TX Mutual Aid Directory
HOW TO USE Click on one of the Quick Access links to find resources in your area. All groups have donation links! Some groups offer phone hotlines, online communities to post your needs, and open volunteer signup – we’re doing our best to include as much information as possible! 12/22/22 WARMING CENTERS - Austin | Dallas-Fort Worth | Houston | Mission | Pharr | San Antonio | San Benito | Mercedes Instagram resources for freeze prep: click here How to winterize your house: click here Disability + Disaster Hotline: click here | |||||
QUICK ACCESS Austin // Carrizo-Comecrudo Tribe // Corpus Christi // Dallas-Fort Worth // El Paso // Houston // Laredo // San Antonio // San Marcos // Rio Grande Valley // Statewide Abortion Funds // ADDITIONAL Statewide Winter Storm Information 12/2022 | |||||
Austin COLD WEATHER SHELTERS || REFUGIOS PARA CLIMA FRIO - for unhoused people + people with pets especially! Call ICEE Hotline for registration info || Llame el fon de ICEE para info sobre la inscripción:
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City link: https://www.austintexas.gov/news/cold-weather-shelter-activation-information WARMING SHELTERS - HOURS OF OPERATION Friday, Dec. 23 and Saturday, Dec. 24 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. LOCATIONS
Info subject to change as weather conditions change. For the most up-to-date locations and hours in multiple languages please check austintexas.gov/alerts. City link: https://www.austintexas.gov/news/warming-centers-open-over-holiday-weekend Emergency shelter directory, by Austin Public Library - Also transitional + affordable housing! FindHelp.org - Financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help starts here! Online: https://www.findhelp.org/ Austin Mutual Aid - Protecting the houseless community from the winter crisis. Post your need: Facebook community Support:
Volunteer: Socials: Texas Fair Defense Project - Received a ticket for camping or related to your inability to access housing? Been arrested for unpaid tickets? Received a ticket for asking someone for assistance? Contact TFDP for help!! Call to apply: 512-637-5220 press 0
Español - Recibido una multa por acampar o por pedir ayuda? Recibido una multa en relación a su inhabilidad de tener acceso a una vivienda económica? Sido arrestado por multas no pagadas? Llame al TFDP para ayuda!! Llame para ayuda: 512-637-5220 press 0
Flyer: Texas Fair Defense Project Flyers for Download + Print | Street Forum - is the ONLY organization in Austin that regularly hands out tents and sleeping bags. We operate on a solidarity driven model and train our housed volunteers in navigating privilege gaps. We believe that housing is a human right. We have no connection to the carceral system and no confidence in policing as a concept. We recognize that colonialism, a complex made of white supremacy and capitalism, is the root cause of homelessness. The safety and comfort of people sharing spaces where we serve is at the core of our mission. We provide volunteer trainings in mental health first aid, crisis de-escalation, Covid safety, and filming the police. Large Resource List/Gran lista de Recursos:
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The Challenger Street Newspaper - A voice of people on the street. We are 95% homeless written. This paper uplifts and gives information to our most under-represented people. It encourages responsibility and freedoms necessary to enhance our everyday life. The people we serve have a wealth of information to share with society. The paper contributes, informs, and connects diverse people from all walks of life. The challenge is to end poverty. Resources: public bathrooms, housing, legal, and more! Online: https://www.challengernewspaper.org/ Support:
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SWEET Austin - Supplying shelter, food, and sexual health supplies to trans, disabled, BIPOC Sex Workers. A social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.
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SAFE - A merger of Austin Children's Shelter & SafePlace serving survivors of sexual assault & exploitation, domestic violence, & child abuse #KeepAustinSAFE. Text to Give to SAFE: Text “@SAFE” to 52014 24/7 SAFEline:
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Community Solidarity Guide - Working list of orgs in Austin providing resources and services to unhoused, BIPOC, Queer, and marginalized folks across town (check the green Donate tab for funds and drives!) | ||||
Carrizo-Comecrudo Tribe Of Texas As of Oct. 2022: We are on the offense in teaming to halt the LNG Genocide in Brownsville. As we continue to launch an offensive to defend our sacred sites in Boca Chica’s sacred birthing site of our Tribal Nation. We have successfully involved the World Monument Foundation to recognize GARCIA PASTURE as protected World Monument. | Support:
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Corpus Christi Corpus Christi DSA Mutual Aid - Meeting community needs while we work to build a workers' state that puts people before profit. Grocery support & more. Support:
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Dallas-Fort Worth WARMING SHELTERS HOURS OF OPERATION Thurs Dec 22 - Sun Dec 25, 6p-8a LOCATIONS
Donate to unsheltered Dallasites: Text CARE to 214.740.4886 North TX Mutual Aid Coalition - Network of NTX organizations distributing community essentials for the winter storm. Support:
Feed The People Dallas - A Black/Latinx women-led collective distributing food to the people of DFW Support:
Socials: DFW #BlackLivesMatter Relief - Community raising funds for medical aid and supplies for activists that are standing in solidarity for black lives. All unused funds will be donated to bail bonds. Support:
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Narcan Resources https://www.morenarcanplease.com/
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El Paso West Fund - Funded on the legacy of Queer UTEP students in response to HB 2, the anti-abortion law that swept the state in 2013. Provides financial assistance for abortion in El Paso, Texas; south/eastern New Mexico;and Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua.
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Houston
WARMING SHELTERS - HOURS OF OPERATION OPEN Thurs Dec 22nd @ 3p CLOSING Sat Dec 24th @ 12p LOCATIONS
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HPD DRT unit has partnered with The Way Home for houseless sweeps to communicate about availability of shelters. Please, do NOT report on the houseless. Local organizations are instead informing and providing transportation to shelters. Mutual Aid Houston - HTX resource encyclopedia!! BIPOC-led abolitionist collective boosting COVID-19 support, protest supplies, and jail support.
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Houseless Organizing Coalition - Building dual power within Houston’s houseless community of BIPOC working class individuals. Support:
Socials: IG: @hoc.htx || Twitter: @HocHtx Space City Anarchist Organization - Help prepare meals, deliver aid, and build community with Unhoused Neighbors. Fundraising for an Emergency Relief Fund, the Free Store (clothes, shoes), a new community garden, and winter supply distribution!
Socials: IG: @spacecityao || Twitter: SpaceCityAO Street Value HTX - 𝑴𝑶𝑩𝑰𝑳𝑬 𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑴 𝑹𝑬𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑻 💝 Safer supplies & risk reduction for Houstonians living unhoused! Update 12/22/22: Urgent - Supply Donations Needed: Sleeping bags, space blankets, blankets/linens, yoga/sleeping mats, wooden pallets, thermoses, warm clothing. All items can be picked up and dropped off in Third Ward. Socials:
TX Jail Project - Healthy communities make jails obsolete. Woman-of-color-run organization fighting for people in local and county jails. *Note: TX prisoners suffer most in Arctic blasts alongside unhoused people. Support these crucial projects getting people into safe environments! Support: Socials:
| Houston Community Fridges - Free, fresh food provided in community fridges across HTX. Support:
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*Note: current links for donations to Stafford are broken. Please reach out if you have new information! CrowdSource Rescue - Free Groceries with delivery/CSR usually delivers boxes/bags from the Houston Food Bank, particularly for folks who can’t pick up themselves. Update: 12/21/22 - We're closely watching the forecasted winter weather. Any extended loss of power would have far reaching consequences, especially to the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income folks. Volunteers stand ready in the SETX region but are hopeful for a calm 🎄 weekend! Support:
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Harm Reduction Houston - Radical harm reduction & sex work decrim services in HTX. Dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy. Mutual aid efforts within Houston for shelter, food, direct aid, and sexual health supplies to trans, disabled, BIPOC Sex Workers. Socials:
Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee - The Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee is dedicated to building resistance to fascism and the far-right in Houston, Texas. Reach out for Plan B & Narcan Kits. Socials:
West Street Recovery - Organizing for just disaster recovery in HTX. Emergency support, post-Harvey reconstruction, political education, and direct action. Support:
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Laredo Holding Institute - community center in downtown Laredo providing hot food and shelter Call: 956.718.2070 Online: http://www.holding-institute.org Facebook: @holdingcc Donate: Paypal Red Wing United - tierra, democracia, y libertad for everyone. Distributing supply bags + care packages Support:
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San Antonio City Resource Guide (<-- click)
WARMING SHELTERS - HOURS OF OPERATION OPENING Thurs Dec 22 3pm LOCATIONS
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Call 311 to connect with SA city customer service. 7a-midnight on Dec 22/23 Thru holidays 8a-5p | FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS Communities Under The Bridge -
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San Antonio Food Bank/SNAP - For COVID-19 response, food assistance, and help to sign up for SNAP benefits. Call 210.431.8326 to speak with someone about all the ways to get help in your area. Mon-Friday, 8am-8pm • Sat 9am-3pm Online: https://safoodbank.org/help/ Donate: https://safoodbank.org/donate/ San Antonio Community Resource Directory (SACRD) Emergency Shelters San Antonio DSA’s Puro Mutual Aid Fund - San Antonio DSA’s Puro Mutual Aid Network is raising funds for households struggling during this outbreak of COVID-19. Support: https://donorbox.org/puro-mutual-aid-fund Socials:
San Antonio Community Fridge - Free, fresh food in a vegan and plant based pantry. Socials: | ||||
San Marcos HOME Center - Working to get unhoused folks into motels in SM! Currently needs $20K to pay for the 150 hotel rooms we’ve put our unhoused neighbors in + getting out 200 plates 2x a day. If you donate on Venmo, make sure it is the correct account: HOME-Center. Beware opportunists <3 Cashapp: $HOMECenter | Salvation Army - meeting human need wherever, whenever, and however we can. Donate by check: Memo: “winter storm” to 300 S C M Allen Pkwy Ste 100, San Marcos, TX 78666 | ||||
Rio Grande Valley WARMING SHELTER - MERCEDES HOURS OF OPERATION Thursday, Dec. 22 Friday, Dec. 23
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WARMING SHELTER - MISSION HOURS OF OPERATION Thursday, Dec. 22 6p-8a Friday, Dec. 23 6p-8a LOCATION
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WARMING SHELTER - PHARR HOURS OF OPERATION Wednesday, Dec. 21 6p-8a Thursday, Dec. 22 6p-8a Friday, Dec. 23 6p-8a Saturday, Dec. 24 6p-8a LOCATION
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WARMING SHELTER - SAN BENITO HOURS OF OPERATION Thursday, Dec. 22 6p-8a Friday, Dec. 23 6p-8a Saturday, Dec. 24 6p-8a Sunday, Dec. 25 6p-8a LOCATION
Days and hours may change depending on the weather. | RGV Mutual Aid - A mutual aid collective created and operated by RGV organizers and community members. Request Aid: bit.ly/rgvmaform *currently closed Socials:
La Unión Del Pueblo Entero - grassroots organization transforming the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border!
Socials: Angry Tias and Abuelas - Aiding asylum seekers Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/atargv Team Brownsville - Aiding asylum seekers in Brownsville Donate: https://www.teambrownsville.org/donate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamBrownsville/ Catholics Charities RGV - Aiding asylum seekers Donate: Amazon Wishlist Loaves and Fishes - Aiding people who are displaced due to the winter storm Donate: Link Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoavesandFishesRGV/ Good Neighbor Settlement House - Aiding houseless population and people in need Donate: Paypal Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/GoodNeighborSettlementHouse/l Texas Farmer Winter Storm Relief Fund - Fund for small Texan farmers impacted by the winter storm statewide Donate: https://tofga.org/emergency RGV Mutual Aid Directory - Updates every five minutes, includes link to fill out to be included
The Sidewalk School serves Children Asylum Seekers stuck in México because of MPP while they wait to cross into the US legally. The Sidewalk School only employs qualified Teacher Asylum Seekers who have degrees from their home countries. Both GoFundMes are for areas affected by the winter storm at the border. GoFundMe: Sidewalk Schools Shelter Fundraiser
GoFundMe: Support the Sidewalk Schools in 7 Cities throughout Mexico! | ||||
Texas State Wide Funds For Abortion
Text "HELLO" to 202-883-4620, reply with your zip code and you will receive the three nearest providers and information on funding
Online 1: https://www.bucklebunnies.org/ La Frontera Fund - Provides financial assistance for lodging for people living in the Rio Grande Valley. PAUSED. Online: https://fronterafundrgv.org/ Clinic Access Support Network -Provides free transportation, lodging, childcare support, and emotional support to people seeking abortions in Houston. PAUSED Donate: https://www.clinicaccess.org/donate ABORTION FUND DIRECTORY: By Texas A&M Feminists for Reproductive Equity and Education (FREE)Aggies MORE INFO ON REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE!! Political Education and further Resources:
| Lilith Fund - Provides financial assistance for abortion in Austin, El Paso, Houston, McAllen, and San Antonio. PAUSED. Twitter: @lilithfund Fund Texas Choice - Provides financial assistance for travel and lodging in Texas. PAUSED. Donate: https://fundtexaschoice.org/index.php/donate/ Texas Equal Access Fund - Provides financial assistance for abortion in North Texas and the Panhandle. PAUSED West Fund - Funded on the legacy of Queer UTEP students in response to HB 2, the anti-abortion law that swept the state in 2013. Provides financial assistance for abortion in El Paso, Texas; south/eastern New Mexico;and Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua. PAUSED ESPAÑOL: 915-213-4578
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ADDITIONAL Statewide Winter Storm + Warming Shelter Info *note: most of these resources were published in 2021 & early 2022, but may be helpful if the above resources fail! Texas Tribune compiled Statewide Shelter and Warming Centers Article Here Disability & Disaster Hotline:Call/Text: +1 (800) 626-4959 Email: hotline@disasterstrategies.org
CALL 211 OR 311 OR VISIT 211INFO.ORG TO FIND YOUR NEAREST WARMING SHELTER
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