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RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Community Resources
Arlington Charities
Contact: melanie@arlingtoncharities.org ; darlene@arlingtoncharities.org
811 Secretary Drive
Arlington, TX 76015
(817) 275-1511
Website: www.arlingtoncharities.org
Description: Arlington Charities provides food, clothing, school supplies, and toys for children;
Provides information and referral, lunches for the homeless, and crisis assistance.
Arlington Urban Ministries
Contact: Jennifer Weber, Interim Executive Director
707 Dugan St.
Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 861-8585
Website: www.arlingtonurbanministries.org
Description: Arlington Urban Ministries provides emergency assistance for utilities, rent and
food; Provides services through Financial Assistance, S.A.F.E, Mobile Food Pantry, Nu2U
Resale, and Childrens Christmas Party.

Mission Arlington
Contact: Tillie Burgin, Executive Director
210 W. South St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Main number: (817) 277-6620
Dental Clinic Staff: (817) 277-6620 x 3010
Medical Clinic Staff: (817) 277-9597

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Transportation Team: (817) 704-6150


Website: missionarlington.org
Description: Provides food, clothing, and furniture; Provides medical, dental, transportation and
emergency services to members of the community.

Community Shelters
Arlington Life Shelter
Contact: Executive Director - Becky Orander, MSW
325 W. Division St.
Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 548-9885
Website: www.arlingtonlifeshelter.org
Description: Provides emergency shelter for up to 3 nights during extreme weather conditions;
provides 14 day services for disabled and elderly persons; provides an employment program,
educational and life skills services, job readiness and coaching, health and social work services
for men, women and children.

SafeHaven of Tarrant County


Contact: Mary Lee Hafley, President/CEO
1100 Hemphill Street, Suite 303, Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(817) 535-6462
(877) 701- SAFE (7233) - 24 Hour Hotline
(817) 546-6040 Ft. Worth Shelter
(817) 460-5566 - Arlington Shelter
Website: www.safehaventc.org
Description: Provides emergency shelter, counseling, legal services, and childrens programs for
victims of domestic violence.

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The Salvation Army Family Life Center


Contact:
712 W Abram St
Arlington, TX 76013
(817) 860-1836
Website: www.salvationarmydfw.org
Description: Provides shelter for up to 28 families for a maximum stay of 14 weeks.

Resources for Social Development


Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington, Inc.
Contact: Steve Wurm, President
608 N. Elm Street
Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 275-6551
Website: www.bgcarlinton.org
Description: Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington offers five core program areas: Character and
Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, The Arts
and Sports, Fitness and Recreation, and Specialized Initiatives. The program also offers tutoring
services and homework help, and computer labs are also available at some sites.

YMCA (Arlington locations)


Contact: Willie B. Dean, Ph.D., President &CEO
2200 S. Davis
Arlington, TX 76013
(817) 274-9622

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7120 S. Cooper Street


Arlington, TX 76001
(817) 419-9629

1005 Skyline Drive


Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 548-9622
Website: www.ymca-arlington.org
Description: The YMCA of Arlington provides programs and activities that enhance the
development of a healthy mind, body and spirit. YMCA welcomes individuals of all religions,
races, ages, and communities. The YMCA provides residents of the communities of Arlington
and Mansfield with after-school care, summer day camps, aquatics, youth and adult sports,
parent-child programs, fitness and senior programs.

Resources for Academic Success


Arlington Public Library
Contact: Customer service (817) 459-6900
Arlington, TX (7 locations)
Website: arlingtonlibrary.org
Description: Arlington Public Library houses print and audio visual materials and a growing
array of digital material including online language learning, test preparation, eBooks,
eaudiobooks, research databases, resume and career development resources, indexed full-text
newspapers and magazines, genealogy resources, as well as homework help support. Provide
literacy programs for all ages.
H.O.P.E. Tutoring
Contact: George Morey, President
2020 S. Collins St.
Arlington, TX 76010

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Website: http://www.hopetutoring.com/
(817)860-7757
Description: H.O.P.E. Tutoring provides free tutoring to children in grades 3 through 8 in a safe
learning environment.

Resources for Career Exploration


Kuder, Inc.
Contact: Customer support (877) 999-6227
Website: www.kuder.com
302 Visions Parkway
Adel, IA 50003
(800) 314-8972
Description: Kuder has three main components to help individuals explore interests and career
options: (1) Kuder Galaxy is a career exploration tool that is geared toward students in Pre-K
through 5th grades; (2) Kuder Navigation helps secondary students with career planning. Students
can create education plans for multiple years based on their future goals; and (3) Kuder Journey
helps postsecondary students and adults measure career interests, skills, and work values.

Paws in Jobland
Contact: Allen Fistenburg, Founder
100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 100
Culver City, CA 90230
(800) 468-6927
Website: http://www.xap.com/products-services/Paws-in-Jobland/Paws-in-Jobland.asp
Description: Paws in Jobland is an interactive website that helps elementary students identify
interests and explorer careers.

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Texas Reality Check


Contact: Texas Workforce Commission & the Texas Education Agency
Website: www.texasrealitycheck.com
Description: Texas reality check is a website that helps individuals with exploring different
job/career options. It helps students learn how much money they would need to earn in order to
live the lifestyle they intend to have in the future. Students get to explore different options for
housing, food, clothing, utilities, transportation, health care, personal care, entertainment, and
savings.

Mental Health Resources


Its A New Day Counseling
Contact: Kim Bell, MA, LPC-S
2508 Little Road, Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76016
(817) 983-7986
Website: www.itsanewdaycounseling.com/
Description: Provides counseling for behavioral issues, relationship issues, and elderly persons
disorders;

Sundance Behavioral Healthcare System


Contact: Raju Indukuri, M.D.; Puskoor Kumar, M.D.; Kishore Sunkara, M.D.
1. 7000 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Arlington, TX 76001
Website: www.sundancehealthcare.com
(817)583-8080
2. 2707 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
Website: www.sundancehealthcare.com/fort-worth/
(817)222-9191

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3. 2696 W Walnut St, Garland, TX 75042


Website: www.sundancehealthcare.com/dallas/
(469)440-5566
Description: Provides inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and chemical dependency
treatment. Services provided for ages five to adult.

The WARM Place


Contact: Shirley Bowen, Executive Director
shirley@thewarmplace.org
809 Lipscomb Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 870-2272
Website: www.thewarmplace.org
Description: The WARM Place provides grief support for children ages 3 - 18 and their
families as well as young adults 19 - 25 who have experienced the death of a loved one; Provides
a safe environment for children to express feeling and emotions as well as the opportunity to
meet with children and families who are experiencing situations similar to their own.

Resources for Special Needs


Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County
Contact: Carl Jutson, President & CEO
320 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76104-3525
(817) 336-0912
Website: mealsonwheels.org
Description: Meals on Wheels provides the elderly and individuals with disabilities homedelivered meals. Individuals are assigned a case manager who coordinates other services such as

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the friend to friend program, companion pets program, errands program, and the home meds
program.

United Way of Tarrant County


Contact: Scott Spiker, CEO
1500 N. Main, Ste. 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76064
Dial 2-1-1 (24-hour Helpline)
(817) 258-8000
Website: unitedwaytarrant.org
Description: United Way partners with local community organizations to create programs that
help Tarrant County residents. Services are provided in the areas of education, income and
health. Access a variety of resources through: http://unitedwaytarrant.org/what-we-do/otherresources.

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