Resource Links

Bastrop County Resources

Advocacy Outreach
200 Depot St., Eglin, Tx 78621
(512) 281-4180
Services: Information & referral, utility/rental assistance, adult basic education & parenting classes, free thrift shop

Alcohol Awareness Council  http://www.alcohol.org/

Bastrop County Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
1001 B Tahitian Dr., Bastrop, Tx 78602
1-800-533-0714 or 321-HELP (321-4357)
Services: Education & information, outpatient treatment

Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry
1201 Pine St., Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 303-0033
Services: Food & emergency utility assistance
http://www.bastropfoodpantry.org/

Bastrop County Indigent Health Care
804 Pecan, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 581-7170
Services: Health care for low income

Bastrop County Mental Health Center
150 Settlement Dr., Suite E, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-7250
Services: Psychiatric outpatient

Calvary Baptist Church
FM 3000, Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-2139
Services: Food assistance

Combined Community Action
165 W. Austin, Giddings, Tx 78942
(979) 540-2980
CCA bus: 1-800-284-7433
Services: Rental, utility, food assistance,
weatherization, Meals on Wheels

Community Cupboard
115 Depot St., Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-4552
Hours: 10 am – 12 noon Tuesdays & Thursdays
Services: Food assistance

Day Adult Health Services
161 Fisher Street, Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-5771
Services: Day care for Senior Citizens

Elgin Evening Lions Club
108 North Main St., Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-5525
Services: Free clothing, glasses, used wheelchairs for indigent individuals.

Elgin Ministerial Alliance
Financial assistance for Elgin residents will now be distributed
on the Second Tuesday of each month,
at First Baptist Church, 205 West 2nd,
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Please bring proof of identity, proof of residency, and the bill for which you need assistance.

Please come to the glass door with the big 205 on it/ Second Street entrance. The doors will not be open until 3:00 p.m.

Family Crisis Center
431 Old Austin Hwy., Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-7760
Services: Legal advocacy, family counseling, Safe house for battered women.
http://www.family-crisis-center.org/

Family Planning
1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-5539
Services: Reproductive health care, birth control, counseling & health examinations.

Grace Lutheran Church
801 W. 11th St., Elgin Tx 78621
(512) 281-3367
Services: Utility assistance

Housing Authority
502 Farm, P.O. Box 707, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-3398
515 McDade #100, Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 281-2772

Legal Aid of Central Texas
2201 Post Rd., #104, Austin, Tx 78704
1-800-369-9270
(512) 447-7707
Services: Free legal services in civil matters

Ladies of Charity
1202 Pine St., Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-9819
Services: Assistance with utility, rent, food, medicine & medical bills.

Meadow Park Apartments
401 North Hwy 95, Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-3755
Services: Low income housing

Oak Grove Apartments
1910 Wilson, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-7933
Services: Low income housing

Pride Program
1105 Pecan, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-9192
Services: Serves children with medical/physical problems

Primary Health Care
1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-9192
Services: Limited general medical care

Rural A.I.D.S. Services
1002 Chestnut, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 392-1161
Services: Case management, information & referral

St. Vincent de Paul Sacred Heart Catholic Church
310 W. 11th St. Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-9643
Services: Utility & rental assistance, food.
Requests taken every Tuesday at 7 pm.

Texas Department of Health
Public Health Clinic
104 Loop 150 West, Suite 102,
Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-3982
Services: Immunizations, counseling, Maternity & children’s medical exams

Texas Department of Human Services
1106 College St., Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-3995
Elgin Branch, 218 S. Main, Elgin, Tx 78621
(512) 285-9665
Services: AFDC, Medicaid, food stamps.

Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services
1106 College, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(5112) 321-3995
Child Protective Services
Services: Intake, investigation of reported child abuse.
Adult Protective Services
Services: Case Management for elderly & disabled adults

Texas Workforce Commission
10 Settlement Dr. Suite F, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 321-4453
Services: Job referral, Senior employment, GED, Adult education, unemployment insurance, Child care assistance, Public computer access, General Labor Law information.

Texas Rehabilitation Commission
3809 Loop 150 West, Bastrop, Tx 78602
(512) 303-9270
Services: Vocational rehabilitation

Texas Advocacy Project
Family Violence Legal Line
1-800-374-HOPE (statewide)
(512) 476-5770 (in Austin)
Family Law Hotline
1-800-777-FAIR (statewide)
(512) 476-1866 (in Austin)
Sexual Assault Legal Hotline
1-888-296-SAFE (statewide)
(512) 225-9290 (in Austin)
http://texasadvocacyproject.org

W. I. C. (Women, Infants & Children)
443 Hwy 71 W., Bastrop. Tx 78602
(512) 321-6144; 285-4960
1-800-351-8681
Services: Supplemental food

United Medicare Advisors
Focuses on the most common Medicare and Medigap questions and information on critical illness health planning for seniors and caregivers.
The Truth About Medicare