ASSISTANCE AGENCIES
ABUSE
Adult Protective Services                                           1-800-252-5400
Bay Area Turning Point                                                281-286-2525
Bridge Over Troubled Water                                         713-473-2801        

For Donations Contact
Children's Protective Services                                      713-394-4000
Women's Center Hotline                                                713-528-2121
 
ALCOHOL & DRUGS
 
Alcoholics Anonymous                                                  713-686-6300
Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol                      281-280-0800
Cenikor                                                                             281-476-0088  
Narcotics Anonymous                                                   713-661-4200
CHILDCARE

Chicano Family Center                                                   713-923-2316
Gulf Coast Careers Child Care                                       713-665-7774
Initiatives for Children                                                     713-365-0313
SHARE/Neighborhood Center                                        713-665-3600  or  713-667-9400
 

CLOTHING/FURNITURE

Furniture Bank                                                                  713-842-9771
Gulf Coast Community                                                    713-393-4700
Salvation Army                                                                 713-378-0020
SeAM (Southeast Area Ministries)                                713-944-0093
 

COUNSELING

Amigos Volunteers in Education                                   713-626-2837
Center for Counseling                                                     713-943-3864
Chicano Family Center                                                   713-923-2316
Consumer Credit Counseling Services                        713-923-2227
Crisis Intervention of Houston                                      713-228-1505
Depelchin/Houston Child Guidance                             713-730-2335
Diocesan AIDS Ministry                                                 713-524-0182
Family Houston                                                               713-861-4849
Mental Health Association - Greater Houston            713-522-5161
Texas Youth Hotline                                                       1-800-210-2278
The Rose/ La Rosa                                                         713-699-3974
Devereux                                                                          281-335-1000
Karis Counseling LLC                                              713-501-0663
      4801 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX 77056                                             
 

EDUCATION

AAMA (ESL, GED)                                                            713-926-7661
Catholic Charities                                                            713-8746570
Harris County Dept of Education                                  713-694-6300
Harris County Library                                                      281-484-2036
Headstart                                                                          713-946-8758
Houston Community College                                         281-618-0728
North Pasadena Community Outreach                        713-473-6300
Salvation Army (Adult Literacy)                                     713-378-0020
SER (Jobs for Progress)                                                 713-665-1284
 

EMPLOYMENT

Gulf Coast Careers (Job Serch/Training                       713-944-8310
Texas Rehabilitation Commission                                 281-487-2224
 

FOOD ASSISTANCE

Burke Road Church of Christ                                         713-944-9030
Casa Juan Diego (also immigration aid)                      713-869-7376
City Fellowship Church                                                   713-659-7750
City Wide Club                                                                  713-752-2582
Dept Health Human Svcs (Food Stamps) - Fuqua     713-946-6861
Dept Health Human Svcs (Food Stamps) - Cherrybrook, Pasadena     713-946-6861
First Baptist Church                                                        713-957-5863
Guadalupe Social Svcs (Immigrants)                           713-227-9961
Gulf Coast Community Center                                      713-393-4700
InterFaith Helping Hands (Deer Park)                          281-476-5873
Neighborhood Centers                                                   713-944-9186
Pasadena Community Ministries                                 281-991-4336
Salvation Army (Cherrybrook, Pasadena)                   713-378-0020
South Main Baptist Church (Fairmont @ BW8)         281-487-8200
    Service Food Baskets 6 times per year - Seniors over 65 every month
St. Pius V Social Action                                                 713-473-9484
Wesley Community Center                                            713-223-8131
Windsor Village Social Services                                    713-551-8792
 

HOUSING/EMERGENCY SHELTER

Harris County Housing                                                    713-947-0353
Houston Apartment Association                                   281-933-2224
Open Doors Mission (Adult Males)                                713-921-7520
Pasadena Housing Agency                                            713-475-5544
Salvation Army                                                                713-650-6530
SEARCH (Gold card, Food stamps, mental health)    713-739-7752
Star of Hope                                                                     713-748-0700    713-222-2220
 

LEGAL

Bureau of Vital Statistics                                                713-247-7686
Catholic Charities Legal Assistance                             713-228-5200
Gulf Coast Legal Foundation                                         713-652-0077
Harris County District Attorney                                     713-755-7114
Harris County Domestic Relations                               713-755-6757
Houston Volunteer Lawyers                                          713-228-0732
Legal Line (3rd Wednesday 5-9pm)                              713-759-1133
Lone Star Legal Aid                                                         713-652-0077
Salvation Army                                                                713-752-0686
 

MEDICAL

Baylor Teen Clinic                                                            713-793-3601
Community Outreach Clinic (Beamer Urgent Care)    281-481-9595
Harris County Health Department                                 713-475-5529
Harris County Hospital District - Pasadena                  713-477-6851
LIFE Houston (Food for Hungry Babies)                       713-528-6044
VA Benefits                                                                        1-800-827-1000
WIC                                                                                      713-740-5085
 

VISION

Lions Club                                                                           713-796-2960
Christian Community Center                                            713-961-3993
      3230 Mercer, Houston, TX 77027 (Non-Profit Group - Serves Inner City Community)
American Red Cross                                                          713-468-5463
 

SENIOR CITIZENS

Community Care for Aged/Disabled                                713-692-1635
Madison Jobe Senior Center                                            713-477-0175
Nursing Home Complaints                                               1-800-458-9858
Pasadena Nutrition Site                                                    713-944-6600
SHARE Program (Energy Assistance)                            713-665-3600  or  713-667-9400
Sheltering Arms Senior Services                                    713-956-1888
Social Security                                                                  1-800-772-1213
South Houston Seniors                                                    713-947-7700
VA Benefits                                                                        1-800-827-1000
 

TRANSPORTATION

American Red Cross - Pasadena                                    713-943-7000
Harris County Social Services                                        713-696-7900
Madison Jobe Senior Center (Taxi Tokens)                 713-477-0175
Medicaid Transportation                                                1-800-833-0195
Texas Dept of Public Safety (Hotline)                          1-800-525-5555
Verne Cox Multi-Purpose Center - Pasadena              281-847-1755
 

UTILITIES AND RENT ASSISTANCE

Catholic Charities                                                            713-227-9981
Christian Rescue Mission                                              713-659-7750
City Wide Club                                                                 713-752-2582
First Baptist Church                                                        713-457-5863
First United Methodist Church                                      281-487-1774
Gulf Coast Community Services Assoc.                      713-393-4700
Harris County Social Service                                         713-696-7900
Southeast Area Ministries (SeAM)                                713-944-0093
St. Pius Catholic Church                                                 713-473-9484
St. Paul Church                                                                281-333-2509
Wesley Community Center                                             713-223-8131
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church                                    713-748-5240

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