Travis 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.
Travis County (Austin)
In Austin, the first step toward housing is a Coordinated Assessment. Anyone who is homeless in Austin and Travis County can do one. ECHO says people staying with friends or in a hotel usually can't, and should use the other help on its page.
By phone: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, 512 522 1097, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.
Walk in at Sunrise, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm.
Outreach teams can come to you: HOST 512 804 3720, PATH (Integral Care) 512 804 3700.
Leaving domestic violence: The SAFE Alliance, 512 267 7233.
Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/
Travis County: Coordinated Assessment
In Austin, the first step toward housing is a Coordinated Assessment. Anyone who is homeless in Austin and Travis County can do one. ECHO says people staying with friends or in a hotel usually can't, and should use the other help on its page.
By phone: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, 512 522 1097, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.
Walk in at Sunrise, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm.
Outreach teams can come to you: HOST 512 804 3720, PATH (Integral Care) 512 804 3700.
Leaving domestic violence: The SAFE Alliance, 512 267 7233.
Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/
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
Address Confidentiality Program (Texas Attorney General)
Helps survivors of family violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and stalking keep their home address private. You get a substitute post office box address, and the state forwards your mail. You need a protective order, or papers showing the crime. The state recommends working with an advocate to apply.
Call toll free 1 888 832 2322, or 512 936 1750 in Austin.
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Central.
Sexual assault crisis centers: 1 800 656 4673, or https://taasa.org/crisis-center-locator
Source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/crime-victims/address-confidentiality-program
Travis County (Austin)
ECHO points people fleeing domestic violence to The SAFE Alliance.
Call 512 267 7233.
Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/
Travis County Veterans Services
Always free. Help with VA benefits, disability claims and appeals, and referrals for medical, mental health, housing, education and money help. By appointment only.
Call 512 854 9340.
5325 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751
Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm.
Book online: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/veterans-services/contact-form
For a VA claim, appeal or debt deadline in the next 30 days, the county says to contact the VA directly at 1 800 827 1000.
Source: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/veterans-services
Austin: eviction legal help
The City of Austin lists Texas RioGrande Legal Aid for emergency eviction counseling, representation and prevention for renters with low incomes. Volunteer Legal Services and Texas Legal Services Center also help.
Source: https://www.austintexas.gov/housing/renter-resources
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.