Resources for You!
On this page you can find resources in each of ASSET's main focus areas: Financial Education, Housing, and Assistive Technology. They have been compiled by our knowledgeable Navigators in order to try and meet consumers' needs. Please explore these resources and find the ones that are most useful to you!
- Need to find resources in your neighborhood? Try our Google Resource Maps for Lubbock, Dallas, Austin, Tyler, and El Paso.
Financial Education Resources
- MoneySmart Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) is a friendly and easy to use learning tool that teaches the 10 modules of the Money Smart curriculum through a computer. The CBI can complement formal classes or enable people to study independently at their own pace.
- MoneyWi$e, a national financial literacy partnership of Consumer Action and Capital One, is the first program of its kind to combine free, multilingual financial education materials, curricula and teaching aids with regional meetings and roundtables to train community-based organization staff so that consumers at all income levels and walks of life can be reached.
- Practical Money Skills is a free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life.
Housing Resources
- TDHCA Help For Texans - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs provides help in searching for rent help, utility bill help, emergency & homeless services, home repair or weatherization assistance, homebuyer education, buying a home, and foreclosure prevention assistance.
- TDHCA Vacancy Clearinghouse - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Vacancy Clearinghouse provides a list of affordable apartments in your area, enter your city or county or zip code. Information regarding rents, amenities and units for persons with disabilities is included if available.
- HUD Low Rent Apartment Search – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Subsidized Apartment Search for Texas.
- Texas Tenant Advisor – from Texas Low Income Housing Information Service. The site offers general information about tenant rights in Texas.
Assistive Technology Resources
Before we list our Assistive Technology (AT) resources it's helpful to ask: "What is Assistive Technology?"
AT is any item or piece of equipment that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the abilities of people with disabilities. Some examples of AT are grab bars, wheelchairs, and magnifiers. Assistive technology provides the tools that enable many people with disabilities to have control over their own lives, to become included in the community, to enjoy the benefits of life, to have access to living, learning, working, and playing, and to have the same choices that are readily available to people without disabilities.
For more on Assistive Technology click here to reach our AT-dedicated page!