Fifth Ward

A guide to renter rights in Houston

Lone Star Legal Aid

Houston Complete Count — making sure our community is seen

BakerRipley

Legal intake volunteer — Lone Star Legal Aid

Lone Star Legal Aid

Volunteer at BakerRipley's Gulfton food pantry

BakerRipley

Sort and pack food at the Houston Food Bank

Houston Food Bank

Community garden volunteer — Third Ward CDC

Third Ward Community Development Corporation

Third Ward: a community that keeps showing up

Third Ward Community Development Corporation

Safe shelter from domestic violence — 24-hour crisis line

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Free rides to medical appointments — Medicaid transportation

Harris Health System

Emergency rental assistance — help to avoid eviction

BakerRipley

Free job training — Workforce Solutions Greater Houston

Houston Community College

Mental health crisis line — call or text 988

Harris Health System

Utility assistance — help paying your electric, gas, or water bill

BakerRipley

Childcare financial assistance — Texas Child Care Services

YMCA of Greater Houston

Help paying for prescriptions and medications

Harris Health System

Harris County Flood Control Bond Program

Texas Social Services Funding Bill — SB 8

Houston Tenant Protection Ordinance

Harris County Mental Health Services Expansion

Texas SNAP Eligibility Expansion — 2025