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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.
- Austin Public Health Mobile Vaccination Program
FREE mobile vaccine clinics (COVID, flu, MMR, Tdap, and more) for qualifying residents of all ages.
- Capital Area Counseling
Affordable therapy for individuals, couples, families, children, and groups — sliding scale by income.
- Central 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.
- CommUnityCare Vision Voucher Program
FREE vision exams and eyeglasses for eligible patients, one voucher every two years.
- CommUnityCare 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.
- Communities for Recovery
FREE peer recovery coaching, support groups, a recovery cafe, and weekly FREE Narcan training. 4110 Guadalupe.
- Crisis Line — 512-472-HELP
Phone, online, and some in-person support
Call: 5124724357
- Half Helen Eye Clinic
FREE comprehensive eye exams and prescription glasses for adults with a vision voucher or Medicaid.
- Hope Medical Clinic
FREE primary care for uninsured Austinites — chronic disease care, prescriptions, labs, and physicals. By appointment (text 512-768-8609).
- Hospice 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.
- Integral Care
Mental health support and crisis services
- Kind Clinic
Sexual health and HIV care, PrEP, and STI/HIV testing — publicly funded, care regardless of ability to pay.
- Lone Star Circle of Care — Dental
FQHC offering general dentistry alongside broader primary care — sliding scale regardless of insurance.
- Manos de Cristo Dental Clinic
Dental clinic serving children, adults, and seniors, including emergency walk-in care. Sliding scale.
- NAMI Central Texas
FREE classes and crisis resources for those affected by mental illness
- The NICE Project (Narcan)
FREE nasal Narcan and harm-reduction supplies from no-barrier vending machines across Austin, 24/7.
- Out Youth
FREE individual/group counseling for LGBTQ youth ages 12–23 and support groups for trans/queer adults.
- People's Community Clinic
Nonprofit clinic offering medical, dental, behavioral health, prenatal, and pediatric care — sliding scale, no one turned away.
- Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
Sliding-scale reproductive and sexual health care at Austin health centers, priced by household size and income.
- RBJ Sexual Health Center (Austin Public Health)
FREE 20-minute rapid HIV/STI testing, walk-in or by appointment. Mon–Fri 8am–12pm, 1–4pm.
- SAFE Alliance
FREE counseling for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and trafficking.
- St. David's Foundation Dental Program
FREE mobile dental care — exams, cleanings, sealants, fillings, extractions — for kids at Title I schools across Central Texas.
- Texas Drug Card
FREE statewide prescription discount card — savings up to 80% on medications, no enrollment fee.
- Vivent 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.
- Volunteer Healthcare Clinic
Volunteer-run FREE clinic providing primary care to uninsured Austin adults. Tue & Thu. Hours change often — call ahead before you go.
Hours and programs change often. Call ahead before you go. Know something that belongs here? Email freeinaustin@gmail.com.