Accessing Community Resources
 Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-548-1873
2-1-1 is a free, easy-to-remember phone number connecting callers with health and human services in their community.
When you dial 2-1-1, you will talk to a trained resource specialist who has access to comprehensive database listings of nearly all health and human services that exists in Texas. This includes but is not limited to: rent and utility assistance, food, emergency shelters, where to get employment help, medical and mental health assistance, help with transportation, and trained suicide intervention counseling. You can also get information on affordable child care, information about caring for an aging relative, or help recovering from a disaster.
Information and referral is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the year. Information can be provided in over 90 different languages.
Denton Information Network (DIN)
Denton Information Network is a collective of social and human service professionals throughout Denton County. FRCNT facilitates monthly meetings to share information on new programs and services so that we may all work together strengthening families in our community.
Please contact FRCNT staff for more information on the Denton Information Network.
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