Catholic Charities offers a wide range of services to all people in need, ranging from financial assistance to legal services.
Hesed House aims to improve the environmental and social conditions that contribute to poor health and support a quality of life that promotes the health and well-being of Wharton County residents, with special attention to those who are underserved.
Rebuilding our community one day at a time by providing True Affordable Housing and Disaster Recovery service too low to moderate-income Communities.
Mission: To Make Disciples. To lead Christ-centered, Outwardly-focused, and Faith-growing communities for the sake of the world.
(We coordinate our member churches in this area for training, volunteering, food or supply distribution, donation, etc.)
Mission: Our mission is to develop resources to meet the needs of disaster-affected Galveston County residents.
Mission:
Our Mission is to bring resources, education, and connection to emerging neighborhoods. Our Vision is to crush inequities by maximizing the assets of the
communities where we operate.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Adult Education – Programs are geared to the adult learner: English as a Second Language (ESL), ESL-Civics, Intensive English/Workplace Literacy, High School Equivalency (formerly Graduate Equivalency Diploma/GED), Integrated Education and Training (IET) which combines HSE with college certification, and Digital Literacy.
Charter Schools. The Promise Community School District, a public charter school district, designated as a Local Education Agency,
Community Centers – Operates six (6) communities through community centers across greater Houston with programs that focus on holistically meeting the educational, economic, social and wellness aspirations of neighbors through programs such as: entrepreneurship training, health and wellness classes, civic engagement and voter registration, immigration assistance and citizenship classes, voter registration, art and cultural programming, youth development and various others.
Early Head Start/Head Start – Children and their families are provided this high quality, early education program that guarantees kindergarten readiness for low-income children who will eventually enter the public school system. This program also operates the Sharp Early Childhood Development Center.
Workforce – The Workforce division administers the Gulf Coast Workforce Board contracts for operation of the Career Offices and the Financial Aid Payment Office in Houston, as well as contracts with the Workforce Solutions boards of Coastal Bend, East Texas, and Rural Capital areas. In addition, Workforce administers homeless veterans programs with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Veteran’s Administration, as well as a neighborhood workforce program designed to address the region’s middle-skills gap by providing low income workers with the education and training needed enter high skill-high demand occupations in partnership with area colleges, training providers and employers.
Senior Services – Programs focus on one or multiple aspects of helping seniors age well – with other health and wellness initiatives of the agency under one umbrella.
Mission:
To create opportunities for refugees, immigrants, and underserved residents to achieve their goals for self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Refugee programs, adult education (ESL, CNA, etc.), financial counseling & coaching, drivers’ education, employment services, housing programs, community navigation, mental & behavioral health, etc.
Mission:
Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is a local arts and culture organization whose principal work is to implement the City of Houston’s vision, values, and goals for its arts grantmaking and civic art investments. HAA’s work is conducted through contracts with the City of Houston, overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. HAA also executes privately funded special projects to meet the needs of the arts community, such as disaster preparation, research on the state of the arts in Houston, and temporary public art projects that energize neighborhoods.
In short, HAA helps artists and nonprofits be bold, productive, and strong.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Disaster Services is focused on providing support during a disaster and before s disaster, this includes connecting the arts and cultural community to the emergency management and disaster communities during blue skies.
Mission
Inspired by Gospel values, we grow spiritually through person-to-person service to all in need in our community. Our actions promote the dignity of the person, alleviate suffering and distress while addressing the conditions that cause them through systemic change. We are a community actively living our faith by loving and providing hope to our neighbors. We work to end poverty throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston one family at a time.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
- Basic Needs
- Financial Assitance