General Directory
| Company Name | Contact Information |
Description |
| Advocacy, Inc | (713) 974-7691 7457 Harwin #100 Houston, TX 77036 | Information on disability legal rights. Does intake assessments and makes referrals. |
| Arc of Greater Houston | (713) 957-1600 3737 Dacoma #E Houston, TX 77092 | Provides training, services and community involvement. Social and leisure programs offered along with educational advocacy, respite, summer camps and day camps. |
| Autism Society | (713) 513-7575 1300 Moursund Houston, TX 77030 | Information and referral for parents of children with Autism. |
| Bay Area United Way Service Center | (281) 282-6000 1300-A Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058 | Sponsors programs in the Bay area, including Fort Bend and Waller counties. Provides community and investment grants for non-profit organizations. |
| The Center | (713) 525-8400 3550 West Dallas Houston, TX 77019 | Has community-based services for developmentally disabled persons. Includes residential services, sheltered workshop and adult day care in addition to educational services for minors. |
| C.H.I.P. Children's Health Insurance Program | (800) 647-6558 | Health insurance for children in low-income families based on family income. |
| Community Living Assistance and Support Services (TDHS) | (800) 647-6558 | Health insurance for children in low-income families based on family income. |
| Community Living Assistance and Support Services (TDHS) | (512) 438-5658 | Provides home and community-based services for developmentally disabled adults to avoid institutionalization. |
| Down Syndrome Association of Houston (DASH) | (713) 682-7237 | Family support to parents of children with Down Syndrome. |
| Family to Family Network | (713) 666-6304 4423 Shadowdale Houston, TX 77041 | Peer counseling for parents in difficult situations or needing assistance with family members with disabilities. |
| Gulf Coast Community Services | (713) 393-4700 5000 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX 77023 | Legal counsel for families of persons with disabilities. |
| Harris County Social Services | (713) 696-7900 9418 Jensen Drive Houston, TX 77026 | Provides food, rent, utilities and other services to persons who are disabled with no resources. |
| Home and Community-Based Services (TDHS) | (713) 767-2158 | Services for persons with disabilities including independent living, counseling and support. Assists with SSI. |
| Houston Center for Independent Living | (713) 974-4621 700 Regency Road #160 Houston, TX 77036 | Services for persons with disabilities including independent living, counseling and support. Assists with SSI. |
| Initiatives for Children | (713) 365-0313 8580 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77024 | Short and long term respite care for families with disabled persons. |
| Latino Learning Center | (713) 222-7802 3522 Polk Street Houston, TX 77017 | Call for information. Provides transportation to its programs. |
| Learning Disabilities Association | (281) 933-5034 11239 Sharpscrest Houston, TX 77072 | Information and support for families navigating the educational community with their children with learning disabilities including ITP and ARD meeting support and advocacy. |
| M.R.L.A. | (713) 970-7799 | Community based service system for mentally retarded individuals eligible for SSI or Medicaid. |
| Metrolift | (713) 225-0119 | Provides transportation on bus routes with lift equipment available. |
| Parents as Case Managers | (281) 955-5803 12715 Monaco Houston, TX 77070 | Trains and educates parents on accessing services. |
| The Parent Connection | (713) 792-1242 Riverwood Court Conroe, TX 77304 | Support network to mental health resources in Texas. |
| Partners 5 West | (713) 237-8071 1908 Stevens Street Houston, TX 77026 | Educational advocacy and case management to parents of children with special needs. Will attend ARD's. |
| Partners Resource Network | (800) 866-4726 | Supports the enhancement of the quality of life of disabled children by educating parents on educational rights and potential for independence. |
| Planning for Persons with Disabilities, Incorporated | (800) 676-7014 7457 Harwin Dr. #400 Houston, TX 77069 | Referrals and information for life and estate planning. |
| P.P.A.T. | (512)452-8188 8711 Burnet Road, E-53 Austin, Texas 78757 | PPAT works to strengthen & promote the goals of its members & the industry at large through its leadership & advocacy efforts & its commitment to the provision of mental retardation & other developmental disability services. |
| The River Performing and Visual Arts Center | (713) 520-1220 1475 W. Gray Houston, TX 77019 | Visual arts programs in a learning environment for individuals with disabilities ages 3 - 19, includes siblings as participants. |
| Special Kids, Inc. | (713) 734-5355 5055 Bellfort Street Houston, TX 77033 | Advocacy and support for parents. |
| Special Olympics of Greater Texas | (713) 290-0049 4140 Director's Row #B Houston, TX 77092 | Sports training and athletic competition for individuals with mental retardation of developmental disabilities. |