Legal & Financial Assistance

Catholic Charities 713–526–4611 Fort Bend County Social Services 281–403–8050 (Missouri City) 281–238–3502 (Rosenberg) Houston First Baptist Church Benevolent Program 713–681–8000 Interfaith of the Woodlands 281–367–1230 woodlandsinterfaith.org Montgomery County Emergency Assistance 936–539–9211 cac-mctx.org Salvation Army (Harris County) 713–752–0677 salvationarmyhouston.org Wesley Community Center (City of Houston) 713–223–8131 wesleyhousehouston.org

For Veterans Catholic Charities 713–526–4611 catholiccharities.org Horizon Outreach 713–467–4966 horizonoutreach.org Impact A Hero impactahero.org Texas VFW Foundation 512-–291–6850 texasvfw.org

Texas Abuse Hotline 800–252–5400 txabusehotline.org Texas Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division At times, consumer advocates can help seniors resolve local, financial exploitation problems. 800–621–0508 texasattorneygeneral.gov

AARP Advance Directives Forms aarp.org Consejos Legales (Houston Bar Association) 713–759–1133 Disability Rights Texas No charge for the disabled. 800–252–9108 Family Law Hotline Domestic abuse, family law only. 800–777–3247 Fort Bend Lawyers Care Wills for low–income seniors. 281–239–0015 Harris County Area Agency on Aging Benefits Counselors Advice on benefits; for other legal matters, may be referred to a legal service provider. 800–213–8471 713–794–9001 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Low–income; free for Harris Co., bilingual. 713–228–0732 makejusticehappen.org Justice in Aging 202–289–6976 justiceinaging.org

Legal Hotline for Older Texans Wills for low–income seniors. 800–622–2520 LegalLine (Houston Bar Association) 713–759–1133 Lone Star Legal Aid 713–652–0077 (Harris County) 800–733–8394 Southeast Texas Legal Clinic Low–income. 713–523–7852 Texas Legal Services Center 512–477–6000 tlsc.org TexasLawHelp texaslawhelp.org University of Houston Clinical Legal Aid Clinic 713–743–2094 For Veterans Lone Star Legal Aid’s Military & Veterans Unit 844–400–8387 lonestarlegal.org NVLSP 202–265–8305 nvlsp.org Texas Law Help texaslawhelp.org/veterans-military Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans texasbar.com/veterans Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project 800–622–2520 tlsc.org/vets Veterans Legal Initiative 713–333–8387 hba.org/vli/

BBB Education Foundation 713–341–6141 713–868–9500 bbb.org Medicare Fraud (Inspector General’s Hotline) 800–447–8477 Texas Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division Accepts complaints, files civil cases and provides information on scams. 800–621–0508 texasattorneygeneral.gov Texas State Securities Board Provides free and confidential background checks on registered investment advisors and brokers. 512–305–8301 888–663–0009 ssb.texas.gov texasinvestored.org (investor education)

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide 888–227–7669 aarp.org/taxaide Baker-Ripley Tax Center 713–273–3755 bakerripley.org