Constituent Resources

Food banks

• 4 Saints Episcopal Food Pantry - https://www.4saintsfood.org/

• Arlington Charities - arlingtoncharities.org

• Community Food Bank - food-bank.org

• Fort Worth Hope Center - fwhope.org

• Mission Central - missioncentraltx.org

• Need East - needdfw.org

• Northside Inter-Community Agency - nicaagency.org

• Tarrant Area Food Bank - tafb.org

• Grand Prairie United Charities - gpuc.org

 

Homeless shelters

• Center for Transforming Lives - transforminglives.org/housing-services

• Salvation Army Fort Worth Mabee Center - salvationarmyntx.org/north-texas/mabee-social-services-center

• True Worth - trueworthplace.org

• Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County - ugm-tc.org

 

Free ESL classes

• Arlington ESL of Grace Community Church - arlingtonesl.com

• Arlington Public Library (Arlington Reads) - arlingtonlibrary.org/arlington-reads

• Euless Public Library - eulesslibrary.librarycalendar.com

• Fort Worth Public Library - fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library/programs/esl-system

• Northwest Arlington ESL Center - languageinternational.com/school/northwest-arlington-esl-center-65121

 

Free citizenship classes

• Arlington ESL of Grace Community Church - arlingtonesl.com

• Catholic Charities of Fort Worth - ccfwimmigration.com

• Euless Public Library - eulesslibrary.librarycalendar.com

• Grand Prairie Library - gptx.org/Departments/Library

• UNT Dallas - untdallas.edu/las/undergrad-programs/citizenship

 

High school equivalency

• Arlington Public Library (Arlington Reads) - https://arlingtonlibrary.org/arlington-reads

• Fort Worth Public Library - https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library/programs/ged

• Goodwill North Central Texas (E-Squared Program) - https://goodwillnorthcentraltexas.org/at-risk-youth/

 

Free/low-cost legal assistance

• https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/law-library/free-low-cost-legal-assistance.html

 

Crisis hotlines(List of lines and links):

• apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines

 

Addiction treatment/recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous Fort Worth Central Office - fortworthaa.org

• Gamblers Anonymous - gamblersanonymous.org/ga

• MHMR Tarrant County - mhmrtarrant.org/addiction-services

• Narcotics Anonymous - na.org

 

Subsidized child care(List of programs and links):

• twc.texas.gov/programs/childcare

 

Subsidized elder care (List of programs and links):

• hhs.texas.gov/services/aging

 

Miscellaneous

List of federal services:

• hhs.gov/programs/social-services/index.html

List of Texas state services:

• hhs.texas.gov/services

211Texas (List of services and links):

• https://www.211texas.org/

Tarrant County Resources Hub:

• https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/resource-connection.html

Student loan forgiveness

General

• Income-Based Repayment (IBR) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/plans/income-driven

• Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/plans/income-driven

• studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/perkinsPerkins

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Revised Pay As You Earn (RePAYE) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/plans/income-driven

Law School

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Texas Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program (SLRAP) - teajf.org/grants/loan_repayment.aspx

• US Department of Justice Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program - justice.gov/oarm/attorney-student-loan-repayment-program

Medical School

• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Faculty Loan Repayment Option - bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/faculty-lrp

• Indian Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment Program - ihs.gov/loanrepayment

• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - nimhd.nih.gov/programs/extramural/loan-repayment.html

• NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-students-to-service-loan-repayment-program

• Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) - hhloans.com/index.cfm?ObjectID=A85AA8AA-0CD1-EDD4-D9379C7C084059FB

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-sud-workforce-loan-repayment-program

• Veterans Affairs (VA) Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - news.va.gov/80815/pay-off-school-debt-quickly-va-program/

Nursing School

• HRSA Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program - bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/faculty-lrp

• NHSC Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program

• Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (NCLRP) - bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/nurse-corps

• Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP) - texasagriculture.gov/Grants-Services/RCHIP

Dental School

• NHSC Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program (RCHIP) - texasagriculture.gov/Grants-Services/RCHIP

 

Pharmacy School

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• NHSC Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program

• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-sud-workforce-loan-repayment-program

Veterinary School

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce Loan Repayment Program - nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-sud-workforce-loan-repayment-program

• Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program - nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/veterinary-medicine-loan-repayment-program