Our mission is to be the hands and feet of Jesus by not only providing physical needs and assistance but to offer spiritual needs and encouragement during times of disaster. We are for Jesus and for people.
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.
Team Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises.
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:
Since 1987, individuals, businesses and groups in our community have joined Houston Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place people call home.
Through shelter, we empower people to build a better future for themselves and their families by completing financial and home maintenance training, building homes alongside volunteers, and by purchasing their homes with an affordable mortgage. With this hand up, they achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
In relation to disaster recovery, Houston Habitat for Humanity specializes in all facets of house repair for disaster-related damage.
Mission:
The purpose of the Restoration Team is to empower the local churches in west Houston to own the long-term recovery process brought on by natural disasters. We exist to engage our congregations in service to the most vulnerable populations that are at-risk after suffering damage from a disaster event. We will strive to efficiently respond to current and future disasters by building a structure of communication and action to equip local churches.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Preparedness Education, Repair/Rebuild