COVID-19 RESOURCES IN AUSTIN, TX

This document was prepared by the Office of Austin City Council Member Greg Casar.

Find City of Austin updates here and Center for Disease Control updates here.

For further questions, call 3-1-1.

Emergency Financial Assistance

Program	RENT 2.0
When can I apply?	8/19/2020 to January 2021 (until all funds are used)
How do I apply?	Online, and you can call this phone number for help applying: (512) 488-1397
How much aid will be distributed?	1 to 3 months full rent payment (3 months if you make under 30% Median Fam. Income)
When will I know if I was selected?	Monthly selections You will receive an email Your landlord will also get an email requesting information Applicants who were not selected will not receive an email because you might get selected in the next round
When will I receive the funds?	After you and your landlord submit all information and qualify, your landlord will receive the rent payment shortly after
How will aid be distributed?	Rent payment will be made directly to your landlord
What are the eligibility requirements?	Live within Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction Make under 80% the Median Family Income (MFI) Currently on a lease or contractually bound rental relationship Not already a recipient of federal rental assistance programs Have documentation showing that you have experienced a COVID-19-related income loss (e.g. paystubs, unemployment notice, etc.).
Need help?	Call: (512) 488-1397, 8AM-6PM, M-F Email: AustinRENT@cvrassociates.com

AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH PPE DISTRIBUTION

CommUnityCare patients can request PPE at the following sites.

CommUnityCare - Hornsby Bend Health Center, 14312 Hunter's Bend Rd Austin, TX 78725
CommUnityCare - Southeast Health and Wellness Center, 2901 Montopolis Dr. Austin, TX 78741
CommUnityCare - Del Valle Health Center, 3518-A FM 973 Del Valle, TX 78617
CommUnityCare - Manor Health Center, 600 W. Carrie-Manor St., Manor, TX 78653
CommUnityCare - Rundberg Health Center, 825 E. Rundberg #B1, Austin, TX 78753
CommUnityCare - North Central Health Center, 1210 W. Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78758
CommUnityCare - Pflugerville Health Center, 15822 Foothill Farms Loop, Pflugerville, TX 78660
CommUnityCare - Ben White Dental Clinic, 1221 W. Ben White, #112B, Austin, TX 78704
CommUnityCare - William Cannon Health Center, 6801 S. IH-35, #1-E, Austin, TX 7874
CommUnityCare - East Austin Health Center, 211 Comal St, Austin, TX 78702
Austin OB/GYN - Bastrop, 301 Hwy 71W, Suite 111, Bastrop, TX 78602
Carousel Pediatrics - Round Rock, 1201 S. 1-35, Suite 303, Round Rock, TX 78664
Carousel Pediatrics - North Lamar, 9411 North Lamar, Suite 120, Austin, TX 78753
Carousel Pediatrics - Riverside Plaza, 2237 East Riverside Dr. Suite 101-C, Austin, TX 78741
Carousel Pediatrics - Southbrook, 6425 S. 1-35 Ste 100, Austin, TX 78744
Carousel Pediatrics - Springdale, 7112 Ed Bluestein Blvd. Suite 100, Austin 78744

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

Median Family Income (MFI)

As applicants are randomly selected for eligibility review, if an applicant’s current income is below the 30% Median Family Income level, the applicant’s file will be marked as being potentially eligible for up to three (3) RENT assistance payments. To be eligible for the second and third payment, the applicant must submit certification forms of continued need.

Applicants with income that falls between 30-80% of the Median Family Income level will only be eligible for one month of RENT assistance payments

Page Last Updated: 12/18/2020