Free and low-cost help in and around Tahlequah. Hours change and programs come and go, so call before you go.
Domestic violence and sexual assault help: 24-hour hotline, shelter and advocacy.
Crisis hotline 1-800-300-5321, any hour. The website carries no date, so call to confirm office hours.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Help after domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking: advocacy, legal help and housing.
24-hour hotline 1-866-458-5399. For people living within the Cherokee Nation reservation who meet program criteria.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Mental health and addiction recovery services.
Hours are not published; call first.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Food pantry. Clients may visit every 30 days.
The city's list gives a different phone, 918-458-5338, and other directories show different hours and an older address. Call before you go.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Day center with a food pantry, lunch daily, clothes, toiletries and showers.
Its Hands of Grace warehouse on E. Bluebird Lane gives out food, diapers and hygiene items, but needs a voucher from the day center.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Groceries for eligible tribal households.
For citizens of federally recognized tribes living in the reservation, within USDA income limits. Also 1-800-865-4462. The store hours sheet dates from 2024.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma rural delivery.
No phone is listed for this stop.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Pantry for the Briggs area, plus a $2 lunch.
From the city's list rather than the association itself. Call to confirm.
Monthly mobile pantry. Sign up first.
The time of day is not published, and this comes from the city's list. Call to sign up.
Food help.
Only phone numbers are published: 918-413-5328 or 918-647-6021. From the city's list.
A free meal every Thursday evening.
From the city's list, which shows both 300 and 301 W. Delaware. The church office is 918-456-6141.
Hot lunch. Reserve the day before.
$1.75 at 60 and over, $6 under 60, and a first visit needs paperwork. The center's hours are not published anywhere official, so call.
Weekday lunch.
$3 at 50 and over, $5 under 50. From the city's list.
Help applying for SNAP food benefits by phone.
Run by Hunger Free Oklahoma. You can also apply any time at okdhslive.org, or call ACCESS Oklahoma at 1-888-328-6551.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Food, energy and family assistance programs for citizens.
Office hours are not published; call first.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Rent, utility, eviction and homelessness help for Cherokee County.
The office is in Jay, about 40 miles from Tahlequah. Help is once each grant year, as funds allow.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Help with heating, cooling and utility crises.
For low-income Native American households. People 60 and over and people with disabilities get priority. Crisis help usually opens in January. Office hours are not published.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Help with car repair, gas and utilities, once per calendar year.
From the city's list. Hours are not published; call first.
Assistance for people in need.
From the city's list. Hours are not published; call first.
Rental programs for low-income Native American families in the reservation.
From the city's list. Call for current programs and waiting lists.
Family clinic with a sliding fee scale. Care is not denied over ability to pay.
Bring proof of income for the sliding scale. After hours, call 918-772-6065. The extended care clinic in Suite 214-A is 918-456-0011.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Tribal health system clinic.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Tribal health system hospital with a 24-hour emergency department.
The city's list shows an older address and phone for this hospital; the numbers here come from Cherokee Nation Health Services.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
WIC, immunizations, SoonerStart and other public health services at little or no cost.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Behavioral health clinic.
Hours are not published; call first.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Free civil legal help for people who qualify by income.
Statewide intake is 1-888-534-5243. The office list on the website is a few years old, so try the statewide line if the local number does not answer.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Congregate and home-delivered meals for Native elders at 17 sites.
The nearest site to Tahlequah is the Caney/Tailholt center in Welling.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Elder meal site.
For Native elders.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Day care, medical care and support for older adults.
From the city's list. Call for eligibility and hours.
Meals delivered to people who cannot get out.
Only a phone number is published. From the city's list.
Help with VA claims and benefits, counseling, food outreach and wellness.
The office says its staff are available to all veterans.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Housing help for veterans.
Veterans only, and the office is in Muskogee. The city also lists VA Housing at 918-682-1364. From the city's list.
If an hour here is out of date, or your organization belongs on this page, write to hello@inthequah.com. Corrections are welcome and quick.