Town of Flower Mound, Texas

2121 Cross Timbers Road
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
972.874.6000

For service requests or questions, email
townhall@flower-mound.com
or call 972.539.SERV. After hours, please call 972.539.0525.

Housing & Rental Assistance/Special Needs

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Denton County Housing Finance Corporation

Contact Sharon Gonzalez at 214-953-4122
Web Site: www.dentoncounty.com/court/DCHFC.pdf
Works with local home mortgage lenders to provide below-market mortgage rates to qualifying first-time homebuyers in Denton County.

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Web Site: www.myfirsttexashome.com
Phone: 1-800-792-1119
First Time Homebuyer Programs
or
Sue Cavazos, Single Family Finance Production Division
Phone: (512) 475-3962
Web Site: sue.cavazos@tdhca.state.tx.us
Mortgage Credit Certificate Program provides a federal tax credit for eligible first-time homebuyers.

Senior Housing Information Center

1-888-245-8938
Web site: www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pihcc/
Email contact: pihforseniors@hud.gov
Provides information about service-enriched housing that allows seniors to live in their own homes.

Programs to Help Ease Mortgage Worries

Wells Fargo’s “Making Home Affordable Program” assists homeowners already behind on their mortgage payments, as well as those anticipating financial difficulty. Contact Mina Fuertes, Home Mortgage Consultant, at 972-393-4435 or email her at http://wfhm.com/wfhm/mina-fuertes. The office is located at 878 S. Denton Tap Road, Suite 200, Coppell, TX 75019-4566.

HOPE NOW offers free housing counseling. Call toll-free at 1-888-995-4673 or go online at www.hopenow.com.

HUD funds free and very low-cost housing counseling nationwide. To find a HUD-approved housing counseling agency, call toll-free 1-800-569-4287.

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has housing representatives you can talk with. Call toll-free 1-866-672-2676 or call the Dallas office at 214-823-4580.

FHA-Secure refinances into a mortgage insured by FHA. Go to www.fha.gov/about/fhasfact.cfr. To find an FHA-approved lender call toll-free 1-800-225-5342.

Rental Assistance

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Phone: 1-800-569-4287
Provides information about your rights and responsibilities as a renter.
See www.hud.gov/renting/ for a “Renter’s Kit.”

Denton Housing Authority

1225 Wilson Street
Denton, TX 76205
Phone: 940-383-3039
Fax: 940-383-2035
Website: www.dentonhousingauthority.com
Provides rental assistance to persons living in privately owned rental units.

Special Needs Assistance

Social Services of Denton County

Other Special Needs Assistance

Community Services, Inc.

Corsicana, TX
Phone: 1-800-831-9929
Provides home repair assistance and/or weatherization assistance for qualifying homeowners.

Christian Community Action

200 South Mill Street
Lewisville, TX 75057
Phone: 972-436-HELP
Main #: 972-221-1224
Fax: 972-219-4330
Web Site: www.ccahelps.org
Provides 30 services in six main program areas including: family assistance (financial assistance and case management), food distribution, health care, vocational training, affordable housing, and seasonal programs for children and seniors.

Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, Inc.

1304 Bernard Street
Denton, TX 76201
Phone: 940-382-5112
Provides 24-hour residential care for children who need to live away from their home for eligible reasons; residential care for single parents and their children; and a family intervention program.

Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County

1854 Cain Drive
Lewisville, TX 75077
Phone: 972-317-2818
Fax: 972-317-6989 Fax
Web Site: www.dccac.com
Serves child victims of severe physical and sexual abuse by facilitating and coordinating a team approach to the investigation prosecution and treatment of these cases. Goals: To reduce the trauma to child victims when they must be involved in a criminal justice process which can add to that trauma; to promote emotional healing through counseling services to victims and non-offending family members.

Day Stay for Adults

2109 W. University Drive
Denton, Texas 76201
Phone: (940) 383-8371
Fax: (940) 591-8793
Website: www.daysta.org
Provides daytime health care and social activities for Denton County adults who are chronically ill or impaired. Day Stay helps people remain in their own homes or with relatives and avoid costly institutionalization.

Denton County Friends of the Family, Inc.

1400 Crescent, Suite #5
Denton, TX 76201
Phone: 940-387-5131
972-219-2829-Metro
CRISIS LINES: 940-382-7273 and 800-572-4031
Web Site: http://www.dcfof.org
Provides:
SHELTER: Provides safe emergency shelter for battered women and their children; individual and group counseling; referrals for legal services, food, clothing, housing, financial aid, day care, adult education, and employment assistance if needed.
OUTREACH CENTER: Provides individual and group counseling for survivors of family violence, parenting and children’s groups, adults who were sexually abused as children, children who have been sexually abused or assaulted, and men and women who batter. In-home parenting services provided through referral by Children’s Protective Services.
SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICE: Includes crisis telephone counseling; accompaniment during hospital stay, police and court processes; individual and group counseling; emergency shelter; and counseling for significant others. Fees for batterers only. All other services are free.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION: Provides education about relationship violence and sexual assault issues in an age appropriate manner to children ages 4-17 to community and civic organizations, and churches. All education programs are offered free of charge.

Denton County Women, Infants and Children Program (W.I.C.)

Denton Office
535 S. Loop 288, Suite 1066
Denton, TX 76205
Phone: 940-349-2930
Fax: 940-349-2931
Website: http://dentoncounty.com/dept/main.asp?Dept=33&Link=1139
For information on how to apply for WIC
Call (toll free): 1 (800) 942-3678

Lewisville Office
359 Lake Park Rd., Suite 113
Lewisville, TX 75057
Phone: (972) 221-1603

Carrollton Office
3044 Old Denton Rd., Suite 113
Carrollton, TX 75007
Phone: (972) 446-1507

The Colony - Christ Community Church
6404 Paige Rd.
The Colony, TX 75056
Phone: (972) 221-1603

WIC Breastfeeding Support Line:
Denton: Phone (940) 349-2946
Fax: (940) 349-2931
535 S. Loop 288, Suite 1066
Denton, TX 76205
breastfeedingsupport@dentoncounty.com

WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. Nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods, and help accessing health care are provided to women, infants, and children through the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program, popularly known as WIC. Please check the website for qualifying guidelines.

In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. You may also call our toll-free number for assistance: 1 (800) 942-3678.

First Steps

Denton, Texas
Contact: Linda Roberson or Veronica Ezell
Phone: (940) 320-3571
E-mail: firststeps@jumpstartyouth.org
A licensed emergency shelter for females ages 3-17 years, which provides full services from shelter to all evaluations.

PediPlace

502 S. Old Orchard, Suite 126
Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: 972-436-7962
Fax: 972-420-0085
Web Site: www.pediplace.org
Provides health care for children who have no access to care due to economic, geographic and cultural barriers. Some services provided include vaccinations, well-child physicals, treatment for acute and chronic illnesses, and hearing and vision screenings.

North Central Texas Workforce Center

1300 Teasley Lane
Denton, Texas 76205
Phone: 940.382.6712
Website: www.dfwjobs.com

Provides job listings, job referrals, labor market information, resume assistance, job search workshops, internet access, community resources and child care, copier, fax, telephone, computers, career exploration and planning, available resources, career guidance, computer tutorials, education and training opportunities, and veterans’ services. Register to work for free at www.workintexas.com.

To apply for unemployment insurance benefits call 214.252.1200 in Dallas, 817.420.1600 in Fort Worth, or toll free at 1.800.939.6631. You will need the following information when you make your call: your last employer’s name and mailing address, the starting and ending dates of your last job, and if you are not a U.S. citizen, your alien registration number.”

Youth and Family Counseling

601 Cross Timbers Road, Suite 120
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Phone: 972-724-2005
Provides counseling for youth and their parents, First Time Offender Programs, and short-term educational programs with problem assessment provided. Sliding scale fees.