Fort Worth Water — Bill Assistance Program
Payment plans and referrals to community organizations for Fort Worth water customers having difficulty paying their water and wastewater bills; call the Water Contact Center to set up a plan.
Program directory
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156 verified programs in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Every one is free to use.
Fort Worth Water — SmartRepair Program
No-cost repair of minor plumbing leaks for eligible low-income Fort Worth homeowners, reducing wasted water and lowering high water bills (same page also lists SmartFlush free toilet replacements).
Free Rides for FWISD High School Students
Fort Worth ISD high school students ride Trinity Metro buses and trains free under a pilot partnership — for school, activities, jobs and internships.
Funky Town Fridge
Free community fridges open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — take what you need, no questions asked. Fridges at Goodwill North Central Texas HQ (4005 Campus Drive), NICA (1600 Circle Park Blvd) and Westside Presbyterian Church (8700 Chapin Rd).
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County — After-School Programs
After-school programs for girls ages 6–18 — mentoring, STEM, homework help and college-and-career readiness at schools and community sites across Tarrant County.
Goodwill — Job Resource Center (Fort Worth)
Free job help at Goodwill North Central Texas — resume and cover-letter writing, job search, interview skills and employer connections.
Goodwill Staffing Services
Temporary and temp-to-hire job placements for people with barriers to employment — call and ask for extension 4048 or 4051.
Goodwill Works — Homeless Employment Program
Employment services for people who are homeless or about to lose housing, based at True Worth Place — includes resume help, job search, interview attire and transportation assistance.
Healthy Texas Women
Free women's health and family planning services — checkups, birth control, and breast and cervical cancer screenings — for eligible Texas women at no cost. Apply at HealthyTexasWomen.org, at YourTexasBenefits.com, or by calling 2-1-1.
Housing Channel — Housing Counseling
HUD-approved nonprofit counseling: rental housing counseling, mortgage late-payment/default help, down payment assistance programs and homebuyer education.
human-I-T
Nonprofit unlimited 5G internet — $14.99 a month with your own or a purchased hotspot, or $24.99 a month renting one, with no credit check; low-cost computers are available too.
JPS Behavioral Health
Mental health and substance-use care — JPS is the largest mental health provider in Tarrant County, with outpatient care and a psychiatric emergency center (817-702-4151).
JPS Connection — County Health Coverage
Tarrant County's safety-net health coverage through JPS clinics and John Peter Smith Hospital. Don't qualify? Uninsured patients still get at least 40% off self-pay bills. Eligibility: 817-702-1001.
JPS Diamond Hill Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Family Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Gertrude Tarpley-Watauga Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Health Center for Women
Women's health care — OB/GYN, pregnancy and well-woman care, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Las Vegas Trail Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Medical Home Northeast Tarrant
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Medical Home Southeast Tarrant
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Medical Home Southwest Tarrant
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Medical Home True Worth
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Northwest Azle-Iona Reed Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Pediatric Clinic
Health care for children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Polytechnic Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Stop Six–Walter B. Barbour Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Urgent Care Center
Walk-in urgent care for illness and injury that can't wait, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
JPS Viola Pitts-Como Health Center
Community health center with primary care for adults and children, with low-cost care through JPS Connection.
Lena Pope — Counseling & Substance Use Services
Counseling and substance-use help for children and families — Lena Pope's programs serve families regardless of their ability to pay.
Lena Pope — Early Learning Centers
Full-day care and early learning for children 6 weeks to 5 years old, with fees based on ability to pay; a second center is at UNT Health Fort Worth, 3620 Modlin Avenue.
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