If you are in need of a safe place to stay, there are several emergency shelters for teens in Texas that can help you. You can find a list of emergency shelters & other organizations that can help support you through a family crisis or being kicked out here.
If you are a pregnant teen and would like to continue your pregnancy, there are shelters that will house you throughout your pregnancy. For the Houston area, view a list here. If you need help finding a shelter, you can call our hotline at 866-999-5263 and one of our volunteers can help you look.
If have run away or are thinking about running please contact one of these resources: Texas Youth Hotline: Call 800-989-6884 or text 512-872-5777 or the National Runway Safeline: call 1-800-786-2929.
If you are a pregnant teen and would like to have an abortion and do not have a safe place to stay, call our 24/7 hotline at 1-866-999-5263, as not all shelters are supportive of abortion.
The Pearl Longbine Youth Shelter of Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle
806-376-4571
Amarillo, TX
Harmony Family Services
1-800-811-9208
305 Grape Street
Abilene, TX 79601
Austin Children’s Shelter
512.267.7233
Austin, TX
Lifeworks Austin
512-441-6914
512-735-2400
Austin, TX
Montgomery County Youth Services: Bridgeway Youth Shelter
1-888-756-8682 (24/7 crisis line)
936-756-8682
105 West Lewis Street
Conroe, TX 77301
Thompson Emergency Shelter
210-659-1901
8555 E Loop 1604 N
Converse, TX 78109
The Ark
361-241-6566
12960 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Promise House
214-941-8578
224 W. Page Ave
Dallas, TX 75208
Center for Children – El Paso
915-562-4765
2200 N. Stevens St.
El Paso, TX 79930
ACH Child & Family Services
817-335-HOPE (4673)
888-296-8099
Email help@achservices.org
Fort Worth, TX
The Children’s Center, Inc. – The Yeager Youth Center
(844) 763.8861
Galveston, TX
Covenant House Texas
(713) 523-2231
1111 Lovett Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
Kinder Emergency Shelter
(713) 295-2600
Houston, TX
Ambassadors for Christ Youth Ministries
832-770-4364
555 Seminar Drive
Houston, TX 77060
Star of Hope Women & Family Center
713-748-0700
2575 Reed Road
Houston, Texas 77051
K’Star Shelter (CPS only)
830-896-7293
Kerrville, TX
Central Texas Youth Services
1-800-421-TEEN (8336)
254-634-2085
601 Parmer Avenue
Killeen, TX 76541
Emergency Youth Shelter South Texas
956-725-7211
800-355-7226
1901 Pita Mangana Rd
Laredo, TX 78046-0000
Kyle’s Place – Journey to Dream
469-470-2382
250 N. Mill Street, #2
Lewisville, TX 75057
Jim H. Green Kidz Harbor
281-581-2505
638 Harbor Rd.
Liverpool, TX
Catholic Charities Diocese of Lubbock – Runaway Homeless Youth
806) 765-8475; (800) 530-4704
Lubbock, TX
Connections Individual & Family Services
1-800-532-8192
361-643-4130
1414 W. San Antonio St.
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Connections Individual & Family Services
1-800-532-8192
361-643-4130
209 Lang. Rd
Portland, TX 78374
City House – My Friend’s House
(972) 424-4626
Plano, TX
Parks Youth Ranch
281-392-5794
11614 FM 361 Rd.
Richmond, TX
Starry: A Children at Heart Ministry
(512) 246-4276
Round Rock, TX
Concho Valley Home for Girls Children’s Emergency Shelter
(325) 655-3821
412 Pruesser Street
San Angelo, TX
George Gervin Youth Center (Basic Center)
210-532-3948
511 Yucca, Bldg 2
San Antonio, TX 78210
St. PJ’s Children’s Home
210-533-1203
919 Mission Rd
San Antonio, TX 78210
Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives
(210) 340-7933
San Antonio, TX
Greater San Marcos Youth Council
800-457-0797
512-754-0500
San Marcos, TX
North Texas Youth Connection
1-800-568-7776
1602 E Lamar St.
Sherman, TX 75090
Grayson County Juvenile Alternatives
(903) 893-4717; (800) 868-2260
Sherman, TX
Children’s Aid Society
1-800-821-5762
940-322-3141
1101 30th Street
Wichita Falls, TX
*We recognize that this may not be a complete listing of shelters for youth in Texas. If you notice we are missing one, please don’t hesitate to let us know. If you are looking for a complete list of shelters in Texas, click here. For youth-specific services, click here.*
