Long Term Housing Assistance
Rent Assistance:
- Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance
- Rental, Mortgage & Utility Assistance Program for Fort Bend County
- List of Houston Rent Assistance Programs (United Way)
- MAM Houston Rent Assistance
- Katy Christian Ministries Rent/Mortgage Assistance
- Rental, Utilities, Childcare & Transportation Expenses (Raise Up Families) or 713.973.8083
Evictions Assistance:
- Texas Eviction Diversion Program
- Free/Low-Cost Legal Assistance: List of ProBono Services in Houston & Texas
- Texas Renter Rights
Other Resources:
- Housing Help:
- Low-Income Apartments
- Housing for Felons
- Section 8 Housing/Public Housing
- Apartment Finder
- Houston Housing Authority
- Harris County & Community Resource Center Section 8 Apartments (Harris County Housing Authority)
- Housing Downpayment Assistance (United Way)
- Search for Affordable Apartments
- New Hope Housing-Helps with affordable permanent housing with people who live on limited incomes.
- Community Resource Center @ Memorial Hermann
- Greater Heights: 713.314.8100 @ 1740 West 27th St, Suite 331, Houston, TX 77007 (MHResourceCenterGH@memorialhermann.org)
- Southwest: 713.456.6814 @ 7777 Southwest Freeway, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77074 (MHResourceCenter@memorialhermann.org)
- Assists Community with Applying for SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP, TANF, Gold Card, Food & Social Service Resources (Legal, Basic Needs, Financial, Behavioral Health, Transportation, Employment, etc)
- Volunteers of America-Homeless Help, Eviction Prevention, Affordable Housing
- Housing Assistance for persons with AIDS
- HUD Resources Locator
- National Homelessness Law Center
- Lower or find assistance with your other bills: Water, Electricity, Cell Phone, Internet, etc.
- If you can lower your monthly bills, you can save money to pay for other things like rent/mortgage, etc.
- Healthcare of Homeless (Harris Health)
- US VETs: Assists military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development, and comprehensive support (rental assistance, utility, job placement, resume, moving costs, furniture, clothing, training, housing)
- Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Inc. (2000 Crawford Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002)
https://www.homelesshouston.org/get-help
Phone: (713).739.7514
HCC Resources
- HCC Emergency Help: Whatever the case may be, we have resources to help you not let a financial emergency take your attention away from school. Current students facing financial emergencies during the semester are encouraged to apply for available emergency aid based on need eligibility requirements.
- HCC Financial Coaches: Connect you with on-campus and community resources that will help you push through financial emergencies; make refunds last longer, and start making steps toward financial security.
- HCC Scholarships: In addition to federal and state aid, scholarships are a great way to help with the cost of your education. We encourage you to learn about the different types of scholarships awarded by financial aid, the HCC Foundation, and outside groups.
- HCC Financial Aid: Financial aid is available to help eligible part-time and full-time students pay for college. It can be a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and Work-Study.
Eagle Markets/Food Scholarship Programs @ HCC campuses