General
1.1.800.HISPANO
1.800.447.7266
HTTP://1800HISPANO.COM
Free hotline
providing information for Spanish-speakers.
Austin Public
Library New Immigrant Project
1.512.974.7400
Telephone
reference for immigrants.
Hours: Monday -
Thursday 10:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m., Saturday
10:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00
n.—6:00 p.m.
Greater Austin
Chamber of Commerce
512.478.9383
HTTP://WWW.AUSTIN-CHAMBER.ORG/
Provides
information on economic development, news,
and events in Austin, as well as resources
for small businesses.
Literacy Coalition
of Central Texas Hotline
1.866.518.7323
WWW.WILLREAD.ORG
Bilingual hotline
(English/Spanish) provides information and
referrals to literacy providers in Central
Texas.
Tu Voz
1.512.974.8521
Bilingual hotline
(English/Spanish) run by APD provides
information and referral services for the
immigrant community.
Hours: Monday,
Wednesday, Friday 1:00p.m.-6:00pm
Health
Services
Alcohol and Drug
Referral Line
1.800.729.6686
ESPAÑOL: 1.877.767.8432
Provides
information and referrals for drug and
alcohol services nationwide.
Emergency
Contraception Hotline
1.888.NOT-2.LATE
ESPAÑOL: 1.866.EN-TRES-DIAS
To find an EC
provider near you, call the toll-free
hotline any time, day or night.
Exhale
1.866.439.4253
Provides emotional
support after an abortion. A toll-free
talk-line operated by trained peer
counselors who are multi-cultural,
multi-racial and religiously diverse.
Spanish-speaking
counselors are available Wednesday upon
request. Cantonese-, Mandarin-, Vietnamese-
and Tagalog-speaking counselors are
available.
Hours: Monday –
Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 12:00 m., Saturday –
Sunday, 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 m..
Gabriel Project
1.877.WE-CARE-2
1.512.238.1246
Operated by
Catholic Charities of Central Texas.
Provides information and support to pregnant
women in crisis from a spiritual
perspective. Provides service referrals.
Literacy Coalition
of Central Texas Healthcare Resource
Directory
HTTP://WILLREAD.SPANISHTECH.COM/IMAGES/STORIES/
DOWNLOADS/2008HEALTHCARE_DIRECTORY.PDF
A guide to Central
Texas healthcare providers and benefit
programs, with a helpful one-page resource
guide in English and Spanish containing
eligibility and contact information for
healthcare providers. |
Legal
Services
Workers Hotline
1.800.255.7688
Bilingual hotline
for Department of Justice Special Council
Division that reviews discrimination and
employment concerns of ethnic and
immigration status employees. Referrals to
other immigration resources are available.
Lawyer Referral
Service
1.512.472.8303
TOLL-FREE 1.866.303.8303
Refers callers to
a lawyer or community-service agency that
can address their needs. Spanish available
Monday through Friday.
Family Law Hotline
1.512.476.1866
TOLL-FREE 1.800.777.FAIR
Operated by Texas
Advocacy Project
TexasLawHelp.org
HTTP://WWW.TEXASLAWHELP.ORG/TX/
A free online
legal resource
Victim
Services
Directory of Crime
Victim Services
HTTP://OVC.NCJRS.ORG/FINDVICTIMSERVICES
Online directory
of assistance for crime victims and victim
services providers.
National Resource
Center on Domestic Violence
WWW.NRCDV.ORG
Information,
materials, consultation and technical
assistance related to child protection and
custody within the context of domestic
violence.
Family Violence
Legal Line
1.512.476.5770
TOLL-FREE 1.800.374.HOPE
Operated by Texas
Advocacy Project
Sexual Assault
Legal Line
1.512.225.9290
TOLL-FREE 1.888.296.SAFE
Operated by Texas
Advocacy Project
Austin Police
Department Victim Services
WWW.CI.AUSTIN.TX.US/POLICE/VICTIM.HTM
SafePlace Hotline
24.HOUR HOTLINE:
1.512.267.7233
1.512.927.9616 TTY
FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY
Crisis services
for victims of abuse |