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Help in Gainesville
10 service locations
Family and youth
GAINESVILLE HEAD START
Child care and early childhood education
912 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Gainesville · 940-665-4619
Head Start early childhood program — 70 funded slots; operated by Region IX Education Service Center.
Food assistance
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Cooke County
Meal program
315 N. Denton, Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Intrinsic Foundation.
Cooke County Library
Meal program
200 S. Weaver, Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Gainesville H S
Meal program
2201 I-35, Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Lexington Square Apartments
Meal program
2008 I-35, Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Nc_W E Chalmers El
Meal program
600 Radio Hill Rd, Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Whaley United Methodist Church
Meal program
701 Rosedale Dr., Gainesville
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Intrinsic Foundation.
Housing and shelter
Emergency shelterFamily and youthFood pantry
Unspecified, Gainesville · 903-868-9602
Salvation Army service unit
The Housing Authority Of The City Of Gainesvi
Housing assistance
715 E California St, Gainesville · 940-665-1747
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
301 North Grand Avenue, Gainesville · 940-612-1389
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
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