CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF
FOR ENERGY BILLS (CARE)


The CARE program was created to help customers facing financial hardship pay their electricity bills.

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF
FOR ENERGY BILLS (CARE)


The CARE program was created to help customers facing financial hardship pay their electricity bills.

GET CARE ASSISTANCE.

If you are a Discount Power customer and need help paying your electricity bill, visit one of our CARE agency partners below. You can also call 2-1-1 or visit 211texas.org for agency assistance near you.

 

Although each agency's requirements are different, you may have to show proof of need, like your last electricity bill and a disconnection notice. If needed, you can access your bill in your online account or request a copy of your disconnection notice by calling 1-877-455-4674.

HOW IT WORKS:

  1. Visit one of the CARE agencies listed on this page or call 2-1-1. While 2-1-1 Texas does not administer funds directly, they can connect you with agency partners in your area.
  2. Call the agency in your area for qualifications, appointment availability and information about the application process. If you have been issued a disconnection notice, inform the agency to see if they can expedite the process.
  3. If you qualify, it may take up to 8 weeks to receive financial assistance.
  4. Assistance is issued at the discretion of our agency partners to eligible customers, and it may not cover your entire electricity bill.

CARE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

AGENCY ADDRESS PHONE AREAS SERVED
Arlington Urban Ministries

915 W. Mitchelle,
Arlington, TX 76010

1-817-861-8585

Tarrant

Arms of Hope

21300 TX-16,
Medina, TX 78055

1-972-892-1865

Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall

Aspermont Small Business Development Center, Inc

9660 US Hwy 83 South
Aspermont, Texas 79502

1-940-989-3538


Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Stonewall, Throckmorton

BakerRipley

3838 Aberdeen Way Houston, Texas 77025

1-713-667-9400

Brazoria, Galveston, Harris

Brazoria County Community Development

1524 E Mulberry Suite 162 Angleton, TX 77515

1-979-864-1427

Brazoria

Cameron & Willacy Counties Community Projects Inc.

864 Central Blvd. Suite 2500
Brownsville, TX 78520

1-956-544-6411

Cameron, Willacy

Caritas of Waco

300 South 15th St
Waco, TX 76701

1-254-753-4593


McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

2900 Louisiana St,
Houston, TX 77006

1-713-526-4611

Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris

Catholic Charities of Central Texas

1625 Rutherford Ln
Austin, TX 78754

1-512-651-6100

Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Mills, Milam, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, Williamson

Catholic Charities of Dallas

1421 W Mockingbird Ln,
Dallas, TX 75247

1-866-233-7500

Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall

Catholic Charities of Fort Worth

249 Thornhill Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76115 

1-817-534-0814

      

Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Jacksboro, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young

Catholic Charities of Lubbock

102 Ave J,
Lubbock TX 79401

1-806-765-8475

Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Brown, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coleman, Collingsworth, Comanche, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Erath, Fisher, Floyd, Garza, Gray, Hall, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parmer, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Young

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley

700 N Virgen de San Juan Blvd,
San Juan, TX 78589

1-956-702-4088

Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy 

Christian Community Action

200 S Mill St
Lewisville, TX 75057

1-972-219-4389

Denton, Coppel ISD, Frisco ISD

City of Dallas

1500 Marilla St 6BN,
Dallas, TX 75201

1-214-670-8416

Dallas, Collin

City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services

100 Fort Worth Trail, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

1-817-392-2276


Tarrant

Combined Community Action, Inc.


165 W. Austin St
Giddings, Texas 78942

1-979-540-2980

Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Burleson, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Lee, Milam, Travis, Waller, Washington, Wharton

Community Action Corporation of South Texas

204 E. First St
Alice, Texas 78333

1-361-664-0145

Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, San Patricio, Willacy

Community Assistance Center

1022 McCall Ave
Conroe, TX 77301

1-936-494-4562

Montgomery

Community Services Agency of South Texas, Inc.

1701 N. 9th St,
Carrizo Springs, TX 78834

1-830-876-8122

Cameron, Willacy, Brooks, Duval, San Patricio, Beeville, Jim Wells

Concho Valley Community Action Agency

133 W Concho Ave Suite 301,
San Angelo, Texas 76903

1-325-653-2411


Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green

Cornerstone Community Action Agency 

114 Needham St,
Coleman, TX 77901

1-361-578-2989

Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Runnels, Parker, Palo Pinto, Jack and Wise

Crossroads Community Action

4007 Halsey St,
Victoria, TX 77901

1-361-578-2989

Victoria, Calhoun, DeWitt, Gonzales, Goliad, Lavaca, Jackson, Aransas and Refugio counties

Cypress Assistance Ministries

12930 Cypress N Houston Rd
Cypress, TX 77429

1-281-955-7684

Harris

Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services

2377 N. Stemmons Fwy, Suite 600
Dallas, Texas 75207-2710

1-214-819-1848

Dallas

Duncanville Outreach Ministry

202 E. Cherry St,
Duncanville, TX 75116

1-972-296-4986

Dallas

East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry

435 Safford Run Rd
Stafford, TX 77477

1-281-261-1006


East Fort Bend, Stafford

Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation

1800 N. Valley Mills,
Waco, Texas 76701

1-254-753-0331

Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, and Navarro

First Resource Center


2130 Country Club Rd
Palestine, TX 75802

1-903-731-9270

Anderson

Fort Bend County


301 Jackson St
Richmond, TX 77469

1-281-238-3502

Fort Bend

Galveston County Community Action Council, Inc

4700 Broadway,
Galveston, TX 77551

1-409-765-7878

Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Wharton

Galveston County Community Services

722 Moody Ave,
Galveston, TX 77550

1-409-770-5585

Galveston

Grand Prairie United Charities

1417 Densman St,
Grand Prairie, TX 75051

1-972-262-2014

Dallas, Tarrant

Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange

837 E Walnut St,
Grapevine, TX 76051

1-817-488-7009

Denton, Tarrant

Greater East Texas Community Action Program

206 Mimms Ave,
Nacogdoches, TX 75961

1-800-621-5746

Angelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Rusk, San Jacinto, Smith, Trinity, Wood 

Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation

1502 Erskine St,
Lubbock, TX 79403

1-806-744-4416

Lubbock County

Helping Hands Ministry of Belton

2210 Holland Rd,
Belton, TX 76513

1-254-939-7355

Bell County

Helping Hands Ministry of Ennis

604 Northeast Main St,
Ennis, TX 75119

1-972-875-0218

Alma, Avalon, Bardwell, Bristol, Ennis, Garrett, Palmer

Hill Country Community Action Association

2905 West Wallace St
San Saba, TX 76877

1-325-372-5167

Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Milam, Mills, San Saba

Hidalgo County Community Services Agency

2524 N. Closner
Edinburg, Texas 78540

1-956-383-6250


Hidalgo

Hopkins County Community Chest


217 Linda Dr
Sulpher Springs, TX 75482

1-903-885-3452

Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River, Titus, Wood

Humble Area Assistance Ministries

1302 First St East,
Humble, TX 77338

1-281-446-3663

Harris, Montgomery

Irving Cares

440 Nursery Rd Suite 101,
Irving, TX 75060

1-972-721-9181

Dallas

Katy Christian Ministries


3506 Porter Rd
Katy, TX 77493

1-281-391-5261

Harris, Fort Bend, Waller

Kleberg County Human Services

1109 E Santa Gertrudis
Kingsville, Texas 78363

1-361-595-8572

Kenedy, Kleberg

Love Network of Baytown

206 N Whiting St,
Baytown, TX 77520

1-281-422-5683

Harris, Chambers

Memorial Assistance Ministries

1625 Blalock Rd
Houston, TX 77080

1-713-468-4516

Harris

Metrocrest Social Services

1145 N Josey Ln
Carrolton, TX 75006

1-972-446-2100

Addison, Carrollton, Copperll, Farmers Branch

Mission 911

911 Park Ave,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

1-361-882-0911

Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, Jim Wells County

Mission Metroplex

210 W South St
Arlington, TX 76010

1-817-277-6620

Cities of Arlington and Grand Prairie

Network of Community Ministries

1500 International Parkway, Ste 300
Richardson, TX 75081

1-972-234-8880

Dallas, Collin

Northwest Assistance Ministries

15555 Kuykendahl Rd,
Houston, TX 77090

1-281-885-4519

Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Galveston, Chambers, Liberty, Waller

Pecos County Community Action Agency


100 South Jackson St,
Fort Stockton, TX 79735

1-432-336-7528

Crane, Pecos, Terrell

Permian Basin Mission Center

208 Adams Ave,
Odessa, TX 79761

1-432-337-0554

Permian Basin

Restoring Hope

5201 Spring Cypress Rd.,
Spring, TX 77379

1-281-376-5773

Harris

Rolling Plains Management Corporation


118 N 1st St
Crowell, Texas 79227

1-940-684-1571

Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Salvation Army North Texas

8585 N Stemmons Fwy Ste 500N,
Dallas, TX 75247

Dallas:
1-214-424-7050
Fort Worth:
1-817-344-1800

Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Johnson, Tarrant, Parker, Wise, Hunt, Navarro, Hill

Salvation Army Waco

4721 W Waco Dr,
Waco, TX 76710

1-254-756-7271

Waco, McLennan

South Texas Development Council


1002 Dicky Ln
Laredo, Texas 78044

1-956-722-3995

Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata

St Vincent de Paul North Dallas

3826 Gilbert Ave,
Dallas, TX 75219

1-469-607-0909

Dallas

St Vincents Episcopal House

2817 Post Office St,
Galveston, TX 77550

1-409-763-8521

Galveston

Texas Neighborhood Services Corporation

522 Palo Pinto St,
Weatherford, TX 76086

1-817-598-5700

Erath, Hood, Parker, Palo Pinto, Johnson, Somervell and Wise Counties

Texoma Council of Governments


1117 Gallagher Dr, Suite 100
Sherman, Texas 75090

1-903-813-3537

Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rockwall

The Samaritan Inn

1725 N. McDonald St,
Mckinney, TX 75071

1-972-542-5302

Collin

Travis County through Health & Human Services Department

700 Lavaca St,
Austin, TX 78701

1-512-854-4120

Travis County

Waxahachie Care Services

1208 Ferris Ave
Waxahachie, TX 75165

1-972-923-2273

Ellis

Webb County Community Action Agency

1110 Washington, Ste 203
Laredo, Texas 78042

1-956-523-4182


Webb

Wesley Community Center

1410 Lee St,
Houston, TX 77009

1-713-236-9008

Harris

West Houston Assistance Ministries


10501 Meadowglen Ln
Houston, TX 77042

1-713-780-2727

Harris

West Texas Opportunities, Inc.


603 North 4th St
Lamesa, Texas 79331

1-806-872-8354

Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler, Fisher, Gains, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Upton