Tarrant County
Guide 2 lists the shelter and Coordinated Entry contacts for the ten biggest counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Hidalgo and El Paso.
Tarrant County (Fort Worth and Arlington)
Partnership Home runs Coordinated Entry here. The first step is to go to a place like an emergency shelter that can document that you are homeless. If you can't go, or don't want to, an outreach team can meet you where you are. The shelter and outreach list is on the Coordinated Entry page.
Dial 211.
Shelter and outreach list: https://partnershiphome.org/systemresponse/coordinated-entry/
Housing crisis screening online: https://homelessresources.networkofcare.org/tarrant-tx/communityresources/assessments/tarranthousing
Source: https://partnershiphome.org/systemresponse/coordinated-entry/
Tarrant County: Coordinated Entry
Partnership Home runs Coordinated Entry here. The first step is to go to a place like an emergency shelter that can document that you are homeless. If you can't go, or don't want to, an outreach team can meet you where you are. The shelter and outreach list is on the Coordinated Entry page.
Dial 211.
Shelter and outreach list: https://partnershiphome.org/systemresponse/coordinated-entry/
Housing crisis screening online: https://homelessresources.networkofcare.org/tarrant-tx/communityresources/assessments/tarranthousing
Source: https://partnershiphome.org/systemresponse/coordinated-entry/
Tarrant County: search https://homelessresources.networkofcare.org/Tarrant-tx/Services/
Tarrant County resource search
Partnership Home points to a search tool and a printable guide for local help in Tarrant County.
Search: https://homelessresources.networkofcare.org/Tarrant-tx/Services/
Printable guide: https://partnershiphome.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Housing-Instability-Resources-TarrantCares-2.pdf
Source: https://partnershiphome.org/tarrantcares/
County mental health crisis lines, 24 hours
Texas Health and Human Services lists these as the crisis lines for each county's local mental health authority. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If someone is in danger right now, call 911.
Harris (The Harris Center): 1 866 970 4770
Dallas (North Texas Behavioral Health Authority): 1 866 260 8000
Tarrant (MHMR of Tarrant County): 1 800 866 2465
Bexar (The Center for Health Care Services): 1 800 316 9241 or 210 223 7233
Travis (Integral Care): 512 472 4357
Collin (LifePath Systems): 1 877 422 5939
Denton (Denton County MHMR Center): 1 800 762 0157
Fort Bend (Texana Center): 1 800 633 5686
Hidalgo (Tropical Texas Behavioral Health): 1 877 289 7199
El Paso (Emergence Health Network): 1 877 562 6467
Source: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-crisis-services
Tarrant County
Listed by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office victim assistance page.
SafeHaven of Tarrant County hotline: 1 877 701 7233
The Women's Center and Rape Crisis Hotline: 817 927 2737
Tarrant County Veteran Services
Benefit counselors help Veterans and families. Walk ins are accepted, but booking ahead cuts your wait. Have the Veteran's Social Security number ready.
Call 817 531 5645.
1200 Circle Drive, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76119
Email VeteranServices@TarrantCounty.com
Source: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/veteran-services/about-us/contact-information.html
Tarrant County: free legal clinic for Veterans
The Tarrant County Law Library lists Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans, a clinic with free legal advice for Veterans and spouses of deceased Veterans.
Call 817 546 4460.
Source: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/law-library/free-low-cost-legal-assistance.html
Tarrant County: free legal help
Listed by the Tarrant County Law Library. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas gives free civil legal help to residents with low incomes in 114 Texas counties.
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas: 817 336 3943 (Fort Worth), or 1 888 529 5277.
Texas A&M School of Law clinics, free for people with low incomes: 817 212 4123.
Source: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/law-library/free-low-cost-legal-assistance.html
Shelter space is limited and it changes every day. Nobody can promise a bed.
Last checked Oct 12, 2026.
Last checked Oct 12, 2026
Nothing here is a promise of a bed, money or housing. Each person chooses which options to use.