The following public and private organizations provide social services and support in the Round Rock area.  Please contact them directly for information about services or volunteering.  For additional volunteering opportunities, visit the Round Rock Volunteer Center http://www.volrock.org/, or www.volunteermatch.org.

211 (United Way)
Phone (within Williamson County):  211
Web:  http://www.rtmdesigns.net/uwcaparea/
211 is an area-wide resource for health and human service questions and referrals operated by the United Way of Williamson County. 

Adult Day Care & Health Care (WBCO)
Phone:  512-255-4865
Web:  http://www.wbco.net/services_adultdaycare.html 
Location:  110 S. Brown Street, Round Rock
The Adult Day Health Care Center offers a safe, caring, supportive environment for adults with special needs, and provides their caregivers with support and respite care.  There is an on-site RN to evaluate clients’ changing needs and administer medications.  The Center earmarks persons 55 years and older, and accepts private insurance, Medicaid and private pay clients. 

Agape Pregnancy Resource Center
Phone:  512-248-8200
Web:  http://www.agapeprc.org/
Location:  104 E. Main Street, Round Rock
Agape PRC is a Christian organization that offers support services for pregnant women and new mothers/families including counseling on alternatives to abortion, pregnancy testing, childbirth, parenting and financial planning classes, and referrals for adoption, housing assistance and other community services.     

Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center
Phone:  512-454-3743; 800-672-0238
Web:  http://www.abcaus.org/
Location:  1121 E. 7th Street, Austin
Any Baby Can offers pre-natal and parenting support for at-risk families, families facing cancer, and children with chronic illnesses or developmental delays. The organization also offers childbirth, parenting, literacy (English and Spanish) and childcare provider training to all interested parties, regardless of eligibility for other programs.

Arc of the Capitol Area
Phone:  512-476-7044
Web:  http://www.arcofthecapitalarea.org/
Location:  2818 San Gabriel, Austin
The Arc (formerly the Association of Retarded Citizens) provides individual support and guidance for parents and caregivers of children with developmental disabilities to reduce the number of children placed in institutional care settings.  The services of The Arc of the Capital Area provide a continuum of care from birth to adulthood, from parents helping parents to case managers helping individuals with disabilities achieve independence.

Bluebonnet Hills MHMR (Mental Health & Mental Retardation) Center
Phone:  512-255-1720 (after business hours: 800-841-1255)
Web:  http://www.bluebonnetmhmr.org/
Location:  1009 N. Georgetown Street, Round Rock
Bluebonnet Trails offers an array of mental health and mental retardation services to children, adolescents and adults in Williamson and seven other counties. Bluebonnet Hills also provides services to infants (ages 0-3) with developmental delays or a medical condition that might cause developmental delays, drug and alcohol information, education and treatment, and hurricane Katrina survivor services.

Central Texas Red Cross
Phone:  800-928-4271
Web:  http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.php?pr=Home_Page
Local office location:  Crystal Park Plaza Building Suite 160, 101 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Round Rock
The American Red Cross of Central Texas responds to disasters such as house and apartment fires, floods, tornadoes or other situations that cause human suffering or create human needs that those affected cannot alleviate without assistance.  The Red Cross also allows military members stationed all over the world to send messages to loved ones back home during an emergency or other important events.  All Red Cross assistance is given free of charge, made possible by the generous contribution of people's time, money, and skills.

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Phone:  877-KIDS-NOW (877-543-7669)
Web:  http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/chip/index.html
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a Texas program designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, yet cannot afford to buy private insurance for their children.  CHIP coverage provides eligible children with coverage for a full range of health services including regular checkups, immunizations, prescription drugs, lab tests, X-rays, hospital visits and more.

Coats for Kids (Round Rock Area Serving Center)
Web:  http://www.jlaustin.org/?nd=cfk_help
Phone:  512-244-2431
Coats for Kids distributes warm winter coats to low-income children.  Recipients are identified through the public schools.

Eldercare Locator (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp

Faith in Action Caregivers – Round Rock
Phone:  512-255-3328 or 512-310-1060
Web:  http://www.roundrockcaregivers.org/
Location:  2498 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock (by Palm Valley Lutheran Church)
Faith in Action Caregivers offers free transportation and other volunteer services to isolated seniors age 60 and above who live within our geographic boundaries.   Volunteers from area congregations and the community provide transportation, telephone contact, yard work and handyman services.  The organization also operates a loan closet of medical supplies such as wheelchairs and walkers that persons of any age are welcome to borrow from.

Flood Insurance (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Phone:  888-379-9531  (TTY: 800-427-5593)
Web:  http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/index.jsp
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance program (NFIP) makes federally-subsidized insurance available to property owners in exchange for local adoption & enforcement of flood plain regulatory ordinances to reduce future flood losses.  Flood maps and a list of participating insurance agents are available on their website.

Habitat for Humanity
Web:  http://www.habitatroundrock.org/ 
Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry that provides affordable housing to qualified low-income families and makes decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.  Contact the Round Rock chapter through their website.

Head Start / Early Head Start (WBCO)
Phone:  512-255-4536
Web:  http://www.wbco.net/services.html
Location:  110 S. Brown Street, Round Rock
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.  The full-day program includes early childhoodeducation, health and dental screenings, nutrition, social services, mental health and parent involvement, and follows the same schedule as the Round Rock school district.  Head Start is a US Department of Health & Human Services program operated locally by Williamson-Burnet County Opportunities (WBCO).

Healthcare Helpline (Williamson County & Cities Health District)
Phone: 512-248-3252 or 800-890-6296 (answered during business hours)
Web: http://www.wcchd.org/Services/HealthServices/Helpline.htm
The Williamson County Healthcare Helpline is a bilingual information and referral service for healthcare assistance, case management services and prenatal services.

LifeSteps: Williamson Council on Alcohol and Drugs
Phone:  512-246-9880 or 512-246-9881 (Round Rock Office)
Web:  http://www.lifestepscouncil.org/
Location:  2111 N. Mays Street, Round Rock
LifeSteps' mission is to eliminate substance abuse in Williamson County through prevention, intervention, counseling, education and family services.  Programs target at-risk youth ages 12-17 who are experiencing early signs of substance abuse and/or other related risk factors, and provide counseling for families in the process of separation and/or divorce.  LifeSteps also provides substance abuse education, including DWI offender programs.

Lone Star Circle of Care
Web: http://www.lscctx.org/
Round Rock Community Clinic, 1099 East Main Street, Suite 200 
     (inside the Serving Center), 512-341-0500
Round Rock Health Clinic & Wellness Center, 2120 North Mays, Suite 430, 512-255-5120
LSCC OB/GYN Clinic, 2300 Round Rock Avenue, Suite 202, 512-828-3300
LSCC Round Rock Dental Center (opening June 4, 2007), 905 N. I-35, 512-733-2100
Lone Star Circle of Care provides quality healthcare services to the uninsured and underinsured throughout Williamson County.  LSCC now operates eight community health clinics in Williamson County, and is the only full-time, nonprofit primary care provider for the county’s medically underserved. 

Meals-on-Wheels (WBCO)
Phone: 512-763-1400 Web:  http://www.wbco.net/services_meals.html
Meals-on-Wheels brings a nutritious meal and daily contact to people who are too ill or frail to come to the Senior Nutrition Center.  Lunches are delivered Monday through Friday by volunteers, and participants are provided shelf-stable meals when WBCO is closed for holidays or when threatening weather is anticipated. Volunteers drivers are always needed in the Round Rock area. To volunteer, call 255-4970.

Neighborhood Center (WBCO)
Phone:  512-255-2202
Web:  http://www.wbco.net/services_emergency.html
Location:  706 Deerfoot Drive, Round Rock
Many WBCO programs are administered through Neighborhood Centers in the cities they serve.  These services include information & referral,Senior Utility Assistance, budget counseling, weatherization assistance, tenant counseling and assistance in applying for Section 8 housing vouchers.  The Centers also administer several emergency assistance programs to provide assistance to families encountering a situation that could deprive them of housing, utilities, food or medical care. These programs include the Temporary Emergency Relief program, the Emergency Shelter Grant program (ESGP), Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), and Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) programs.  Staff also assists families with budgeting and job searches to prevent future crises.

Round Rock Housing Authority (City of Round Rock)
Phone: 512-255-3702
Web: http://roundrockha.org/housing.aspx
Location: 1505 Lance Lane, Round Rock, TX 78664
The Round Rock Housing Authority governs federally subsidized housing units in Round Rock, operating three properties with a total of 100 units. It also administers the Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher Program and works in consultation with the City regarding public housing issues in Round Rock.

Round Rock Area Serving Center
Phone:  512-244-2431
Web:  http://www.servingcenter.org/
Location:  1099 E. Main Street, Round Rock
The Round Rock Area Serving Center is a nonprofit social services agency and food pantry that has been serving the Round Rock, Hutto, and Wells Branch areas since 1986. In addition to the food pantry and Coats for Kids, limited financial assistance is also provided for rent, utilities, gasoline, transportation, temporary lodging, and prescriptions. The agency is staffed by 75 volunteers, pays an Executive Director, and is supported by local churches, civic groups, businesses, the United Way of Greater Williamson County, and the community of Round Rock. 

Senior Nutrition Program (WBCO)
Phone:  512-255-4970
Web:  http://www.wbco.net/services_meals.html
Location:  Baca Activity Center, 301 W. Bagdad Avenue, Building 2, Round Rock
The Senior Nutrition Program, offers nutritional lunches at a low cost for seniors in the Baca Activity Center.  A small donation is requested.  Please make reservations by signing up at the lunch room or by calling 512-255-4970 before 9 a.m. 

Small Business Development Center
Phone:  512-716-4800
Web:  http://www.business.txstate.edu/sbdc 
Until recently, the Community Development division scheduled small business counseling sessions that are provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Texas State University, San Marcos.  Now that Texas State has a location in Round Rock at the Higher Education Center  (HEC), counseling is scheduled directly through the University.  Please contact the SBDC program details and scheduling. 

STARS Mentor Program (Round Rock ISD)
Phone:  512-464-5611
Web:  http://www.roundrockisd.org/home/index.asp?page=271
This school-based mentor program is designed to provide additional attention to students through a one-on-one relationship with a community volunteer. Students greatly benefit and are more motivated through interaction with an outside, positive adult role model. Mentors meet with a student for 30 minutes to an hour each week through the school year, typically during lunch. Male mentors are especially in demand.

Texas Baptist Children’s Home
Phone:  512-246-4200
Web:  http://www.tbch.org/
Location:  Children at Heart Ministries, Inc. 1301 North Mays Street, Round Rock
The Texas Baptist Children’s Home in Round Rock provides a haven of hope for children and families in crisis through its residential programs for children and single-mother families, as well as community-based outreach and prevention programs. 

Thrift Store (WBCO)
Web:  http://www.wbco.net/serv06.html
Location: 110 S. Brown Street, Round Rock
WBCO operates a thrift store in Round Rock located between Round Rock Head Start and the Adult Day Care Center.  Proceeds benefit WBCO programs in addition to the store being a valuable resource for affordable clothing and household goods for families on a tight budget.  To donate or volunteer, please call Paula Montemayor at 512-255-0373.

United Way of Williamson County
Phone:  512-255-6799
Web:  http://www.unitedway-wc.org/
Location:  1111 N. IH-35, Suite 220, Round Rock, TX 78664
The United Way improves the health and wellness of Williamson County residents by partnering with a wide variety of local nonprofit organizations, mobilizing community resources during disasters or emergencies, and by operating efficient referral services to help clients find the help they need. United Way of Williamson County partner programs in the area are too numerous to list here.