502 Farm Street Bastrop, TX 78602 |  512-321-3398

Helpful Numbers

  • Elgin Housing Authority 512-281-2772
  • Smithville Housing Authority 512-360-3286
  • Austin Housing Authority 512-477-4488
  • Flatonia Housing Authority 361-865-2534
  • Lockhart Housing Authority 512-398-2715
  • La Grange Housing Authority 979-968-3147

Housing & Billing Assistance

  • Advocacy Outreach
    Provides rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention services.
    512-281-4180
  • Family Crisis Center
    Provides shelter and outreach to homeless persons and victims of domestic violence.
    512-321-7760
  • Combined Community Action
    Provides housing assistance and expenses.
    800-688-9065
  • Austin Habitat for Humanity
    Homeownership and counseling services.
    512-472-8788
  • Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team
    Mortgage Assistance Program
    512-521-3001
  • Salvation Army
    May assist in crisis financial situations.
    512-581-8823
  • Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry
    Emergency utility assistance
    512-303-0033
  • Ladies of Charity
    Services: Assistance with utility, rent
    512-321-9819

Other

  • Advocacy Outreach
    200 Depot St., Elgin, TX 78621
    512-281-4180
    Services: Information & referral, utility/rental assistance, adult basic education & parenting classes, free thrift shop
  • Alcohol Awareness Council
    https://alcohol.org/
  • Bastrop County Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
    1001 B Tahitian Dr., Bastrop, TX 78602
    1-800-533-0714 or 321-HELP (321-4357)
    Services: Education & information, outpatient treatment
  • Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry
    1201 Pine St., Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-303-0033
    Services: Food & Emergency utility assistance
  • Bastrop County Indigent Health Care
    804 Pecan, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-581-7170
    Services: Health care for low income
  • Bastrop County Mental Health Center
    150 Settlement Dr., Suite E, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-7250
    Services: Psychiatric outpatient
  • Calvary Baptist Church
    FM 3000, Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-2139
    Services: Food assistance
  • Combined Community Action
    165 W. Austin, Giddings, TX 78942
    979-540-2980
    CCA Bus: 1-800-284-7433
    Services: Rental, utility, food assistance, weatherization, Meals on Wheels
  • Community Cupboard
    115 Depot St., Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-4552
    Hours: 10am - 12pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
    Services: Food assistance
  • Day Adult Health Services
    161 Fisher Street, Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-5771
    Serivces: Day care for Senior Citizens
  • Elgin Evening Lions Club
    108 North Main St., Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-5525
    Services: Free clothing, glasses, used wheelchairs for indigent individuals
  • Elgin Ministerial Alliance
    Financial assistance for Elgin residents will now be distributed on the Second Tuesday of each month, a First Baptist Chuch, 205 West 2nd, 3pm-5pm.
    Please bring proof of identity, proof of residency, and the bill for which you need assistance.
    Please come to the glass door with the big 205 on it/Second Street enrance. The doors will not be open until 3pm.
  • Family Crisis Center
    431 Old Austin Hwy., Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-7760
    Services; Legal advocacy, family counseling, safe house for battered women
    https://family-crisis-center.org/
  • Family Planning
    1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-281-3367
    Services: Reproductive health care, birth control, counseling & health examinations
  • Grace Lutheran Church
    801 W. 11th St., Elgin, TX 78621
    512-281-3367
    Services: utility assistance
  • Legal Aid of Central Texas
    2201 Post Rd., #104, Austin, TX 78704
    1-800-369-9270
    512-447-7707
    Serivces: Free legal services in civil matters
  • Ladies of Charity
    1202 Pine St., Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-9819
    Services: Assistance with utility, rent, food, medicine & medical bills
  • Meadow Park Apartments
    401 North Hwy 95, Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-3755
    Services: Low income housing
  • Oak Grove Apartments
    1910 Wilson, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-7933
    Services: Low income housing
  • Pride Program
    1105 Pecan, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-9192
    Services: Serves children with medical/physical problems
  • Primary Health Care
    1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-9192
    Services: Limited general medical care
  • Rural A.I.D.S. Services
    1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-392-1161
    Services: Case management, information & referral
  • Salvation Army
    Bastrop: 512-321-5550
    Elgin: 512-285-4445
    Smithville: 512-237-2176
  • St. Vincent de Paul Sacred Heart Catholic Church
    310 W. 11th St., Elgin TX 78621
    512-285-9643
    Services: Utility & rental assistance, food
    Requests taken every Tuesday at 7pm
  • Texas Department of Health Public Health Clinic
    104 Loop 150 West, Suite 203, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-3982
    Serivces: Immunizations, counseling, maternity & children's medical exams
  • Texas Department of Human Services
    1106 College St., Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-3995
    Elgin Branch, 218 S. Main, Elgin, TX 78621
    512-285-9665
    Serivces: AFDC, Medicaid, food stamps
  • Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services
    1106 College, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-3995
    Child Protective Services: Intake, investigation of reported child abuse
    Adult Protective Services: Case management for elderly & disabled adults
  • Texas Workforce Commission
    10 Settlement Dr. Suite F, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-4453
    Services: Job referral, senior employment, GED, adult education, unemployment insurance, child care assistance, public computer access, general labor law information.
  • Texas Rehabilitation Commission
    3809 Loop 150 West, Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-303-9270
    Services: Vocational rehabilitation
  • Texas Advocacy Project Family Violence Legal Line
    1-800-374-HOPE (statewide)
    512-476-5770 (in Austin)
    Family Law Hotline
    1-800-777-FAIR (statewide)
    512-476-1866 (in Austin)
    Sexual Assualt Legal Hotline
    1-888-296-SAFE (statewide)
    512-225-9290 (in Austin)
    https://www.texasadvocacyproject.org/
  • W.I.C. (Women, Infants, & Children)
    443 Hwy 71 W., Bastrop, TX 78602
    512-321-6144; 285-4960
    1-800-351-8681
    Services: Supplemental food
  • Annuity.org
    A site dedicated to providing essential information on seniors and annuities
    https://www.annuity.org/
  • InjuryClaimCoach.com
    Elder abuse resource page which provides legal guidance to victims and their families
    http://www.injuryclaimcoach.com/
  • United Medicare Advisors
    Focuses on the most common Medicare and Medigap questions and information on critical illness health planning for seniors and caregivers
    https://unitedmedicareadvisors.com/
  • The Recovery Village
    Personalized Addiction Treatment
    https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/
  • Assisted Living
    Assisted Living is a community organization that prioritizes helping those who are disabled and the elderly fully enjoy their healthy years and age gracefully
    https://www.assistedliving.org/
  • Caring.com
    Caring.com is the leading online destination for those seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones
    https://www.caring.com/
  • SeniorHousingnet.com
    Senior care organization dedicated to providing tools and essential resources to help enhance the lives of older adults of all walks of life
    https://www.seniorhousingnet.com/
  • MemoryCare.com
    Providing tools and resources based on the latest research and expert-recommended interventions
    https://www.memorycare.com/
  • Resume Builder
    Employment Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
    https://www.resumebuilder.com/finding-employment-services-for-people-experiencing-homelessness/