Unbiased Information
Need help cutting through confusing mazes of funding sources, multiple intake systems and eligibility processes? Ark-Tex ADRC offers information and referral services on the full array of options for private and public, community-based services and supports.
We can help with finding things like:
- Medicare Counseling
- In-Home Personal Care
- Prescription Assurance
- Transportation
- Home Management
- Home-Delivered Meals
- Respite Care
- Caregiver Support
- Home Modifications
- Applying for benefits programs to help with Medicare costs.
Helpful Websites & Phone Numbers
211 Texas
Help finding information and referrals to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), community organizations, and volunteer opportunities.
- Website: 211texas.org/211
- Phone: 2-1-1, option 1
- Phone: 1-877-541-7905
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Low-cost health insurance for children from birth through age 18.
Website: TexasChildrensHealthPlan.org
Phone: 1-877-543-7669
Navigate Life Texas
A resource for children with disabilities and special health care needs, created on behalf of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
A program for people who are at least 65 years old or blind or disabled and have low incomes and limited resources
- Website: https://www.ssa.gov/ssi
- Phone: 1-800-772-1213
Texas Women’s Health Program
Free family planning exam every year and birth control for uninsured women in Texas.
- Website: HealthyTexasWomen.org
- Phone: 1-866-993-9972
Texas Technology Access Program
Provides assistive technology and adaptive aids to access for people with disabilities and those who are aging
- Website: ttap.disabilitystudies.utexas.edu
- Phone: 1-800-828-7839
Texas Medicaid ID Card
Call to report any problems with the card or to order a new one.
- Website: YourTexasBenefits.com
- Phone: 1-855-827-3748
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC Program)
Nutrition counseling and food assistance program for women, infants, and children up to age five years.
- Website: TexasWIC.org
- Phone: 1-800-942-3678
Take Time Texas
A resource for children with disabilities and special health care needs, created on behalf of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Website: apps.hhs.texas.gov/taketimetexas/
Texas Health Steps
Help finding Medicaid, medical and dental providers for children from birth to age 20.
Phone: 1-877-847-8377
Your Texas Benefits
Information on Texas state benefit programs to help people with little or no money who are in need.
- Website: YourTexasBenefits.com Phone: 2-1-1 Option 2
Benefits Check Up
A program for people who are at least 65 years old or blind or disabled and have low incomes and limited resources
- Website: BenefitsCheckup.org
The Ark-Tex Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) serves as a place where people who are older and/or disabled can turn for information about a full range of long-term support options, services, and resources. Additionally, family members, referral sources, and social workers who work with these individuals are strongly encouraged to utilize the ADRC as a single point of entry to access support programs and benefits. All information provided by the ADRC is free of charge to residents of our region, through a grant from Texas Health and Human Services.