Basic Needs Assistance

Students and families needing assistance with every day needs such as housing, rent, utilities, food, and clothing can use these resources.

Amharic, Arabic, English, Pashto, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese

Students at these campuses are eligible to receive Teledoc Medical Visits through RISD’s partnership with  Children’s Health.  Parents are able to enroll in this program online at enrollment and consent anytime throughout the school year. www.childrens.com/schools  

Currently due to COVID-19 telehealth can be used for earaches, pink-eye, rashes or skin irritations, head lice, and asthma ( obtaining asthma action plans). Any other symptoms that could be attributed to COVID-19 will be sent home immediately, without using telehealth, so the student can be assessed thoroughly by a Medical Provider.

Billing is handled by Children’s Health

• Medicaid- nothing out of pocket

• CHIP- minimal cost/copay

• Commercial Insurance- cost varies

• No insurance- $ 50 or “prompt pay discount”

Teledoc Locations:

Thurgood Marshall

Bowie

Wallace

MST

CBE

Yale

Applications for assistance open Monday, Feb. 15th and can be submitted online at texasrentrelief.com or by calling 1-833-9TX-RENT (1-833-989-7368). The phone line will be available Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the state.  Help is available in multiple languages.