Resources to help in the winter storm

Volunteer opportunities to help others

Warming shelters

Transportation:
Call 3-1-1 to arrange transportation or email coaemergencyrides@austintexas.gov
Call 2-1-1 to arrange transportation
512-305- ICEE for more information about warming shelters

Free food distribution sites.

The city of Austin is opening 10 water distribution sites on Sunday in response to widespread water system outages following last week’s winter storm.

Distribution begins at 9 a.m. at one site: Austin Community College’s Pinnacle Campus in Southwest Austin at 7748 Highway 290 West, 78736.

Distribution begins at 11 a.m. at these locations:

• Nelson Field (7105 Berkman Dr., 78752)
• Onion Creek Soccer Complex (5600 E. William Cannon Dr., 78744)
• Roy G. Guerrero Park (400 Grove Blvd, 78741)
• ACC Highland Mall Parking Lot (E. Highland Mall Blvd, 78752)
• Garrison Park (6001 Menchaca Rd., 78745)
• Lakeline Station (13625 Lyndhurst Blvd, 78717)
• Walnut Creek Park (12138 N. Lamar Blvd, 78753)
• Zilker Park (2301 Barton Springs Rd., 78746)
• Anderson High School (8403 Mesa Dr., 78759)

Steps to take if you have broken pipes

There are a variety of local charities accepting donations to help:

• Austin Echo and Austin Area Urban League, for helping homeless residents: https://www.austinecho.org/ and https://aaul.org/
  
• Austin Pets Alive, which is taking in animals throughout the state
• Central Texas Food Bank https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/ for helping get meals to anyone who needs them;
  
• Austin Mutual Aid: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kick-the-cold-austin-mutal-aid
• Austin Disaster Relief Network https://adrn.org/disaster-relief/winter-storm-response/
• Texas Jail Project, which has provided commissary to inmates with limited access to food and water: https://www.texasjailproject.org/
• Little Petal Alliance, which focuses on helping BIPOC and trans members of the community https://www.littlepetalalliance.org/donate