Homelessness & Temporary Shelter Resources

Find the help you need, when you need it most.

Emergency shelters, transitional housing, and outreach services for unhoused individuals and families—prioritizing dignity, safety, and accessibility during disasters and extreme weather events.

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  • Provides culturally-specific support for Asian and Middle Eastern survivors of domestic violence. Offers emergency shelter placement, transitional housing, legal assistance, and multilingual crisis advocacy.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: Multiple Asian & MENA languages
    Website: aadainc.org

  • Operates emergency shelters during hurricanes, floods, and major disasters. Offers cots, meals, medical support, and family reunification services (“Safe & Well”).
    Service Area: Houston & surrounding counties
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: Interpreters & translated materials available
    Website: redcross.org/tx/houston

  • Provides life-saving legal advocacy, protective orders, counseling, and shelter referrals for survivors of domestic violence. Helps clients navigate the legal system and secure safety.
    Service Area: Harris & Fort Bend Counties
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English, Spanish
    Website: avda-tx.org

  • Short-term crisis shelter for runaway, abused, and homeless youth. Offers safety, basic needs, and family conflict intervention.
    Service Area: Conroe / Montgomery County
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: https://www.sayyestoyouth.org/get-help

  • Provides a structured, faith-based 90-day program with shelter, meals, case management, and reentry support for men transitioning from homelessness.
    Service Area: Conroe / Montgomery County
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: campusofhopeonline.org

  • Coordinates the region’s entire homeless response system. Connects people to shelters, housing programs, street outreach, and resources through 2-1-1 and partner agencies.
    Service Area: Houston / Harris County
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: homelesshouston.org

  • Provides a 150-bed emergency shelter for youth ages 18–24, offering crisis care, healthcare, meals, counseling, and support for young parents.
    Service Area: Houston (Montrose)
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English, Spanish
    Website: covenanthousetx.org

  • Connects individuals and families with shelter options across Baytown and the Houston region. Provides meals, clothing, and emergency assistance.
    Service Area: Baytown / Houston region
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: https://www.goodshepherdmission.org/shelter.html

  • Builds and renovates shelters, transitional housing facilities, and supportive service buildings for homeless families, survivors, and individuals.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: homeaidhouston.org

  • Provides a secure 120-bed shelter, crisis counseling, advocacy, and essential services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English, Spanish
    Website: hawc.org

  • Offers emergency shelter and long-term supportive housing for adults recovering from homelessness, incarceration, or mental illness, with wrap-around casework.
    Service Area: Midtown Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: magnificathouses.org

  • Provides transitional housing and supportive services for at-risk and homeless youth, helping them achieve independence.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: Not available

  • Offers safe housing and comprehensive support for homeless women and children, including meals, childcare, clothing, and classes.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: missionofyahweh.org

  • The City of Houston notifies the public when temporary cold-weather shelters open. Provides emergency overnight warming centers for unsheltered individuals.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English, Spanish
    Website: Not applicable (call 311)

  • Operates multiple shelters, cooling centers, and programs for families, single adults, and survivors of domestic violence. Provides meals, financial assistance, and emergency disaster relief.
    Service Area: Harris & Fort Bend Counties
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English, some Spanish
    Website: salvationarmyhouston.org

  • Provides housing, meals, daycare, a clinic, and life-skills support for families experiencing homelessness, with a structured pathway to long-term housing.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English
    Website: starofhope.org

  • A coordinated, region-wide homeless response system made up of 100+ partner agencies working together to make homelessness “rare, brief, and non-recurring.” Uses a Housing First model to quickly place people into permanent housing, then supports them with case management, health care, income coaching, and other services.
    Service Area: Harris, Fort Bend & Montgomery counties
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Languages: English (partners may support other languages)
    Status: Active
    Website: thewayhomehouston.org