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Toll-Free Numbers For Community Services

Children Services — Servicios para los Niños Child Find/Missing Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-426-5678 Heidi Search Center For Missing Children . . . . . . . 1-800-547-4435 Parents Special Ed Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-9668 Runaway Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-580-4357* Safe Rider Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-8255 Texas Healthy Kids Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-647-6558 Crisis Services — Servicios para casos en Crisis Abuse / Neglect / Adoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-5400* Dept. of Public Safety (Highway Emergencies Only) 1-800-525-5555 Elderly or Disabled Abuse/Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-5400* Missing Persons Clearinghouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-346-3243* National Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-799-7233 Parents Anonymous/Texas Parent Hotline . . . . . . . 1-800-554-2323 Railroad Crossing Signals (Rural Areas) . . . . . . . . . 1-800-772-7677 Health Services — Servicios para la Salud Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-832-9623 Alzheimer’s Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-242-3399 American Diabetes Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-8233 Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-283-7800 Assistance for the Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-5204 Cancer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-422-6237 Infectious Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-8239 Insurance Board (Consumer Complaints) . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-3439 National Pesticide Telecommunications Network. . 1-800-858-7378 Texas Library for the Blind: Talking Book Program 1-800-252-9605 Tobacco Information/Office of Smoking & Health . 1-800-345-8647 Legal Services — Servicios Legales Voter Registration/Eligibility/Elections . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-8683 Social Services — Servicios Sociales Fair Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-669-9777 Freedom of Information - Foundation of Texas. . . . 1-800-580-6651 Governor’s Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-843-5789 Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-441-7323 Texas Crime Stoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-8477 Texas Department of Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-252-9240 Texas Food Stamps and AFDC Benefit. . . . . . . . . . 1-800-448-3927 *These numbers are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These statewide, toll-free “800” numbers were correct when this directory was compiled and were provided by the Governor’s Office of Community Leadership Volunteer Services as a community service. The publication of these numbers is not intended to be an endorse ment of any service listed.

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