Social Services

No matter where you live, dial 211 for information about social services programs in your area.  The 211 network can help you find food, shelter, child care, job training, education, counseling and more.

Emergency Residential Services

Texas Youth Hotline
1-800-210-2278 (24 hour, toll-free hotline)
http://www.texasyouth.org

Texas Runaway Hotline
1-888-580-4357 (24 hour, toll-free hotline)
http://www.texasrunaway.org

These hotlines can help you find shelter in Texas away from an abusive parent or partner and to give you the time and safety you need to decide if it is in your best interests to file an emancipation application or a protective order. It may also help you locate counseling and social service agencies that can connect you to job training, housing, health care, and projects to encourage you to complete your high school education.

Legal Services

Jane's Due Process Legal Hotline for pregnant minors: 1-866-www-jane / 1-866-999-5263

The Texas Advocacy Project runs four legal hotlines:

• Family violence legal line: 1-800-374-HOPE [statewide] or (512) 476-5770 [in Austin]
• Family law legal line: 1-800-777-FAIR [statewide] or (512) [in Austin]
• Sexual assault legal line: 1-800-269-SAFE [statewide] or (512) 476-9290 [in Austin]
• Technical assistance legal line (for people experiencing domestic violence who may not be ready to go to a shelter) :1-800-325-SAFE [statewide] or (512) 476-5386 [in Austin]