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Tyler Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Tyler, Texas that provide food, legal aid and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Texas page.

Lone Star Legal Aid, Tyler OfficeFree civil legal aid
Websitelonestarlegal.org
Phone(903) 595-4781, toll-free (800) 248-0048
Address110 North College, Suite 302, Tyler, TX 75702
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Lone Star Legal Aid provides free civil legal help to low income residents of Smith County and the surrounding East Texas counties. Its Tyler office handles housing, family, consumer, and benefits cases. Call the number above to apply for help.1

Food

East Texas Food Bank, Tyler Resource CenterFood pantry and benefits help
Websiteeasttexasfoodbank.org
Phone(903) 597-3663
Address3201 Robertson Road, Tyler, TX 75701
HoursFood pantry Monday through Thursday, 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM; Friday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

The East Texas Food Bank runs the Tyler Resource Center, a food pantry on its main campus in West Tyler. Neighbors can visit the pantry twice a month and pick out shelf-stable food, meat, and fresh produce. The center offers benefits help for SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs.2

St. Vincent de Paul, TylerFood pantry and hot lunch
Websitesvdptyler.info
Phone(903) 592-0027
Address410 S. College Ave., Tyler, TX
HoursFood pantry Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM; first Monday of the month, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM; hot lunch Wednesday, 11:30 AM

St. Vincent de Paul is a volunteer-led Catholic nonprofit in Tyler. Its food pantry is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings, with an evening session on the first Monday of each month. It serves a hot lunch on Wednesdays.3

Social services

PATH (People Attempting to Help)Rent, utility, and food help
Websitepathhelps.org
Phone(903) 597-7284
Address402 W. Front St., Tyler, TX 75702
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

PATH pairs each neighbor with a caseworker who looks at the full picture: food, rent, utilities, prescriptions, glasses, and dental referrals. Its choice food pantry is open during casework hours, and its transitional housing program pairs affordable housing with two years of case management.4

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Lone Star Legal Aid, Tyler Office. ↩

  2. East Texas Food Bank, Tyler Resource Center. ↩

  3. St. Vincent de Paul, Tyler, Home page. ↩

  4. PATH, Home page. ↩

  1. Waco Local Assistance Programs, Texas.
  2. Wichita Falls Local Assistance Programs, Texas.
  3. Abilene Local Assistance Programs, Texas.
  4. Allen Local Assistance Programs, Texas.
  5. Amarillo Local Assistance Programs, Texas.

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