Provide application assistance for the following benefit programs:

• SNAP Food Benefits - Helps families and individuals to buy food for good health.
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program - Helps pregnant, breastfeeding women, and families with young children under 5 to buy healthy foods.
• TANF Cash Help - Helps pay for food, housing, clothing, utilities, transportation, and other basic needs
• Healthcare (Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, and CHIP) - Helps pay for medical bills and medications
• Healthy Texas Women - Helps pay for health exams, screenings, and family planning services
• Harris Health System’s Financial Assistance Program – Provides financial assistance for medical care for eligible, low-income Harris County residents who have no other public or private health care benefits

The State of Texas will determine if you qualify for certain public benefits after they receive your application. The chart below gives a general idea of the maximum income people or families can make and still qualify for state public benefits.

Harris Health System’s Financial Assistance Program

To learn more about the eligibility for Harris Health System’s Financial Assistance Program, please utilize the Eligibility Calculator.

The Connect Program is made of compassionate and customer-service driven staff that are certified Resource Navigators by the State of Texas. We are committed to excellence in effectively linking individuals to benefit programs and additional resources and services.