Due to changes in grant funding, H.O.M.E. Center is not currently making new placements in motels for shelter. You can contact us by clicking here if you have questions regarding what services H.O.M.E. Center will be providing. We will have more information regarding the capacity in which we will be providing services by May 1st.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call the Crisis Hotline at 1-877-466-0660. You can also call the national crisis hotline at 988. For other crisis resources, visit https://namitexas.org/crisis/.
If you need shelter services in Hays County please call Southside Community Center or go to their website to get more information. If you are hungry, there is a daily meal at 4 pm at their location, 518 South Guadalupe St. You can also call and schedule a time to do laundry and use their hygiene facilities.
Phone: 1-512-392-6694
Website: https://www.southsidecommunitycenter.org/
If you are attempting to get out of an abusive relationship and need shelter, call the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center. They also have counseling services related to trauma or abuse (all genders and ages), legal advocacy, and a crisis team that specializes in abuse and trauma. If you want more information about their services call or go to their website.
Phone: 512-396-3404
Website: https://www.hcwc.org/
Call the Scheib Mental Health Center for mental healthcare assistance in Hays county. For more information call the number below. You can also go in person Monday-Friday between 8 am-11 and 1-3 pm to complete the intake process.
You will be required to provide proof of income, residency, identity in the form of your ID (birth certificate for children, as well as guardian’s ID), and proof of insurance (if you have coverage). If you do not have income or residency, you can still receive services, you will just need to sign an attestation that you have neither of those things.
Phone: 512-392-7151
For food assistance, call the Hays County Food Bank or visit their website. For food distribution schedules, click here.
Phone: 512-392-8300
Website: https://www.haysfoodbank.org/