Community Resources

KIPP Texas Community Partnerships champions our Little KIPPsters and their families’ experience outside the classroom by connecting them to community resources. These resources help our students excel both inside and outside of school to pursue any path they choose.

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Basic Needs

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Education and Vocational

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  • education@elbuen.org

    El Buen Samaritano provides English classes and Digital Literacy classes for adults.

  • adulted@austincc.edu

    ACC’s Adult Education Division provides free classes in convenient locations across Travis County. ACC provides adult education classes from learning basic English to earning a GED certificate, regardless of your age. Visit the website to learn more about their classes and how to register.

Emotional and Mental Health

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  • medrxcompounding1@gmail.com

    At home COVID19 test kits are now included as a pharmacy benefit. There are no copays. All covered persons in your household can get free at home test kits delivered at no extra cost. Interested families can fill out the online form. Pharmacy will process and deliver within 72 hours.

Family Engagement

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  • (512) 651-6100

    Catholic Charities of Central Texas offers programs for counseling, disaster response, financial stability, immigration services, pregnancy, and more.

  • (512) 439-8900

    El Buen Samaritano, an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas serving the Latino community of Central Texas, is committed to recognizing the dignity of all by ensuring access to healthcare, education and essential needs that lead to healthy, productive and secure lives.

  • Call (833) 512-2289 or text your zip code to 85511.

    Use ConnectATX to find up-to-date information on food, housing, transportation, child care, parenting classes, job training, COVID-19 vaccine, and more.

Health

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  • (800) 662-HELP (4357)
    Disaster Distress Hotline: Call or Text (800) 985-5990

    SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families. They provide leadership and resources – programs, policies, information and data, funding, and personnel – to advance mental and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services in order to improve individual, community, and public health.

  • See website

    The National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center serves to provide communities access to evidence-based information and resources needed to effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents. The website offers many different resources for survivors of mass violence.

  • (310) 235-2633
    info@nctsn.org

    NCTSN works to increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. The website offers a variety of resources for the public, professionals, and others who care about children and are concerned about child traumatic stress. Also, the Psychological First Aid (PFA) program is an evidence-informed approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.

  • Varies, see website

    Healthy living resources, nutrition resources.

  • See website

    Online pharmacy that offers safe, affordable medicines at the lowest possible price.

  • (203) 299-2693
    info@lookforthegood.org

    The mission of Look for the Good Project, Inc. is to improve the lives of K – 6 children by giving them access to social-emotional learning programming, which develops healthy self-esteem.

  • 888-506-1529

    Addicted.org, also known as Drug Rehab Services, is a family-owned business committed to helping individuals and their families across the United States find a drug rehab center that can help them overcome addiction and prevent substance use. Their counselors will work with you to figure out what your needs are and to identify which drug rehab in Texas can meet those needs. The different options include medical detox, outpatient drug rehab, clinical detox, and residential substance use treatment.

Legal Support

Houston
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  • (713) 652-0077 Ext. 112

    LSLA is the third largest service provider of free legal aid in the United States. They cover many practice areas, including consumer, landlord tenant, foreclosure, public benefits, environmental justice, disaster recovery, tax relief, fair housing, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault, crime victim rights, veterans benefits, and more. To learn more about services and eligibility, click here.

Please note: the organizations listed on this page are referrals to helpful resources ONLY and do not imply a formal partnership between the organization and KIPP Texas. Families may reach out directly to the service provider to get connected with the desired resource. KIPP Texas is not associated with or responsible for referral services.

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