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Disability Resources
		
		
			
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					Offers rehabilitation Services, Blind Services, Early Childhood Intervention Services, and Disability Determination Services. 
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					Provides information and opportunities for the Disability Community 
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					Promotes independence for persons with disabilities through self-determination, and advocates for persons with disabilities. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Domestic / Sexual Violence and Crime Victims
		
		
			
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					Offers emergency and transitional shelter for victims of family violence, as well as counseling services. 
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					(Killeen, TX) Emergency shelter and services for victims of family violence or sexual assault 
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					Promoting healing to children and victims of crime through advocacy, collaboration, treatment and prevention. 
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					Hotline to report information about a potential human trafficking situation: 1-888-373-7888 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Emergency & Disaster Services
		
		
			
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					Provides relief for disaster victims, emergency preparation, response and prevention. 
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					Offers emergency information and education. 
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					Offers emergency planning and preparation; assistance for disaster survivors; emergency information 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
General Resources
		
		
			
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					2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember phone number that can be dialed toll-free to connect with over 60,000 state and local health and human services programs. 
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					Apply for SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance, TANF (welfare), and other benefits 
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					Find out information about water bills, local events, code violations, home ownership, etc. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Health
		
		
			
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					Offers pregnancy testing, pregnancy options, sexual health education, assistance for young mothers' parenting classes, formula, diapers, etc. 
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					Provides health care services to extremely low-income residents through counties, hospital districts and public hospitals in Texas. 
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					Offers services for acute healthcare needs. 
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					Offers health education, nutrition counseling, dental care, disease control, immunizations, HIV-AIDS services, S.T.D. treatment, etc. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Homeownership Resources
		
		
			
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					Provides home construction and repair. 
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					Offers homebuyer education and loans, foreclosure prevention, community revitalization, home construction and information on homeownership issues. 
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					Offers homebuyer education, financial literacy classes, community development, and information on homeownership issues. 
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					Homeownership programs, loans for down payment and closing cost assistance, city lot sales program, and other programs to help with priority home ownership needs. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Job Search / Training
		
		
			
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					Offers job search and preparation, computer classes, budgeting classes 
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					Offers services for jobseekers, employers, veterans, youth, and parents in need of child care. 
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					Offers job training, life skills training, and mentoring for women. 
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					Offers job training, life skills training, and mentoring for men 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Landlord-Tenant Resources
		
		
			
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					Offers civil legal help for low-income families 
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					Serves tenants and landlords with Fair Housing rights, training, education, and complaints 
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					Comprehensive overview of Tenants' Rights 
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					Assists in finding creative and workable solutions to many disputes. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Mental Health Resources
		
		
			
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					Provides help for individuals and families coping with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, developmental delays, and emotional conflict. 
 
	 
			
			  
		
		
			
Senior Resources
		
		
			
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					Offers services for older adults and their families. 
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					Meals on Wheels Waco serves older adults in the City of Waco, McLennan, Hill, and Falls Counties in Texas.  Our clients are on our home-delivered meals program, active at Senior Centers, or are transportation clients. 
 
	 
			  
		
		
			
Shelter / Transitional Housing
		
		
			
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					Emergency shelters for women and women with children (Sally's House) and for men (Red Shield Lodge) 
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					Transitional Housing for Homeless Families 
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					Emergency and transitional shelter for victims of family violence, as well as counseling services. 
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					(Copperas Cove, TX) Emergency shelters for men, women, and families, and as well as a food pantry 254-547-4673. 
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					(Killeen, TX) Emergency shelter and services for victims of family violence or sexual assault. 
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					Transitional shelter for homeless families. Phone Number: (254) 753-0331 
 
	 
			
			  
		
		
			
Social Services (food, utility assistance, clothing, etc)
		
		
			
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					Provides counseling and when appropriate, emergency assistance for basic needs, including clothing, food, and more. 
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					Provides utility assistance, early childhood education, and home weatherization. Phone Number: (254) 753-0331 
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					Provides food, clothing, household item, emergency lodging, and assistance filling out various social service applications.