Houston Public Library's Community Resources Guide links residents to local services in Houston. It lists organizations covering senior health, disability advocacy, domestic violence support, re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated people, workforce tools, and more. Resources include city departments, nonprofits, and state agencies. Many services are free. The guide helps families and individuals find the right support and learn how to apply.
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
A dedicated department offering a variety of services focused on senior health and well-being.
A dedicated department offering a variety of services focused on senior health and well-being.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
MOPD advocates for residents with disabilities in Houston, facilitating services, liaising with entities, recommending policies, and promoting inclusive community participation and awareness.
MOPD advocates for residents with disabilities in Houston, facilitating services, liaising with entities, recommending policies, and promoting inclusive community participation and awareness.
Navigate Life Texas - Care Connection
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Care Connection specializes in finding private/public services for older adults and individuals with disabilities, ensuring support through the application process, free of charge.
Care Connection specializes in finding private/public services for older adults and individuals with disabilities, ensuring support through the application process, free of charge.
Texas Health and Human Services
Comprehensive resource for locating essential services such as aging, disability, and behavioral health in various communities.
Comprehensive resource for locating essential services such as aging, disability, and behavioral health in various communities.
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)
AVDA advocates to end family violence, promoting victim safety and abuser accountability, fostering community responses and transformative programs in Greater Houston.
AVDA advocates to end family violence, promoting victim safety and abuser accountability, fostering community responses and transformative programs in Greater Houston.
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Emergency shelter and legal advocacy provider, offering a spectrum of services to support victims of domestic violence.
Emergency shelter and legal advocacy provider, offering a spectrum of services to support victims of domestic violence.
Houston Area Women's Center
Houston Area Women's Center aids survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, fostering transformation towards lives free from violence.
Houston Area Women's Center aids survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, fostering transformation towards lives free from violence.
Community Re-Entry Network Program
Community Re-Entry Network Program addresses holistic needs of formerly incarcerated persons, offering innovative programs and services to interrupt recidivism cycles.
Community Re-Entry Network Program addresses holistic needs of formerly incarcerated persons, offering innovative programs and services to interrupt recidivism cycles.
Dress for Success
Dress for Success empowers women towards economic independence, providing support, professional attire, and development tools for thriving in work and life.
Dress for Success empowers women towards economic independence, providing support, professional attire, and development tools for thriving in work and life.
More Jobs Houston
More Jobs Houston is a dedicated platform created by Council Member Edward Pollard to connect Houston-area job seekers with employers. It offers job listings, career resources, and networking tools aimed at promoting economic growth, reducing unemployment, and enhancing quality of life.
More Jobs Houston is a dedicated platform created by Council Member Edward Pollard to connect Houston-area job seekers with employers. It offers job listings, career resources, and networking tools aimed at promoting economic growth, reducing unemployment, and enhancing quality of life.
Workforce Solutions Career Exploration
There are many careers from which people can choose, but recognizing which industries and occupations lead to good wages and adequate employment opportunities can be challenging. Learn about job fairs and hiring events, reemployment assistance, vocational rehabilitation. Includes an online resume builder tool.
Houston Food Bank
Houston Food Bank, established in 1982, distributes fresh produce, meat, and nonperishables, and prepares nutritious meals for those in need.
Houston Food Bank, established in 1982, distributes fresh produce, meat, and nonperishables, and prepares nutritious meals for those in need.
Kids’ Meals Houston
A dedicated service focused on delivering healthy meals to children in need, ensuring nutritional support.
A dedicated service focused on delivering healthy meals to children in need, ensuring nutritional support.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides electronic benefits to qualified low-income individuals and families, allowing them to purchase food at authorized retail stores using a specialized debit card.
SNAP provides electronic benefits to qualified low-income individuals and families, allowing them to purchase food at authorized retail stores using a specialized debit card.
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Providing transformative, integrated, and comprehensive care services, this organization empowers individuals with behavioral health and IDD needs towards improved life quality.
Providing transformative, integrated, and comprehensive care services, this organization empowers individuals with behavioral health and IDD needs towards improved life quality.
Harris Health Systems
Harris Health System provides comprehensive, accredited healthcare in Harris County, Texas, including hospitals, clinics, dental centers, and mobile health units.
Harris Health System provides comprehensive, accredited healthcare in Harris County, Texas, including hospitals, clinics, dental centers, and mobile health units.
Houston Health Department
Houston's health department addresses health inequities with enhanced functions, prioritizing support for vulnerable groups like low-income families, the elderly, and minorities.
Houston's health department addresses health inequities with enhanced functions, prioritizing support for vulnerable groups like low-income families, the elderly, and minorities.
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Offers mental health and disability services, focusing on advocacy, legal rights, and providing a network of supportive mechanisms.
Offers mental health and disability services, focusing on advocacy, legal rights, and providing a network of supportive mechanisms.
Mental Health Texas
Resource hub offering support and educational opportunities for individuals dealing with mental health challenges, promoting recovery and well-being.
Resource hub offering support and educational opportunities for individuals dealing with mental health challenges, promoting recovery and well-being.
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County
Directory of services for the homeless in the Houston area.
Directory of services for the homeless in the Houston area.
Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston
Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston promotes health, hope, and dignity for the homeless through comprehensive care and collaborative partnerships.
Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston promotes health, hope, and dignity for the homeless through comprehensive care and collaborative partnerships.
Houston Directory for Homeless Shelters
A specialized hub provides essential resources such as homeless shelters and transitional aids, catering to those in need in Texas, particularly around the Houston area.
A specialized hub provides essential resources such as homeless shelters and transitional aids, catering to those in need in Texas, particularly around the Houston area.
Houston Housing Authority
Houston Housing Authority's website offers information on housing programs, affordable developments, client services, and essential contacts, aiming to enhance affordable housing accessibility.
Houston Housing Authority's website offers information on housing programs, affordable developments, client services, and essential contacts, aiming to enhance affordable housing accessibility.
The Office of Housing and Community Development
This office in Harris County focuses on improving housing, infrastructure, and public services for low to moderate-income communities through various programs.
This office in Harris County focuses on improving housing, infrastructure, and public services for low to moderate-income communities through various programs.
Baker Ripley Citizenship & Immigration Services
Dedicated to providing immigration and citizenship services, legal assistance, and community support, fostering a sense of belonging.
Dedicated to providing immigration and citizenship services, legal assistance, and community support, fostering a sense of belonging.
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities Galveston-Houston offers essential services like food and shelter, promoting social justice and supporting over 85,000 people annually in Greater Houston.
Catholic Charities Galveston-Houston offers essential services like food and shelter, promoting social justice and supporting over 85,000 people annually in Greater Houston.
Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
Enhancing legal services, improving immigrant access to quality, affordable social and legal services, and providing accurate immigration information in the Houston region.
Enhancing legal services, improving immigrant access to quality, affordable social and legal services, and providing accurate immigration information in the Houston region.
Houston Volunteer Lawyers
Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the pro bono legal service provider in Harris County and the surrounding areas, offers free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income residents.
Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the pro bono legal service provider in Harris County and the surrounding areas, offers free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income residents.
Texas Free Legal Answers
Online platform where users can receive free legal advice and information from volunteer lawyers, enhancing access to legal justice.
Online platform where users can receive free legal advice and information from volunteer lawyers, enhancing access to legal justice.
Texas Law Help
Provides reliable legal information, resources, and assistance, aiming to make legal justice accessible to all Texans.
Provides reliable legal information, resources, and assistance, aiming to make legal justice accessible to all Texans.
PFLAG Houston
A supportive platform offering essential resources and support to families, allies, and individuals who identify as LGBTQ.
A supportive platform offering essential resources and support to families, allies, and individuals who identify as LGBTQ.
The Council on Recovery
The Council on Recovery in Houston specializes in prevention, education, and outpatient treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders, offering comprehensive recovery solutions.
The Council on Recovery in Houston specializes in prevention, education, and outpatient treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders, offering comprehensive recovery solutions.
Houston Recovery Center
Houston Recovery Center provides compassionate care to underserved individuals affected by substance use, emphasizing early intervention and personalized community care coordination for effective recovery.
Houston Recovery Center provides compassionate care to underserved individuals affected by substance use, emphasizing early intervention and personalized community care coordination for effective recovery.
Combined Arms
Combined Arms is the largest network of resources for veteran service members in Texas, providing comprehensive support to military members and their families as they transition to civilian life through partnership with 70+ member organizations.
Combined Arms is the largest network of resources for veteran service members in Texas, providing comprehensive support to military members and their families as they transition to civilian life through partnership with 70+ member organizations.
Mayor's Office of Veterans and Military Affairs
Resources to assist our serving military, veterans, and their families. Includes links related to education, employment, health care and mental health, mentoring, and more.
Resources to assist our serving military, veterans, and their families. Includes links related to education, employment, health care and mental health, mentoring, and more.
- Visit the HPL Community Resources page to browse all listed organizations
- Find the category that fits your need (health, food, jobs, housing, etc.)
- Click through to each organization's page for contact info and how to apply
- Call HPL's main line at 832-393-1313 if you need help finding the right resource
- Share this guide with a neighbor, family member, or coworker who might need it
- Visit the library in person at 500 McKinney St. if you'd like help navigating the guide
