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Webb County assistance programs.
Below you will find how to get help with bills, rent, housing expenses, debts, and foreclosures in Laredo and Webb County Texas. Numerous non-profit and charity organizations are operating across the area to provide low to moderate income families and others with assistance.
Financial assistance programs for paying bills, rent, and other expenses
Webb County Catholic Services, which can be reached at (956) 722-2443, meets the emergency financial needs of Laredo’s unemployed and low-income families. They provide rent help, eviction prevention, programs for them homeless, debt assistance, immigration services, adoption, money for energy bills, budgeting advice, and other services to help prevent homelessness among the population.
Laredo Salvation Army (phone (956) 723-2349) provides comprehensive emergency financial assistance and other services to families and individuals including assistance with food, rent and housing expenses, clothing, utility bill help, shelter, and counseling. You may also learn about or work with a credit counselor to deal with medical and credit card debts.
Webb County Community Action Agency has a mission of dealing with, and ideally eliminating poverty in the local community. They can provide short term assistance for dealing with a crisis and help for bills, and also, more importantly, long term self-sufficiency programs. Phone (956) 523-4182. They offer.
- Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing - This program deals with all issues that may cause people to become homeless. Get access to funds for paying rent, security deposits, utility bills, and more. Also, counseling is available to deal with some of the underlying problems to losing a home, such as extensive debt or poor budgeting skills.
- Energy assistance - Learn about various options and grant programs that can help you pay electric and energy bills, including the Neighbor to Neighbor program. Find more on Texas utility assistance programs.
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- Community Social Services - This is a general assistance program, that provides help with certain expenses, counseling, referrals, and other forms of aid.
- Elderly nutrition - Senior citizens can get access to food and groceries.
- Weatherization - This program is free to qualified individuals, and it provides free energy conserving updates to homes, both owners and renters.
Catholic Social Services - Emergency Welfare Assistance of Laredo Texas has limited funding and may be able to offer financial assistance to persons and individuals with an urgent need for free food, new or discounted clothing, prescription medication, rent help, assistance for paying utilities, and medical transportation. Find additional rent assistance programs. Call (956)722-2443.
Food assistance, pantries, limited financial aid and free meals
Bethany House of Laredo provides the needy with food. Get access to hot meals, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. The assistance is available to the low income, homeless, indigent, working poor, elderly, senior citizens, disabled and children through various charities and food programs throughout Laredo and Webb County. They also may be able to provide rent help from government funded programs. The agency can provides financial assistance with rent and utilities assistance when funding is available. (956) 722-4152
Another place to go to for food is the South Texas Food Bank. This non-profit charity organization partners with other non-profit agencies and organizations to provide food assistance to Webb County families. In addition, the agency also sponsors an after school feeding program, and they also run various elderly food assistance programs to ensure that no one goes without access to food. Counselors from the agency will also help families fill out the HHSC food stamp application so they can receive government assistance. (956) 726-3120
Laredo Regional Food Bank, Inc. (dial (956)723-3725) provides service to local pantries and clients with emergency referrals from participating agencies and charities.
Those are just a few examples of the local food banks in Webb County. Several other churches and distribution centers can provide assistance to families. Find more regional Webb County food banks.
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Free dental care programs
Children can get free or reduced dental care from Gateway Community Health Center. (956) 795-8100. The dental care programs will improve children’s dental health by expanding the availability and provision of preventive dental services. Preventing a dental problem is by far the most effective way to assure positive future dental health outcomes of children and other low income individuals.
Community Clinics in Webb County Texas
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. offers numerous medical programs on a sliding fee scale. Among them include pharmacy assistance and medications are dispensed from Center's two pharmacies to Center clients only. The Center assists clients and patients in obtaining costly medications through the various Drug Assistance Programs including the Pfizer Sharing the Care. Laredo Texas. (956)795-8100
Mercy Ministries of Laredo, phone (956)718-6810, may also offer low cost health care. Receive check ups, medications, X Rays, womens services, lab work, and much more.
Credit counseling and mortgage delinquency counseling
Consumer Credit Counseling Service administers the following programs for clients. Call (956)791-3328.
- Counseling for Budgeting, and Bankruptcy Advice.
- Foreclosure Prevention, Mortgage Delinquency Assistance and Reverse Mortgage. Learn more on Texas foreclosure programs.
- Student Loan Repayment.
- Debt Management and Consolidation
- Credit Score Analysis and Repair
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