Reentry Housing · Statewide Texas

Reentry Housing in Texas

A criminal record doesn’t close every door. Ready Rooms works with housing providers across Texas that consider criminal history, and helps you find a furnished room that may fit your release date, area and budget.

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Share your release date, area and budget - we’ll look for providers that may consider your situation.

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Free to you · Texas housing provider network · Real people review every request · No guarantee of placement

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A place that’s ready to live in

More than a bed

Coming home means a lot to rebuild. A home that’s already set up takes several things off the list. Depending on the home, housing can include:

Fully furnishedWalk into a home that’s ready - less to buy, less to set up.
Utilities includedOne less set of household bills to coordinate while you rebuild everything else.
MealsMeals or meal support, so there’s one less thing to figure out each day.
TransportationTransportation help makes appointments and everyday errands easier while you get settled.

Plus

Free Wi-Fi
Social services & support

Features and services vary by home and provider.

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Looking for more than just a room?

Tell us what you need, where you want to live and what works for your budget. Ready Rooms will help identify housing options that may fit.

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How Ready Rooms helps you get settled

Providers that consider your recordIn our statewide network, 91% of reporting providers work with felony backgrounds in some form (September 2026).
Homes that are ready when you areFurnished rooms with utilities, meals and transportation help, depending on the home - fewer things to rebuild at once.
One request, reviewed by a personTell us once. We look for providers that fit your area, budget, and background - not a generic list.

Ready Rooms may be a good fit if you…

Are coming home soon or were recently released
Have some income - or income starting soon
Are on parole or probation and need an address your officer can review
Are open to a shared home or a private room

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Free. Tell us what you need - we look for providers that may fit.

Real people. Real housing support.

A real team behind your housing search

Ready Rooms is a Houston-based Texas nonprofit. Our team reviews housing requests, works with our network of housing providers and helps connect people with housing and supportive resources.

Every provider is reviewed before referrals are accepted. Meet the team →

Tawanna MikkolaHousing Coordinator
Kelly O'BrienDirector of Social Services
Zioni IsrealDirector of Strategic Development & Acquisitions

How matching works

Tell us what you needArea, budget, income, room preference and anything a home must accept.
We review your requestOur team compares it with providers in the Ready Rooms network.
Providers that may fit get your referralThey see a summary first - not your phone number or email.
Interested providers reach outAbout availability and next steps, using the contact details you authorized.

Don’t see the right option?

Ready Rooms works with housing providers beyond what you may see while browsing. Tell us what you need and we’ll help identify possible matches - free, no obligation.

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Questions people ask

Can I find housing with a felony in Texas?

Often, yes. Most providers in our network work with felony backgrounds unconditionally or case by case. Being upfront about your record leads to a faster, realistic match.

Can someone on parole or probation use Ready Rooms?

Yes. Many providers accept people under active supervision; the supervising officer makes the final residence-approval decision.

What if I also have an eviction or broken lease?

That's not automatically disqualifying. Ready Rooms works with combined barriers - tell us about each one.

Reentry vs. second chance

Reentry means criminal-justice history: a record, a recent release, or active supervision. Second chance means rental history: evictions, broken leases, credit. Many people have both - we ask about each. See second chance housing.

Looking for a TDCJ-approved halfway house?

Ready Rooms homes are not TDCJ halfway houses. TDCJ's halfway houses, now called Residential Reentry Centers, are privately operated facilities for people on parole or mandatory supervision; TDCJ publishes the official list in its Residential Reentry Center directory. A person can't choose one: according to TDCJ's FAQ, someone without a place to live is placed in a halfway house by TDCJ placement staff as bed space allows.

Ready Rooms is a separate network of independently operated providers. It doesn't replace TDCJ's release process or make residence-approval decisions: a parole officer investigates each home plan, and providers decide who they accept. For reentry programs and resources, TDCJ's Rehabilitation and Reentry Division runs a reentry hotline at (877) 887-6151.

Have this ready

Release or move-in date, and the area you need
Conviction category - providers decide by type
Supervision status and your officer's contact
Income source: job, SSI or SSDI, VA, family support - or none yet
A phone number that works after release

Paperwork providers ask for: documents for a housing intake.

Detailed guides

Statewide, with active provider networks in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.

More guidesAll Re-Entry & Justice-Involved Housing articles →

Referring someone? Probation and parole officers, reentry coordinators, discharge planners

Send a referral with the release date, area, conviction category, supervision status, and income. You'll confirm you have the person's permission (or documented authority) to share their information with housing providers. See the Texas Housing Referral Guide.

Submit a Referral