Coronavirus: What We Are Doing

• Tarrant County Department of Human Services for assistance with rent and utilities.
• Presbyterian Night Shelter for assistance with housing, food and employment.
• SafeHaven of Tarrant County for food, shelter, child care and domestic-violence assistance.
• Salvation Army provides food, shelter medical, child care, child education, employment transportation and financial assistance.
• Pathfinders is providing employment, transportation, financial assistance and financial coaching.
• The Women’s Center: Employment Solutions delivers rapid employment services, financial coaching, and connections to basic need resources.

American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations. Healthy individuals are needed to donate now to help patients counting on lifesaving blood.

• Tarrant Area Food Bank to help individuals and families find a food pantry and to find meal programs for students out of school.
• Meals on Wheels delivers meals to anyone who is homebound and is physically or mentally unable to prepare meals for themselves.
• GRACE for food assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Community Crossroads is First Presbyterian Church’s mission outreach center in Fort Worth serving the Hemphill neighborhood.
• First Street Methodist Mission provides emergency food, clothing, infant formula, limited financial assistance and case management services.
• Mission Arlington has created a “drive thru” for people receiving food and are also providing food and supplies to people who call in for assistance.
• Community Link Mission provides, at no charge, food and personal care items to those in need, covering Northwest Tarrant County.
• Helping Hands Ministry provides direct assistance to qualified individuals in need and charities.
• Community Enrichment Center has a drive-thru pantry available at their location as well as selected school mobile sites in Birdville ISD.
• 6 Stones Mission Network is offering drive-up assistance with emergency food bags.
• Beautiful Feet Ministries is providing sack lunches, dog and cat food, 7 days a week from 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Broadway Baptist Church is providing curbside pick-up for bagged groceries and sack lunches.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County is providing meals to any child ages 18 years or younger (membership not required). Meals will be distributed as long as food supplies last..
• Sixty and Betters is currently delivering meals to senior citizens’ homes
• Tim Love Catering is providing free meals from 12 – 2 p.m. and 4 – 6 p.m. daily.
• Community Storehouse is providing weekly pantry resources, diapers, feminine hygiene products, dog and cat food.
• Fort Worth Hope Center is providing food assistance and toiletries for the community
• Hope Farm is accepting new clients for the Southside campus, located at 865 E Ramsey Ave. and the Como Campus, located at 5532 Shiloh Dr. Current clients during the COVID-19 are eligible to receive hot dinner deliveries, dry good boxes and technology deliveries.
• Little Free Pantry formed by neighbors from the Sunset Heights NA have created a Little Free Pantry on the corner of Bonnell and Eldridge with dried and canned foods, toiletries, and baby supplies.
• West Freeway Church of Christ is providing food and clothing assistance to neighbors who reside in these zip codes: 76108, 76114, 76126, 76135.
• Western Hills United Methodist Church is providing canned food items.
• Eastside Ministries provides a full- service food pantry and we distribute one-month worth to each family, no family size limit.
• YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth is providing grab-and-go meals to students.
• City of Fort Worth Community Centers is providing evening meals for those in need.
• TxSchools.gov is now being used to help families find free school meal pick-up locations near in their neighborhoods.
• Lake Church in Arlington is providing free fresh produce every Thursday at 4 p.m. Each box contains at least 15 pounds of food and have included apples, oranges, carrots, potatoes, onions, and beans. Address is 2912 Little Road, Arlington, TX 76016.

• Tarrant County Public Health Department provides up-to-date information on COVID-19 including preventive measures.
• Consumer Protection page offers various consumer-related resources for COVID-19.

If someone you know is looking for employment. There are several companies that are currently hiring for Logistics positions (Deliveries, Shoppers, Stockers, Warehouse, Order Fillers, Material Handlers etc.)

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• Workforce Solutions provides updated job opportunities daily.
• The Women’s Center: Employment Solutions is mapping area job openings, helping individuals prepare job application materials to address current needs, providing financial coaching, and assisting individuals to resolve barriers to employment (transportation, childcare, work supplies etc.), all done through a combination of phone and virtual services.

• Texas Health and Human Services Commission may provide vouchers to assist those in need with paying their rent. You also will find information about government assistance with other needs, including lease application fees, information on low-income housing and security deposits.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering programs to help with paying mortgages and also avoid foreclosures.
• HUD-approved counseling agencies in Texas are providing free foreclosure counseling, including expert assistance on avoiding foreclosure and advice on which programs and options an individual qualifies given their specific situation.
• The City of Fort Worth’s Community Action Partners has local programs assisting residents with rental and utility assistance.

• MyFreeTaxes.com for free assistance filing your taxes.

• Catholic Charities Transportation provides provide transportation to eligible clients for employment trips, medical trips, rides for education, paratransit transportation and rides for seniors.
• Texas Health and Human Services continues to service the community and clients to any billable Medicaid service.
• Trinity Metro providing local bus service with a modified schedule.

• Atmos has suspended service disconnects until further notice.
• TXU is waiving late fees, extending payment due dates with no down payment required, reducing down payments and deferring balances over five equal installments. TXU customers can also receive additional bill-payment assistance through its TXU Energy AidSM program.
• The City of Fort Worth’s Community Action Partners has local programs assisting residents with rental and utility assistance.

• Texas Veterans Network empowers veterans after they return home from active military duty. We are accelerating the transition from military to civilian life and growing the transition model to serve Texas Service Members, Veterans, and their families.
• Recovery Resource Council is providing telemental health services for veterans and family members.
• Community Learning Center’s COIN program is offering financial assistance for veterans.