Updated August 1, 2023.
Hays Resource Book
This excellent resource contains numbers and links to many organizations that can support you and your family.
https://online.pubhtml5.com/rbtz/cauc/
Nurse Wenzel's Helpful Website with Health Tips: Link
Nutrition :
Hays CISD Child Nutrition uses one app for your cafeteria needs. Hays CISD partners with SchoolCafe, a safe and secure way for parents to apply for free & reduced-price meals and make online payments to student's cafeteria accounts. Follow the link to get started. https://www.schoolcafe.com/hayscisd
If your family's living situation includes any of the following:
Doubled up with friends or relatives, because you cannot find or afford housing, or due to separation/divorce, etc... or if your family resides in a shelter, motel, campground, your preschool aged and school aged children have certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Education Assistance Act. These rights include:
The right to attend school, no matter where you live or how long you have lived there. Your child must be given access to the same public education, including preschool education, provided to other children.
The right to continue attending the school last attended, if that is your choice.
The right to receive the same special programs and services as other students.
The right to receive transportation to school, depending upon the situation and location.
Please reach out to Michelle Winn, counselor, McKinney Vento liaison, if the above situations apply to you. Resources may be available to your child that include, but are not limited to, the following; school supplies, clothing, and meal service.
The Hays CISD Clothes Closet & Hays Hope 2 Go has opened back up to serve families in need of food and clothing due to financial or situational issues. Families may complete the form below for contact free pick up. Once families complete this form, they will receive a call/email confirming with additional details. Please contact your school counselor if you need support or with any questions. We are here to help.
Our HaysHope2Go program has been fully operational and serving Hays CISD families weekly since March 2020.
The Hays CISD Clothes Closet continues serving Hays CISD families. Hays CISD families in need of clothes AND food, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1VF7m4vgiANh95be8
❤️ We also have a limited amount of school supplies, backpacks, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, formula and diapers.
HAYS HOPE LINE
Hays HopeLine is a convenient and confidential way for students and parents to report bullying, harassment, school safety concerns, or any other personal crisis.
You can leave a tip 24-hours-a-day, any day of the year. However, the HopeLine is currently only monitored during regular school business hours. During the summer break, the HopeLine will not be regularly monitored by district staff. In the event of an emergency or immediate need, please call 9-1-1 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
https://www.hayscisd.net/hopeline
Safe Space--Home to resources and tools to provide you with some extra support in an emotionally safe environment.
The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990, is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
· CDC’s “Manage Anxiety and Stress”page provides what stress can look like and tips to manage that stress.
· The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has a guide for parents and caregivers to help families cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
· Mental Health America has compiled a range of resources and information on their “Mental Health and COVID-19” page.
· SAMHSA’s “Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks” page outlines the signs of stress and steps you can take to alleviate stress.
*All emergency Mental Health Services are still available under provisions for necessary Medical Care during COVID-19 “stay-at-home” orders.
If you or your loved one is experiencing an emergency, call 9-1-1
Hays County Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) 1-877-466-0660
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
The Lifeline is free, confidential, and available to everyone in the U.S. 24/7.
You do not have to be suicidal to call the Lifeline. Staffed by trained support people.
LifeLine Chat--This is the same as The Lifeline, but in a chat function.
24/7 free mental health support line:
Texas Health and Human Services has implemented a free mental health support line to connect citizens anxious over the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions with someone who can help. The resource targets COVID-19-related mental health issues specifically, and is open to all Texans at: 833-986-1919
Counseling services are confidential and free of charge to people who call the hotline, which is operated by the Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Behavioral Health Services.
Contact your child's counselor for other area resources, counselors, etc...