Welfare Info

Austin TX Welfare Programs and Statistics

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Popular Benefits in Austin, Texas

TexCare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

The TexCare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid health care, yet cannot afford to buy private insurance. The parents in some of these families have jobs that do not offer...

Texas Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) is a utility assistance program designed to assist low income households in meeting their immediate energy needs and to encourage consumers to control energy costs for years to come through energy ed...

Texas Head Start

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care benefit

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that su...

Texas Medicaid

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

Medicaid is the State and Federal cooperative venture that provides medical coverage to eligible needy persons. The purpose of Medicaid in Texas is to improve the health of people in Texas who might oth...

Texas School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Texas Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Division administers the National School Lunch (NSLP) and School Breakfast Programs (SBP) for Public Schools. The goal of the NSLP and SBP is to safeguard the health and well being of school chil...

Texas Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Special Milk Program (SMP) reimburses contractors for milk that they serve to school and preschool aged children who do not otherwise participate in a Federal child nutrition meal service program. SMP clients include children who are enrolled in ...

Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. Nutrition education and couns...

Texas Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free, nutritious meals to children who might otherwise go hungry when the school year has ended or is closed. The meals are usually provided along with educational or recreational activities. The progra...

Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

Many Texans have trouble making ends meet each month. After paying for rent, utilities, transportation, and child care, there's often little left over to buy nutritious food. But it doesn't have to be that way. Each month, hundreds of thousands of fa...

Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

The Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, formerly Aid to Families with Children (ADFC), is a support service for Texas families. The purpose of TANF is to provide financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children a...

Texas Unemployment Insurance

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Texas' eligibility requirements....

Texas Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Assistance benefit

The Texas Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) assists with the weatherization of the homes of low-income elderly and disabled adults and families. The program is administered through contracts with an established network of 26 non-profit agencies...

Austin, Texas Head Start Office Locations

28 Head Start Office Locations in Austin, TX

Fountain Plaza

(512) 451-0621

825 E 53rd 1/2 St Austin TX 78751

Brodie CDC

(512) 292-7234

8105 Brodie Ln Austin TX 78745

Rosewood-Zaragosa

(512) 472-2836

2800 Webberville Rd Austin TX 78702

Dove Springs

(512) 326-8716

5106 Village Square Dr Austin TX 78744

Forbes

(512) 973-8070

2217 Forbes Dr Austin TX 78754

Grant CDC

(512) 490-0080

1701 Kramer Ln Austin TX 78758

South Austin CDC

(512) 441-4588

2508 Durwood St Austin TX 78704

AYW

(512) 744-1919

1911 E Ben White Blvd Austin TX 78741

Dobie/AISD

(512) 414-9010

1200 E Rundberg Ln Austin TX 78753

Uphaus/AISD

(512) 414-5520

5200 Freidrich Ln Austin TX 78744

Home Based Program

(512) 451-7361

818 E 53rd St Austin TX 78751

Palomita CDC

(512) 243-8759

4905 Maufrais Ln Austin TX 78744

Ortega CDC

(512) 928-8070

1135 Garland Ave Austin TX 78721

Cedar Bend CDC

(512) 284-7464

1808 Cedar Bend Dr Austin TX 78758

Oak Meadows Elementary

(512) 278-4175

5600 Decker Ln Austin TX 78724

William Cannon CDC

(512) 351-9210

322 W William Cannon Dr Austin TX 78745

Austin Youth Works

(512) 744-1919

1901 E Ben White Blvd Austin TX 78741

Meadowbrook HACA

(512) 767-7824

1201 W Live Oak St Austin TX 78704

Mainspring Schools

(512) 442-2301

1100 W Live Oak St Austin TX 78704

St. James Episcopal Austin

(512) 926-4214

1941 Webberville Rd Austin TX 78721

Galindo

(512) 584-6476

3800 S 2nd St Austin TX 78704

Pecan Springs

(512) 542-1632

3100 Rogge Ln Austin TX 78723

Sims

(512) 320-8923

1203 Springdale Rd Austin TX 78721

Dawson CDC

(512) 841-0711

3001 S 1st St Austin TX 78704

Palm

(512) 414-2545

7601 Dixie Dr Austin TX 78744

Harris/AISD

(512) 414-2085

1711 Wheless Ln Austin TX 78723

Walnut Creek/AISD

(512) 414-4499

401 W Braker Ln Austin TX 78753

Cook Elementary

(512) 414-2510

1511 Cripple Creek Dr Austin TX 78758