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FREE & Low-Cost Healthcare in Austin
FREE and low-cost healthcare in Austin TX including FREE clinics, community health centers, mental health services, crisis lines, and sliding scale medical care for uninsured and underinsured residents.
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ASHwell (Austin Sexual Health & Wellness)
FREE/low-cost sexual health care — HIV/STI testing, PrEP/PEP, Hep C, vaccines, and gender-affirming care. Hours change often — call ahead before you go.
Visit siteAustin Public Health Mobile Vaccination Program
FREE mobile vaccine clinics (COVID, flu, MMR, Tdap, and more) for qualifying residents of all ages.
Visit siteCapital Area Counseling
Affordable therapy for individuals, couples, families, children, and groups — sliding scale by income.
Visit siteCentral Health Medical Access Program (MAP)
County-funded program covering primary care, prescriptions, and specialty care for Travis County residents at/below 200% federal poverty level.
Visit siteCommUnityCare Vision Voucher Program
FREE vision exams and eyeglasses for eligible patients, one voucher every two years.
Visit siteCommUnityCare Health Centers
No patient denied care — income screening for uninsured. Also operates the David Powell Health Center (4614 N. I-35, 512-978-9100) — a specialized HIV primary-care clinic with PrEP, an in-house pharmacy, and walk-in STI testing.
Visit siteCommunities for Recovery
FREE peer recovery coaching, support groups, a recovery cafe, and weekly FREE Narcan training. 4110 Guadalupe.
Visit siteCrisis Line — 512-472-HELP
Phone, online, and some in-person support
Call: 5124724357
FREE HIV and STI Testing, Austin Public Health Red Ribbon Program
FREE confidential HIV testing and counseling for people without symptoms, plus a FREE 20 minute express service with rapid HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis tests. Call 512-972-5430 to schedule or to ask about walk-ins. Need treatment or a full visit? The Sexual Health Clinic at 15 Waller Street charges $30.
Visit siteHalf Helen Eye Clinic
FREE comprehensive eye exams and prescription glasses for adults with a vision voucher or Medicaid.
Visit siteHope Medical Clinic
FREE primary care for uninsured Austinites — chronic disease care, prescriptions, labs, and physicals. By appointment (text 512-768-8609).
Visit siteHospice Austin – Grief Support
FREE grief support groups (including an LGBTQ+ group), webinars, and a children's/teen summer grief camp, open to the whole community. Call 512-342-4700.
Visit siteIntegral Care
Mental health support and crisis services
Visit siteKind Clinic
Sexual health and HIV care, PrEP, and STI/HIV testing — publicly funded, care regardless of ability to pay.
Visit siteLone Star Circle of Care (low-cost)
Community health centers with 12 Austin locations offering family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health and OB/GYN. Open to anyone, with a sliding fee discount based on income and family size and no one turned away for inability to pay. Not FREE; call 1-877-800-5722 to ask about your fee level.
Visit siteLone Star Circle of Care Dental, Georgetown and Round Rock (low-cost)
Dental care at Georgetown (2411 Williams Dr, Suite 111) and Round Rock (2120 N. Mays St, Suite 430). Same sliding fee discount program as the medical clinics. Not FREE.
Visit siteManos de Cristo Dental Clinic
Dental clinic serving children, adults, and seniors, including emergency walk-in care. Sliding scale.
Visit siteNAMI Central Texas
FREE classes and crisis resources for those affected by mental illness
Visit siteThe NICE Project (Narcan)
FREE nasal Narcan and harm-reduction supplies from no-barrier vending machines across Austin, 24/7.
Visit siteOut Youth
FREE individual/group counseling for LGBTQ youth ages 12–23 and support groups for trans/queer adults.
Visit sitePeople's Community Clinic
Nonprofit clinic offering medical, dental, behavioral health, prenatal, and pediatric care — sliding scale, no one turned away.
Visit sitePlanned Parenthood of Greater Texas
Sliding-scale reproductive and sexual health care at Austin health centers, priced by household size and income.
Visit siteSAFE Alliance
FREE counseling for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and trafficking.
Visit siteSt. David's Foundation Dental Program
FREE mobile dental care — exams, cleanings, sealants, fillings, extractions — for kids at Title I schools across Central Texas.
Visit siteTexas Drug Card
FREE statewide prescription discount card — savings up to 80% on medications, no enrollment fee.
Visit siteVivent Health
FREE confidential HIV/syphilis testing with same-day results, plus FREE HIV case management. 512-458-2437. Hours change often — call ahead before you go.
Visit siteVolunteer Healthcare Clinic
Volunteer-run FREE clinic providing primary care to uninsured Austin adults. Tue & Thu. Hours change often — call ahead before you go.
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Hours and programs change often. Call ahead before you go. Know something that belongs here? Email freeinaustin@gmail.com.