Financial Assistance

Christian Community Action ministers to the poor by providing comprehensive services that alleviate suffering, bring hope, and change lives. Christian Community Action (CCA) provides comprehensive rescue, relief, and restorative services that aim to fully equip struggling clients with the skills and resources that they need to transition from financial crisis to self-sufficiency.

Services Offered:
Access to CCA's client-choice food pantry, critical rental and utility assistance, seasonal income relief programs, senior services, essential life skills and job readiness training, pastoral and professional counseling

Service Area:
Argyle ISD, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (Denton County portion), Coppell ISD, Frisco ISD (with a referral from Frisco Family Services), Lake Dallas ISD, Lewisville ISD, Little Elm ISD, Northwest ISD (Denton County portion)

Contact:
Family Assistance Services: 972-219-4305
[email protected]

Address:
200 S Mill St.
Lewisville, TX 75067
972-221-1224

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Community Lifeline Center assists local residents in managing crises and navigating their way back to self-sufficiency. This assistance ranges from financial help—rent, utilities, medical or prescription assistance—food (through an on-site food pantry), information and referral services, and advocacy. Community Lifeline Center also promotes special projects throughout the year such as collecting and distributing holiday meals.

Services Offered:
Help with emergency assistance for housing, utilities, medical expenses, food, and life skills

Service Area:
McKinney and North Collin County (Altoga, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Copevilla, Farmersville, Josephine, Lavon, Lowery Crossing, McKinney, Melissa, Nevada, New Hope, Princeton, Prosper, Westminster, and Weston)

Address and Phone:
1601 N Waddill St., Suite 102
McKinney, TX 75069
972-542-0020

Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., M-Th

Frisco Family Services helps members of the community who are facing hunger, homelessness and other urgent needs improve their quality of life and achieve self-sufficiency.

Services Offered:
Emergency financial assistance (rent, utilities, child care, employment support, prescription meds), Frisco's Food Pantry (non-perishable food, fresh produce, dairy products, meats and hygiene products), life skills classes, (which may include parenting skills, nutrition, job readiness, and budgeting/finance), clients have access to get vouchers for clothing and household goods from Frisco Resale, and seasonal programs (summer lunch for 9 weeks, back 2 school, Thanksgiving Meals, Silver Bells for their clients 65+ and a holiday store)

Service Areas:
City of Frisco
Frisco ISD

Contact:
Priscilla Haros - Bilingual Lead Case Manager
[email protected]
972-335-9495

Keri Keck - Client Services Director
[email protected]
972-335-9495

Address and Phone:
9125 Dogwood St., Suite 100
Frisco, TX 75034
972-335-9495

Hours:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday

Texas Neighborhood Services' mission is to seek out, identify, and aid in the elimination of the causes of poverty by delivering comprehensive human services that are responsive to the needs & values of the children, families, individuals and the community they serve.

Services Offered:
Early Head Start, Head Start, utility and rental assistance, and financial literacy programs to enhance opportunities for physical, social, and economic well-being;

Service Area:
Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, and Wise Counties

Contact:
Tara Holt
817-598-5700 x105

Headquarters Address:
522 Palo Pinto Street
Weatherford, TX 76086
817-598-5700

Wise County Office:
300 N. Trinity, Suite B
Decatur, TX 76234
940-626-4277

Open Friday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The TCOG mission is to improve the quality of life in Texoma by connecting clients to essential social services and by providing member jurisdictions with planning assistance.

Services Offered:
Utility assistance and support services

Weatherization Assistance: 
Weatherization services reduce the infiltration of air producing lower utility costs. The assistance can be provided to both owner-occupied and renter-occupied units and provides such energy improvements as: insulation in the attic, walls and floors; caulking; weather-stripping; and repair or replacement of heating and air conditioning units.

Service Area:
Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Mario, Morris, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, and Titus counties

​Contact:
Judy Fullylove
903-813-3541

Headquarters Address:
1117 Gallagher Drive
Sherman, TX 75090

Denton Address:
306 N. Loop 288 (in the Serve Denton building)
Denton, TX

Hours:
Office Hours: Mon–Thurs, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Clients can dial 1-866-904-8644 (option 5) to schedule an appointment. Or apply online at: tcog.com/energy/apply.

VISTO's mission is to help people in times of crisis get back on their feet through four main categories: food, financial, education, and/or information and referral. VISTO operates and maintains Cooke County's emergency food bank.

Services Offered:
Food pantry, Backpack Buddy program (provides backpacks full of nutritious mini-meals that are sent home on the weekends with school-aged children), Pathways program (life-skills training), and crisis assistance (preventing homelessness, keeping the lights and heat on, emergency dental and prescription assistance)

Service Area:
Cooke County

Contact:
Bekki Jones
940-668-6403

Address:
1305 N. Culberson
Gainesville, TX 76241