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DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE?Denton County Information and Referral Numbers2-1-1 or Call 1-817-541-7905
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Denton ISD Numbers
Coordinator of Social Services: Lynn Charles 940-369-0599 Secretary: Nathalie Rocha 940-369-0598 Adult Education & Literacy 940-369-0400 Attendance 940-369-0280 Bilingual-ESL 940-369-0590 Child Nutrition 940-369-0270 Health Services 940-369-0685 Special Education 940-369-0535 Transportation 940-369-0300 -
Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Texas Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-5400 -
Child Care Assistance
Child Care Services of North Central Texas (CCS)940-382-6712Texas Benefits Center866-994-4590Childcare Network (Teasley Ln)940-383-5800 -
Denton Community Resource Organizations
Serve Dentonwww.servedenton.org 940-375-3234 United Way of Denton Countywww.unitedwaydenton.org 940-566-2688 or 940-566-5851 -
Credit Counseling
Greenpath972-542-02571-800-550-1961National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)https://www.nfcc.org/ 888-961-7405 -
Emergency Shelters and Assistance
Denton County Friends of the Family https://dcfof.org/ 940-387-5131 Ext. 221 Our Daily Bread Outreach Center https://www.ourdailybreaddenton.org/shelter 940-566-1308 Salvation Army https://salvationarmyntx.org/ 940-566-3800 -
Employment
Goodwill Industries - Denton Job Resource Center https://goodwillnorthcentraltexas.org/locations/denton-job-resource-center/ 940-999-5432 or 817-332-7866 North Texas Job Corps1-800-733-JOBS972-542-2623Workforce Solutions forNorth Central Texaswww.dfwjobs.com 940-382-6712 -
Food Pantries
Asbury Relief Ministry Food Pantry 940-387-6487 Denton Community Food Center 940-382-0807 First Refuge Ministries 940-484-4384 Freedom House Pantry 940-808-1016 Vision Ministries 940-297-6860 -
Housing, Rental and Utility Assistance
Arms of Hope 940-220-5062 Family Residential Program at Cumberland 940-382-5112 Ext. 223 Giving Grace940-382-0609 Interfaith Ministries https://www.ifmdenton.org/online-screening-form 940-565-5479 Texoma Council of Governments 903-893-2161 EXT: 3541 Client Services/ Energy Services www.tcog.com -
Immigration Assistance
Opening Doors International Services https://www.odisinc.org/ 940-382-0096 -
Legal Assistance
Attorney General Child Supportwww.texasattorneygeneral.gov800-252-8014 Legal Aid of Northwest Texas 940-383-1406 -
Medicaid/CHIP/SNAP/TANF Benefits
2-1-1 211 Applications for benefits www.yourtexasbenefits.com Children with Special Health Care Needs 817-264 -4500877-888-2350CHIP Call Center 1-800-647-6558877-543-7669Medicaid Client Hotline 1-800-252-8263 Medicaid Transportation 855-687-3255 Medicaid/SNAP/TANF application assistance (TAFB) 1-866-430-6143 -
Medical/Dental Clinics
Denton County Health Department 940-349-2900 Denton Kiwanis Club Children’s Clinic940-387-6323 First Refuge 940-484-4384 Health Services of North Texas940-381-1501 -
Mental Health Questions and Emergencies
Denton County MHMR Center https://www.dentonmhmr.org/ 940-381-5000 MHMR Crisis Hotline 1-800-762-0157 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Texas https://www.naminorthtexas.org/ 214-341-7133 -
Veteran Services
Denton County Veteran Services Office 940-349-3597 United Way Denton https://www.unitedwaydenton.org/denton-county-veterans-center
