: 711 S. St. Paul St.

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214-823-4500

Website: https://www.familygateway.org/

North Texas Food Bank
North Texas Food Bank provides access to nutritious food.

Address: 3677 Mapleshade Lane

Plano, TX 75057

Phone: 214-330-1396

Website: https://www.ntfb.org/

Promise House
Promise House is leading the charge to end youth homelessness in North Texas. They offer free programs include life-saving emergency shelter, transitional housing, pregnant and parenting teen support, counseling, education and outreach services.

Address: 224 W Page Ave

Dallas, TX 75208

Phone: 214-941-8578

Website: https://promisehouse.org/

VA North Texas Health Care System
VA North Texas provides telehealth programs in Mental Health, Dermatology, Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury, Physical Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury, and Teleretinal. VA North Texas was the first VA in the country to provide a homeless mobile unit that provides both medical and mental health care to Veterans on the streets where they live.

Address: 4500 S. Lancaster Rd.
Dallas, TX 75216

Phone: 800-849-3597 | 214-742-8387

Website: https://www.northtexas.va.gov/

Refugee Services of Texas
Guided by the principles of human compassion and dignity, Refugee Services of Texas welcomes refugees, immigrants, and other displaced people and supports them in integrating and thriving in their new communities.

Address: 9241 LBJ Freeway Suite 210
Dallas, TX 75243

Phone: 214-821-4422

Website: https://www.rstx.org/

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army provides to those that are seeking help with any of the following: substance abuse, youth and children, disaster response assistance, domestic violence, families in crisis, homelessness, missing persons, senior citizens, and veterans. They also provide cooling stations for those that are in need of refuge from the heat in Texas.

Address: 8787 N. Stemmons Frwy #800
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 214-637-8218

Website: https://www.salvationarmydfw.org/default.aspx

Benefits Check Up
BenefitsCheckUp  monitors the benefits landscape for updates and changes to policies and programs. They match you with unique needs to benefit programs and eligibility requirements using our comprehensive tool.

https://www.benefitscheckup.org/

Education and Advocacy

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American Heart Association
Through education and advocacy, the American Heart Association is a voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke.

Address: 105 Decker Court, Suite 200

Irving, TX 75062

Phone: 214-441-4200

Website: https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/texas/dallas

Attitudes and Attire
Provides the tools that raise self-esteem, promote ethics and build the confidence necessary to develop successful life skills. Our vision is building confidence and changing lives for the women we serve.

Address: 2050 N. Stemmons Freeway Mail Unit 102
Dallas, TX 75207

Phone: 214-630-1667

Website: https://www.attitudesandattire.org/

Buckner Children & Family Services
Buckner Children and Family Services equips families through education, financial empowerment, child and youth development, family coaching and counseling. As a result, families break poverty cycles through education and employment.

Address: 700 N. Pearl St. Ste 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214-758-8000

Website: http://www.buckner.org/

Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities aids families in achieving stability and self-sufficiency through programs for adult and child education, employment services, financial literacy, food and meals, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, pregnancy counseling, adoption services, homelessness, and assistance with disaster relief and preparedness.

Address: 1421 W. Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 866-223-7500

Website: https://ccdallas.org/

Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center
Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency that provides assistance with the following:

Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
Financial Management
Budget Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops for Homeowners
Pre-purchase Counseling
Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Predatory Lending Education Workshops

Address: 2377 North Stemmons Freeway

Dallas, Texas 75207-2710

Phone: 214-819-2000

Website: https://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/homeloan.html

Dallas Life Foundation
Dallas Life Foundation provides guidance to homeless men, women & children to lives of permanent self-sufficiency through counseling, education, medical services, and provision of basic needs, as part of a comprehensive, faith-based recovery program, Homeless No More.

 

Address: 1100 Cadiz St

Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: 214-421-1380

Website: https://www.dallaslife.org/

Transformance
Transformance offers financial education and debt management services.

 

Address: 8737 King George Dr #200

Dallas, TX 75235

Phone: 214-638-2227

Website: https://www.transformanceusa.org/

United Way of Dallas
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas offers North Texans. local solutions in the areas of Education, Income, and Health; the essential components of a thriving community.

 

Address: 1800 N. Lamar St

Dallas, TX 75202

Phone: 214-978-0000

Website: https://unitedwaydallas.org/

WiNGS Dallas
WiNGS is a community of women helping women take charge of their futures. Together they empower women, fight poverty and impact generations delivering programs in the areas of small business development, financial education/capability, work skills support, and pregnancy and parenting education.

Address: 2603 Inwood Rd

Dallas, TX 75235

Phone: 214-826-9922

Website: https://wingsdallas.org/

Housing

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Bucker Children and Family Services
Buckner Children and Family Services equips families through education, financial empowerment, child and youth development, family coaching and counseling. As a result, families break poverty cycles through education and employment.

Address: 700 N. Pearl St. Ste 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214-758-8000

Website: http://www.buckner.org/

Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities aids families in achieving stability and self-sufficiency through programs for adult and child education, employment services, financial literacy, food and meals, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, pregnancy counseling, adoption services, homelessness, and assistance with disaster relief and preparedness.

Address: 1421 W. Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 866-223-7500

Website: https://ccdallas.org/

City of Dallas- Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program (DHAP)
Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program assists homebuyers with a total household income of less than 80 percent of the Dallas Area Median Family Income to purchase a home within the city limits of Dallas.

Address: 1500 Marilla, Suite 6BN
Dallas, Texas 75201

Phone: 214-670-4447

Website: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/housing-neighborhood-revitalization/dallasmap/Pages/Program_Year_2015_2016.aspx

Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center
Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency that provides assistance with the following:

Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
Financial Management
Budget Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops for Homeowners
Pre-purchase Counseling
Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Predatory Lending Education Workshops

Address: 2377 North Stemmons Freeway

Dallas, Texas 75207-2710

Phone: 214-819-2000

Website: https://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/homeloan.html

Dallas Life Foundation
Dallas Life Foundation provides guidance to homeless men, women & children to lives of permanent self-sufficiency through counseling, education, medical services, and provision of basic needs, as part of a comprehensive, faith-based recovery program, Homeless No More.

Address: 1100 Cadiz St

Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: 214-421-1380

Website: https://www.dallaslife.org/

Family Gateway
Provides stability and life-changing supportive services to children and families affected by homelessness.

 

Address: 711 S. St. Paul St.

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214-823-4500

Website: https://www.familygateway.org/

Genesis Women’s Shelter
Provides safety, shelter and support for women and children who have experienced domestic violence, and to raise awareness regarding its cause, prevalence and impact.

Address: 4411 Lemmon Avenue, Ste 201

Dallas, TX 75219

Phone: 214-389-7702

Website: https://www.genesisshelter.org/

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDHCA provides housing assistance to qualified buyers.

Address: 221 East 11th St

Austin, TX 78711

Phone: 800-525-0657

Website: https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/

Mosaic Family Services
Mosaic Family Services is a safe haven for survivors of human rights abuses, including refugees and those fleeing domestic violence and human trafficking. Our mission is to support, educate, and empower the multicultural individuals and families in North Texas.

Address: 12225 Greenville Avenue Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75243

Phone: 214-821-5393

Website: https://mosaicservices.org/

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army provides to those that are seeking help with any of the following: substance abuse, youth and children, disaster response assistance, domestic violence, families in crisis, homelessness, missing persons, senior citizens, and veterans. They also provide cooling stations for those that are in need of refuge from the heat in Texas.

Address: 8787 N. Stemmons Frwy #800
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 214-637-8218

Website: https://www.salvationarmydfw.org/default.aspx

Job Training/Career Advancement

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Attitudes and Training
Provides the tools that raise self-esteem, promote ethics and build the confidence necessary to develop successful life skills. Our vision is building confidence and changing lives for the women we serve.

Address: 2050 N. Stemmons Freeway Mail Unit 102
Dallas, TX 75207

Phone: 214-630-1667

Website: https://www.attitudesandattire.org/

Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc
Goodwill’s mission is to provide training, employment and support services for people with disabilities or disadvantages who seek greater independence. Our vision is to be the recognized leader in helping people with disabilities and other barriers to employment develop work and life skills, find work and successfully perform that work.

Address: 3020 N WESTMORELAND RD
Dallas, TX 75212

Phone: 214-638-2800 ext. 243

Website: https://www.goodwilldallas.org/

Texas Workface Solutions of Greater Dallas
Texas Workforce Solutions provides resources for employers to access the quality employees that they need, and training for individuals to be successfully employed.

Address: 500 N. Akard St #3030

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214-290-1000

Website: https://www.wfsdallas.com/

Transformance
Transformance offers financial education and debt management services.

Address: 8737 King George Dr #200

Dallas, TX 75235

Phone: 214-638-2227

Website: https://www.transformanceusa.org/

Legal Services

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Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities aids families in achieving stability and self-sufficiency through programs for adult and child education, employment services, financial literacy, food and meals, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, pregnancy counseling, adoption services, homelessness, and assistance with disaster relief and preparedness.

Address: 1421 W. Mockingbird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 866-223-7500

Website: https://ccdallas.org/

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
The mission of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (Legal Aid) is to ensure equal justice for people living in poverty through high-quality legal representation and to improve the lives of low-income people through the rule of law.

Address: 1515 Main St,

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 214- 748-1234

Website: https://internet.lanwt.org/en-us

Refugee Services of Texas
Guided by the principles of human compassion and dignity, Refugee Services of Texas welcomes refugees, immigrants, and other displaced people and supports them in integrating and thriving in their new communities.

Address: 9241 LBJ Freeway Suite 210
Dallas, TX 75243

Phone: 214-821-4422

Website: https://www.rstx.org/

Shelters

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Dallas Life Foundation
Dallas Life Foundation provides guidance to homeless men, women & children to lives of permanent self-sufficiency through counseling, education, medical services, and provision of basic needs, as part of a comprehensive, faith-based recovery program, Homeless No More.

Address: 1100 Cadiz St

Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: 214-421-1380

Website: https://www.dallaslife.org/

Genesis Women’s Shelter
Provides safety, shelter and support for women and children who have experienced domestic violence, and to raise awareness regarding its cause, prevalence and impact.

Address: 4411 Lemmon Avenue, Ste 201

Dallas, TX 75219

Phone: 214-389-7702

Website: https://www.genesisshelter.org/

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army provides to those that are seeking help with any of the following: substance abuse, youth and children, disaster response assistance, domestic violence, families in crisis, homelessness, missing persons, senior citizens, and veterans. They also provide cooling stations for those that are in need of refuge from the heat in Texas.

Address: 8787 N. Stemmons Frwy #800
Dallas, TX 75247

Phone: 214-637-8218

Website: https://www.salvationarmydfw.org/default.aspx

Home Repair

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Operation WaterShare

Provides assistance with Dallas Water Utilities to persons aged 60 and older facing financial hardships due to water leaks or other difficult circumstances

Contact: 214-651-1441

Rebuilding Together North Texas

Rebuilding Together North Texas restores hope and revitalizes neighborhoods by bringing volunteers and communities together to repair homes and lives of low-income homeowners. We enhance the safety, health, and quality of life for deserving seniors, veterans, families with young children, and people with disabilities. Together we are strengthening the Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant, and Rowlett communities to build a brighter future for North Texas.

Contact: http://rebuildingtogetherntx.org/

Major Systems Repair Program

The City of Dallas Major System Repair Program (MSRP) will provide a list of certified independent contractors to homeowners. The homeowners may select a contractor from a list or provide the name of a contractor to be certified to complete repairs using federals funds.

Contact: 214-670-3644