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Community Assistance and Resources for Everyone (C.A.R.E.) Program

At Lone Star College-Houston North, we believe that with the right structure and adequate support, our students are capable of succeeding academically and professionally.

For this reason, LSC-Houston North has a Community Assistance and Resources for Everyone (C.A.R.E.) Program. We understand that life doesn’t stop while you attend college. That’s why we are here to help, whether it’s funding for classes, textbooks, technology or simply trying to keep a stable home environment for your family. We want you to succeed for a better tomorrow.

CARE for Completion  

CARE for Completion | LoneStar.edu/CARE

The following off-campus resources are provided: 

  1. Food 
  2. Clothing 
  3. Employment/Career  
  4. Mental Health/Wellness/Substance Abuse 
  5. Housing/Finance/Legal 
  6. Child Care/Student Parents 

The following LSC Academic Support resources are provided: 

  1. Communities in Schools 
  2. Student Success Institute 
  3. Library Services/Tutoring Center 
  4. Academic Advising 
  5. Assistance Request Form 

Enrolled Student at LSC and need help?

Request services, including food vouchers and other vital resources, available to help you succeed!
Log in to myLoneStar to complete the CARE Request Form with just a few clicks. Go to your student tile, then click the CARE Request Form tile.
Students will be contacted in 1 to 2 business days upon receiving request.

Visit the CARE for Completion hub to learn about additional resources.

 

 

LSC-Houston North CARE Centers

LSC-Houston North has four locations close to home, each with a C.A.R.E. Center.
HN-FAIRBANKS HN-FALLBROOK HN-GREENSPOINT HN-VICTORY
14955 Northwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77040
First Floor, Room 103		 12750 Walters Rd.
Houston, Texas 77014
Second Floor, Room 211		 250 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E
Houston, Texas 77060
1st Floor, Room 110		 4141 Victory Drive
Houston, Texas 77088
First Floor, Room 106D
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Tu – Th • 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.		 M •  1 – 5 p.m.
Tu – Th • 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.		 M •  1 – 5 p.m.
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LSC-Houston North Location Map

 

Food Assistance Information

Are you a current student LSC-Houston North? Sign Up Today!
Lone Star College-Houston North is partnering with the Houston Food Bank to bring our students 60lbs of fresh food twice a month! Food is free of charge and drives will be held twice per month at one of our four LSC-Houston North locations.

We understand the various expenses that you may have related to tuition, textbooks, as well as your personal lives. Therefore, we want to find new ways to support you. It is our goal to make it as easy as possible for you to just focus upon learning.? Please take a few minutes to complete the application form at bit.ly/hfbs or click the link below.
 

For more information please email HN-CareProgram@LoneStar.edu

Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL)

http://LoneStar.edu/CARELSC-Houston North’s Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) is a membership program for adults age 50 and older that offers free and affordable classes, events, and activities. Interested? Connect with us to learn more about what we offer at HN-CE@LoneStar.edu.

Community Resources

The list below includes some of commonly used resources available to the general public and is not intended to be complete.  Inclusion in this resource wall does not denote endorsement or recommendation.

If you find errors or have information on new resources, please feel free to contact us so that we can stay as up-to-date as possible (HN-CARE Program@LoneStar.edu). 

 

Adults Relating to Kids
Lone Star College-University Park
20515 SH 249, Suite CB-127
Houston, TX 77070
713.471.8922
ark@thearkgroup.org
thearkgroup.org

The following services are provided:
  1. Online parent development classes
  2. School programs
  3. Continuing education
  4. Online teacher and parent classes
  5. Parenting classes for divorce

Aids to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)
1001 Texas Ave., Suite 600
Houston, TX 77002
713.224.9911
avda-tx.org
 
The following services are provided:
  1. Victims of family and/or sexual violence

l-Anon
houstonalanon.org

Electronic Meetings:
al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/electronic-meetings/#Phone_Meetings

The following services are provided:
  1. Support groups for relatives and friends of alcoholics

Anger Management Parenting Tools (AMPT)
3845 Cypress Creek Pkwy.
Houston, TX 77068 ?
281.814.9895?
Loretta-horn@sbcglobal.net?
 
The following services are provided:
  1. Low-cost anger management groups
  2. Parenting and divorce classes, and counseling
  3. Specialties: anger management, decision making, substance abuse, and Christian counseling ?

Aldine Greenspoint Family YMCA
500 Greens Road
(In Tom Wussow Park)
Houston, TX 77060
832.484.9622
YMCAHouston.org

The following services are provided:
  1. Child Care & Camps
  2. Youth Sports
  3. Health & Wellness
  4. Swimming
  5. Enrichment
  6. Community

Ask-My-Nurse
713.634.1110

The following services are provided:
 
  1. 24/7 medical and dental care call center
  2. Help patients assess symptoms and refer patients to appropriate levels of care in a clinical setting

AVANCE Houston
6719 W. Montgomery
Houston, TX 77091
713.694.1619
AVANCEHouston.org

The following services are provided:
  1. Parent-child education program
  2. Early head start
  3. Head start
  4. Healthy relationships
  5. Adult education

Avenue 360 Health & Wellness
17010 Sugar Pine Drive
Houston, TX 77090
281.537.8627
Avenue360.org

The following services are provided:
  1. Medical and dental care
  2. Behavioral health and support services

BakerRipley
3308 Aldine Mail Rd., Suite C
Houston, TX 77039
346.267.0487
BakerRipley.org

The following services are provided:
  1. Disaster Recovery
  2. Education
  3. Job & Career Development
  4. Senior Services
  5. Tax Centers & Financial Services

BakerRipley Utility Assistance Program
3838 Aberdeen Way
Houston, TX 77025
713.590.2327
bakerripley.org/services/utility-assistance-program

The following services are provided:
  1. Energy Assistance

Bammel Church of Christ
2700 Cypress Creek Parkway
Houston, TX  77068
bammel.org/supportgroups 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Grief counseling services 
  2. Offers a variety of support, such as grief share, depression & bipolar support, addiction recover, single and/or teen mother support. 

Bo’s Place
10050 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77054 ?
713 942 8339?
www.bosplace.org? 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Bereavement and grief support groups for children 3-18 and their families who have lost a parent or sibling (all groups are free) 

Bridging for Tomorrow
5351 West Richey Road
Houston, TX  77066
281.203.0830
info@bridgingfortomorrow.org
bridgingfortomorrow.org/programs

The following services are provided: 

  1. Childcare services 
  2. After school programs serving the neighborhoods around Kaiser Elementary and Nitsch Elementary 

Buckner Family Hope Center at Aldine
4700 Aldine Mail Route
Houston, TX 77039
281.449.4828
Buckner.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Foster Care & Adoption 
  2. Retirement Services 
  3. Family Hope Centers 
  4. Family Pathways 

Care Net Pregnancy Center
14530 Wunderlich Drive
Houston, TX  77069
12311 Queenston Blvd.
Houston, TX  77095 

281.444.8554 or 832.653.6496 

houstonpregnancy.com

The following services are provided: 

  1. Pregnancy services 
  2. Pregnancy testing 
  3. Limited ultrasounds 

Collaborative for Children
1111 North Loop West
Houston, TX  77008
713.600.1100
collabforchildren.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Childcare services 
  2. Free online database of childcare providers in 13 counties of the Greater Houston area 

Cypress Assistance Ministries
11202 Huffmeister Road
Houston, TX  77065
281.955.7684
info@cypressassistance.org
cypressassistance.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Basic needs services/assistance 
  2. Financial assistance 
  3. Food pantry 
  4. Clothing assistance 
  5. Household goods 
  6. GED & ESL classes 
  7. Job seeking assistance  

Disaster Distress Hotline
800.985.5990

The following services are provided: 

  1. Crisis hotlines (available 24/7) 
  2. Emotional support 

Family to Family Network
16225 Park Ten Place, Ste. 500
Houston, TX 77084 ?
713.466.6304?
familytofamilynetwork.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Information and referrals for children with special needs? 

Family Services of Greater Houston
4625 Lillian Street
Houston, TX  77007
713.861.4849
family@familyservices.org
FamilyHouston.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Individual/family counseling 
  2. Substance abuse prevention 
  3. Parenting and life skills 
  4. Veterans’ services 
  5. Financial education 

FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center
1203 South Houston Ave.
Humble, TX  77338
281.446.2615 (available 24 hours)

The following services are provided: 

  1. Individual/family counseling 
  2. Emergency shelter for victims of abuse 
  3. Thrift shop 
  4. Clothing vouchers 
  5. Low cost services to families, children, couples, and individuals 

GoodRx
GoodRx.com

The following services are provided: 

  1. Discount coupons and processes for medication at area pharmacies 

Greenspoint Pregnancy Assistance Center (Mission Greenspoint Ministries)
11947 North Freeway
Houston, TX 77060
281.872.1422
MissionGreenspoint.com

The following services are provided: 

  1. Job assistance for mothers 
  2. Counseling for parents 
  3. Baby supplies 

Grief Recovery Center
2000 North Loop West, Suite 100
Houston, TX  77018
832.780.4968
info@griefrecoveryhouston.com
Insurance and Fees:  griefrecoveryhouston.com/therapists-fees/
griefrecoveryhouston.com/grief-bereavement-counseling/ 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Grief counseling services 
  2. Offers a variety of counseling and mental health services, but specializes in Grief and Bereavement Counseling. 

Harris County Hospital District
harrishealth.org/access-care-hh/eligibility 

The following services are provided: 

  1. 1. Medical and dental care 
  2. 2. Reduced cost healthcare 

Harris County Housing Authority
1933 Hussion Street
Houston, TX  77003
713.669.4594
hcha@hchatexas.org
hchatexas.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Housing assistance 

Hope Peer Support Warmline
844.755.4673 (HOPE)

The following services are provided: 

  1. Support groups (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM) 
  2. The Warm Line is a free telephone service staffed by peers who have often, themselves, dealt with behavioral health issues.  Warm Line staff can relate to behavioral health situations because many have been through the similar experiences themselves.  Warm Line specialists offer peer support for callers who just need someone to talk to.  Note:  This is not a crisis hotline. 

Homeless Houston Help Card

homelesshouston.org/help-card

The following services are provided: 

  1. Shelters/homelessness assistance 

Houston Area Women’s Center
1010 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX  77019
Phone (non-crisis):  713.528.6798 
Phone (crisis – sexual assault hotline):  713.528.7273 
Phone (crisis – domestic violence hotline):  713.528.2121 
Harris County Sheriff’s Department 
Child Abuse Unit Phone: 713-529-4216 
Call the 24-hour hotline to schedule a counseling appointment. 
All hotlines are operating 24/7
hawc.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Victims of family and/or sexual violence 

Houston Food Bank
Locator Hotline:  832.369.9390
Locator Website:  houstonfoodbank.org/find-help/agency-locator/

The following services are provided: 

  1. Basic needs services/assistance

Houston Food Bank Summer Food Service Program 

832.369.9390

The following services are provided: 

  1. Basic needs services/assistance during Summer 

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
1111 Bagby, Suite FLB300
Houston, TX  77002
713.228.0735
Emergency Line:  713.228.0732
makejusticehappen.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Legal assistance 
  2. Free legal aid to low-income residents of Harris County by connecting them with volunteer lawyers who agree to handle their matters for free. 

IBN Sina
281.977.7462
info@ibnsinafoundation.org
www.ibnsinafoundation.org/locations/

The following services are provided: 

  1. Sliding scale medical, dental, specialty clinics, and diagnosis service  

LIFE Houston
6719 West Montgomery Road, #207
Houston, TX  77091
713.528.6044
LifeHouston.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. 7 days of formula  

Lone Star Legal Aid
500 Jefferson Street, 17th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713.652.0077
lonestarlegal.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. 1. Legal assistance 

Mental Health Crisis Clinics Services
18838 South Memorial Drive, Suite 106
Humble, TX  7338
713.338.6422
memorialhermann.org/services/specialties/mental-health/services

The following services are provided: 

  1. Mental health and substance abuse treatment 
  2. Emergency medication administration 
  3. Short-term prescriptions 
  4. Connection to a more permanent medical home and outpatient psychiatric treatment 
  5. Social Services, safety planning, and brief crisis counseling 
  6. Brief solution-focused intervention 

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX  77030
713.794.8985
24/7 Veterans Crisis Line:  800.273.8255
Homeless Veterans Hotline:  877.424.3838
Telecare Center Phone:  800.639.5137
www.va.gov/houston-health-care/

The following services are provided: 

  1. Veterans services 

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National Alliance on Mental Illness
713.970.4419
namigh@namigreaterhouston.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Support groups 
  2. Free, 90 minute peer-led and confidential groups 

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800.799.7233
thehotline.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Crisis hotlines (available 24/7) 

National Sexual Assault Hotline
800.656.4673
rainn.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Crisis hotlines (available 24/7)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800.273.8255
suicidepreventionlifeline.org 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Crisis hotlines (available 24/7) 

Northwest Assistance Ministries
15555 Kuykendahl
Houston, TX  77090
281.885.4555
24 hour Family Violence Hotline:  281.885.4673
Namonline.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Programs & Resources 
  2. Emergency Basic Needs 
  3. Housing Services 
  4. Family Violence Center 

Out2Learn Program-Finder Map
Out2learn.force.com

The following services are provided: 

  1. Map includes programs for children near Aldine and Jersey Village 

Planned Parenthood Houston
800.230.7526
plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-gulf-coast/pregnancy-options

The following services are provided: 

  1. Pregnancy services 
  2. Pregnancy tests 
  3. Information or services related to pregnancy options, fertility, prenatal care, or pregnancy loss 
  4. Interpretation services available for most languages, including ASL 

Re:Mind (formerly DBSA)
713.600.1131
remindsupport.org/free-houston-support-groups/

The following services are provided: 

  1. Support groups 

Salvation Army Center of Hope
1717 Congress
Houston, TX  77002
713.223.8889
salvationarmyhouston.org/center-of-hope

The following services are provided: 

  1. Shelters/homelessness assistance 
  2. A supportive shelter for single men and veterans 

Salvation Army Family Residence
1603 McGowen
Houston, TX  77004
713.650.6530
salvationarmyhouston.org/supportive-shelters

The following services are provided: 

  1. Shelters/homelessness assistance 
  2. Provides a place of safety and healing for women and children, many of whom are victims of domestic violence, crime, and generational poverty. 

Shield Bearer
12340 Jones Road, Suite 290
Houston, TX  77070
281.894.7222
ShieldBearer.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Individual/family counseling 

Single Mommies Can
6037 Fry Road, Suite 126-487
Katy, TX 77449
346.325.3391
singlemommiescan.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Essentials for young mothers (13-20 years only) 
  2. Mentoring 
  3. Support services 
  4. Counseling and life coaching 
  5. Baby clothing, diapers, and school supplies for single mothers 

Spring Branch Family Development Center
8575 Pitner 
Houston, TX 77080
713.996.8781
Sbfdc.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Education  
  2. Recreation 
  3. Health & Social Services

Texas Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)
877.399.8939
info@tdhca.state.tx.us
benefits.gov/benefit/1579

The following services are provided: 

  1. Energy assistance 
  2. Assistance program designed to assist low income households in meeting their immediate energy needs.

Texas WIC
TexasWIC.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Basic needs services/assistance 
  2. Access to nutritious food at local grocery stores 

The Harris Center
3737 Dacoma Street
Houston, TX  77092
713.970.7000
Mental Health and/or an IDD Related Crisis Hotline:  713.970.7000 (Option 1)
Theharriscenter.org

The following services are provided: 

  1. Harris County residents only. 
  2. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment 

The Houston Housing Authority
2640 Fountain View Drive
Houston, TX  77057
713.260.0500
housingforhouston.com

The following services are provided: 

  1. Housing assistance

The Montrose Center
401 Branard Street
Houston, TX  77006
713.529.0037
LGBT 24-hr Helpline:  713.529.3211
montrosecenter.org 

The following services are provided: 

  1. LBGTQ services 
  2. Counseling 
  3. Addiction/recovery services 
  4. HIV/AIDS services 
  5. Transgender services 
  6. Anti-violence services 
  7. Veterans services 

The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
1900 St. James Place, Suite 450
Houston, TX  77056
832.699.6942
raicestexas.org/what-we-do/

The following services are provided:

  1. Legal assistance 
  2. Removal defense 
  3. Unaccompanied children services 
  4. Family-based and humanitarian immigration services 

The Way Home:  Houston Resource Guide for those Experiencing Homelessness

irp.cdn-website.com/2d521d2c/files/uploaded/Street_Map_Final_052021.pdf 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Shelters/homelessness assistance 
  2. Visit link for map view of local shelters and their locations 
  3. Shelter options for men, women, and families 
  4. Domestic violence shelters 
  5. Day shelters 
  6. Youth shelters 

United Way of Greater Houston
50 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX  77007
713.685.2300
United Way of Greater Houston Community Resources (unitedwayhouston.org)

The following services are provided (via search by zip code): 

  1. Basic needs 
  2. Consumer services 
  3. Criminal justice and legal services 
  4. Education 
  5. Environmental quality 
  6. Healthcare 
  7. Income security 
  8. Individual and family life 
  9. Mental health care and substance use disorder services 
  10. Organizational/community/international services 
  11. Disaster services 
  12. Senior services 
  13. THRIVE 
  14. Veteran services 

Workforce Solutions
888.469.5627
wrksolutions.com/for-individuals/job-search 

The following services are provided: 

  1. Employment opportunities 
  2. Seeking employment for the first time or making a career change, Workforce Solutions can help every step of the way. 

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