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There’s always a place to turn.

We ALL need help at more than one point in our lives. And we’re here for you.

To be a successful student you have to be safe, secure, and have your basic human needs met. Look through all the great resources below and use the online Request for Assistance form to let us know how we can help!

Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous

Denton, Denton County (940) 383-8252 or (940) 566-9989

Lewisville, Denton County (972) 436-4516

Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 612-2016

Wichita Falls, Wichita County (940) 322-3213

National Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Information Center

Nationwide, 800-784-6776

childcare

Boys & Girls Club

Denton, Lewisville & Little Elm, Denton County (940) 239-9309
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-6527

Texas Workforce Commission

Denton, Denton County (940) 382-6712
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-1121
Wichita Falls, Wichita County (940) 322-1801

Head Start

Bowie, Montague County (940) 872-3696
Denton, Denton County (940) 387-8649
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-4619

Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

Denton, Denton County (940) 387-8544
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-9315
Lewisville, Denton County (972) 221-3910

Report Abuse

Statewide 800-252-5400

emergency & Financial Assistance

Review lots of ways to pay for college through the NCTC Financial Aid Office and NCTC Scholarships. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and the NCTC Scholarship Application if you haven’t already!

You can also submit a Student Request for Assistance form through MyNCTC (login required) to let us know what you need.

  1. Log into MyNCTC.

  2. Select the Student Services tab

  3. Select Student Resources-Get Help! from the left-hand menu in order to complete the request form.

Other Emergency, Financial Assistance & Referral Networks

food services & food banks

NCTC Campus Food Pantries

Gainesville, Cooke County
Corinth, Denton, Flower Mound, Denton County
Bowie, Montague County
Graham, Young County

Texas Department of Health and Human Services

Food Stamps/Medicaid

Bowie, Montague County (940) 872-1196
Denton, Denton County (940) 320-5700
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-9315
Graham, Young County (940) 549-1371

WIC

Women, Infants, and Children

Denton, Denton County (940) 349-2930
Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 668-1292
Lewisville, Denton County (972) 221-1603

FOODPANTRIES.ORG

Nationwide

Texas Department of Agriculture

Statewide

Bowie Mission

Bowie, Montague County (940) 872-4678

Living Word Ministries

Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 665-1191

VISTO

Gainesville, Cook County (940) 668-6403

Sacred Heart Food Pantry

Muenster, Cooke County (940) 759-3074

Vision Ministries

Denton, Denton County (940) 297-6860

Shiloh Food Pantry

The Denton Wesley Foundation

Denton, Denton County (214) 394-7799

Christian Community Action

Lake Dallas, Denton County (972) 219-4357

Lake Cities UMC Food Pantry

Denton, Denton County (940) 321-6100

Community Food Center

Denton, Denton County (940) 382-0807

Our Daily Bread

Denton, Denton County (940) 382-5604

First Refuge Ministries

Denton, Sanger, Denton County (940) 484-4384

GRAHAM CRISIS CENTER

Graham (940) 549-6002

healthcare/pregnancy

ABBA

Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 668-6391
Lewisville, Denton County (972) 221-3206

Loreto House

Denton, Denton County (940) 380-8191

Woman to Woman Denton

Denton, Denton County (940) 383-4494

Health Service of North Texas

Denton, Denton County 800-974-2437 or (940) 381-1501

Medicaid & CHIP

Texas Department of Health and Human Services

Statewide 800-647-6558

First Refuge Ministries

Denton, Sanger, Denton County (940) 484-4384

Denton Community Health Clinic

Denton, Denton County (940) 600-7527

Indigent Health Care Resources

Bowie, Montague County (903) 614-5550
Montague, Montague County (936) 523-5100
Denton, Cooke County (972) 434-8864

Cooke, Montague Counties (940) 612-8600

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

Statewide

PediPlace

Lewisville, Denton County (972) 436-7962

Planned Parenthood

Nationwide 1-800-230-PLAN
Lewisville Health Center—Lewisville, Denton County (972) 221-7644
Denton Health Center—Denton, Denton County (940) 891-0737

Postpartum Support International

Nationwide 1-800-944-4773 HelpLine

TWU Dental Hygiene Clinic

Denton, Denton County (940) 898-2888

TimelyCare

All NCTC Campuses

homelessness

Our Daily Bread

Denton, Denton County (940) 382-5604

Catholic Charities

Gainesville, Cooke County (817) 600-1646
Graham, Young County (940) 521-0720, ext. 7114

Giving Hope

Denton, Denton County (940) 382-0609

Monsignor King Outreach Center

Denton, Denton County (940) 391-1919

The Salvation Army, Denton Corps

Denton, Denton County (940) 566-3800

housing

Denton Affordable Housing Corp

Denton, Denton County (940) 484-7048

Denton Housing Authority

Denton, Denton County (940) 383-1504

Gainesville Housing Authority

Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 382-0609

U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Nationwide 800-955-2232

United Way

Denton, Denton County (940) 566-5851

human trafficking/sexual exploitation

Refuge for Women

Is nationwide.

Denton, Denton County (859) 629-1642

C7 Human Trafficking Coalition

North Texas 888-373-7888

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Nationwide
Call: 888-373-7877
Text: “BeFree“ to 233733
Live Chat (web)

You Can Free Us

Is international

Flower Mound, Denton County (940) 725-3200

Poiema Foundation

Is statewide

Rockwall, Rockwall County (469) 757-8888

legal

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

Counties
Denton, Cooke, Jack, Montague & Wise
800-955-1407

Legal Line-Dallas Bar Association

Statewide (214) 200-7400

Law Help

Nationwide

mental health

Texoma Community Center

Counties
Cooke, Grayson & Fannin
(877) 277-2226

Dallas Metrocare Services

Dallas, Dallas County (877) 283-2121

Denton County MHMR Center

Denton County 800-762-0157 (24 hour) or (940) 381-5000

Health Service of North Texas

Denton, Denton County 800-974-2437 or (940) 381-1501

Grace Counseling

Lewisville, Denton County 800-972-0643

Helen Farabee Centers

Graham, Young County 800-621-8504 (24 hour) or (940) 549-4896

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Nationwide 800-273-8255

Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas

Counties
Cooke, Denton, Montague & Young
(214) 828-1000 or 800-273-8255 (both 24 hour)

First Refuge Ministries

Denton, Sanger, Denton County (940) 484-4384

Connections Wellness Group

Denton, Denton County (940) 222-2399

Youth & Family Counseling

Lewisville, Denton, Denton County (972) 724-2005

UNT Counseling & Human Development Center

Denton, Denton County (940) 565-2970

UNT Child & Family Resource Clinic

Denton, Denton County (940) 565-2066

UNT Psychology Clinic

Denton, Denton County (940) 565-2631

TWU Counseling & Family Therapy Clinic

Denton, Denton County (940) 898-2600

UBH Denton

University Behavioral Health

Denton, Denton County (940) 320-8100 or 1-888-320-8101

Carrollton Springs

Carrollton, Denton County (972) 544-7980

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

SAMHSA

Nationwide

TimelyCare

All NCTC Campuses

referral & Resource Information

Texas 2-1-1 Service

Statewide 211 or (877) 541-7905

Texas Workforce Commission

Statewide 800-939-6631

United Way

Nationwide

Find Help

Nationwide

relationship violence

Abigail’s Arms-Cooke County Family Crisis Center

Cooke County (940) 665-CURE (2873)

Denton County Friends of the Family

Denton, Denton County 800-572-4031 or (940) 382-7273 (both 24 hour)

Domestic Shelters

Nationwide

First Step, Inc.

Wichita Falls, Wichita County 800-658-2683 (24 hour)

Texas Council on Family Violence

Statewide

The Family Place

Dallas, Dallas County (214) 941-1991 (24 hour)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline

Nationwide 800-799-7233

Virginia's House

Counties
Young, Stephens, Throckmorton

Graham, Young County (940) 549-9829

Wise Hope Shelter and Crisis Center

Counties
Wise, Jack, Montague

Bowie, Montague County (940) 626-4855 (24 hour)

sexual assault/rape crisis

Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

Dallas, Dallas County (972) 641-7273
(24 hour)

Denton County Friends of the Family

Denton, Denton County 800-572-4031 or (940) 382-7273
(both 24 hour)

RAINN

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network

Nationwide 800-656-HOPE (4673)
(24 hour)

transportation

DCTA

Denton County Transportation Authority

Denton, Denton County (940) 243-0077

TAPS Public Transit

Counties
Cooke, Montague, Wise, Clay, Grayson, Fannin
(844) 603-6048

veterans

Veterans Crisis Line

Nationwide 1-800-273-8255 (press 1)
Text: 838255

Recovery Resource Council

Denton, Denton County (817) 332-6329

Texas Veterans Commission

Statewide 1-800-252-8387

Denton County Veterans Services Office

Denton, Denton County (972) 434-8813

Cooke County Veterans Services Office

Gainesville, Cooke County (940) 668-5436

Denton County Veteran Community Navigator Program

Denton, Denton County (940) 566-5851, ext.113

Women Veterans of America Chapter 48

Denton, Denton County

Military Veteran Peer Network

Roanoke, Denton County (817) 683-2870
Sherman, Cooke County (903) 267-0166

Helpful Videos

Still not sure how to get the help you need?

Review lots of ways to pay for college through the NCTC Financial Aid Office and NCTC Scholarships. Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and the NCTC Scholarship Application if you haven’t already!

You can also submit a Student Request for Assistance form through MyNCTC (login required) to let us know what you need.

  1. Log into MyNCTC.

  2. Select the Student Services tab

  3. Select Student Resources-Get Help! from the left-hand menu in order to complete the request form.