Consumer Resources
Employment:
Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services: www.twc.state.tx.us; (800) 628-5115
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas: www.wfsdallas.com; Location: 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd. #104, Dallas, TX (214) 421-2460
Education:
Urban League Greater Dallas
- GED Preparation/Audit Basic Literacy
- Family Circle - Parenting, Life Skills
www.ulgdnctx.com 214.915-4600
Technology Training:
Urban League Greater Dallas
- Basic, intermediate, and advanced software training
- Internet/e-mail training
www.ulgdnctx.com 214.915-4600
Housing:
Urban League Greater Dallas
- Foreclosure Prevention & Mitigation
- First-time home buyers workshop
- Mortgage counseling/money management
- Emergency assistance with rent, mortgage, and utility payments
- Down payment assistance through Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
www.ulgdnctx.com 214.915-4600
Community-Based Services
Urban League Greater Dallas
- Community Living & Support Services (CLASS): Medicaid waiver community-based program - Contact www.dads.state.tx.us
- Home & Community Support Services (HCS): Medicaid waiver community-based program - Contact www.dads.state.tx.us
Resource Referral
Frequently individuals with disabilities need resource information for a variety of needs, including food, clothing, utilities, housing, legal, medical, transportation, advocacy, and consumer rights hotline. The following resources comprise some of the most commonly requested:
- Friendship House - First Baptist Church, 941 Avenue C, Garland, TX 75040, 972.272-1010
- The Salvation Army - 451 Avenue D, Garland, TX 75040, 972.272-4531
- Garland Housing Agency, George Washington Carver Center, 210 Carver St., Garland, TX 75040, 972.205-3393
- Garland Legal Clinic, 3rd Thursday of each month - 6 p.m.; Salvation Army Garland, 341 W. Avenue D, Garland, TX
- Advocacy Inc., www.advocacyinc.org, 1420 W. Mockingbird Ln. #450, Dallas, TX, 75247, 214.630-0916
- Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services: www.twc.state.tx.us; (800) 628-5115
- Parkland Memorial Hospital, 5201 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75230, Main: 214.590-8000; Emergency Services: 214.590-8281
- Garland Police Department - Crisis Counseling, 217 N. 5th, Garland, TX 75040, 972.205-2865
- # Texas Dept. of Human Services, 3306 W. Walnut, Garland, TX 75040, 972.272-0889
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), www.dart.org, Customer Service: 214.979-1111