Basic Needs Resources

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Disclaimer:

The information provided by external resources - including third-party websites - is designed to provide helpful information on topics and community resources. HCC does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content, use, or availability of resources provided by external websites or agencies. HCC makes no representations as to the eligibility of any particular student to receive any benefit or the effects – such as those impacting immigration status – that accepting a resource may have on a student. Students in populations that may have specific additional needs are encouraged to seek advice from a relevant professional or reputable resources, such as immigration counsel or a qualified website.

HCC CARES

Mahnaz Kolaini, PsyD., LPC-S
Director of Counseling and Ability Services
3200 Main Street , Houston, TX 77002
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Food & Financial Assistance
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Health Care & More
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Emergency Shelters and Housing

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Mental Health
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Child Care

HCC Resources:

  • HCC Emergency Help: hccs.edu/emergencyhelp
  • HCC Financial Coaches connect you with on-campus and community resources that will help you push through financial emergencies; make refunds last longer, and start making steps toward financial security. www.hccs.edu/financialcoaches

 

Food & Hunger Resources:

If you or someone you know needs health care services related to COVID-19, follow these steps:

  • Contact your physician to outline symptoms and discuss next steps. Testing can only occur with a physician referral at this point.
  • If you do not have a physician, call 211 to be referred to a community clinic or other resource that can help.
  • CDC Quarantine Guidelines: CDC updated their quarantine requirements: Previously, those in quarantine had to go 48 hours without a fever and without using fever-reducing medication. Now, patients have to go fever-free for 72 hours without fever-reducing medication. This applies to those currently under quarantine and those who may be quarantined in the future. In addition, before leaving isolation, a patient's other symptoms — including shortness of breath or a cough — must have improved and at least seven days must have passed from when the symptoms first appeared.
  • Latest updates from the City of Houston: http://houstonemergency.org/COVID19

 

Health Insurance:


Affordable Medical Care:

 

If you are homeless and in need of immediate assistance, please call 211

Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Inc.:
2000 Crawford Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002
http://www.homelesshouston.org/Phone: (713)-739-7514

 

Doris and Carlos Morris Men’s Development Center
1811 Ruiz, Houston, TX 07705
http://www.sohmission.org/ Phone: (713) 227-8900

 

Mission of Yahweh (Women & Children)
10247 Algiers Rd, Houston, TX 77041
Phone: (713) 466-4785
https://missionofyahweh.org/

 

Open Door Mission Foundation:
5803 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77011
Email: info@opendoorhouston.org Phone: (713) 921-7520

Salvation Army - The Center of Hope for men
1717 Congress St, Houston, TX 77002
http://salvationarmyhouston.org/thecenterofhope/

 

Salvation Army Family Residence for women and children
1603 McGowan St, Houston, TX 7700
http://salvationarmyhouston.org/Phone: (713) 650-6530


Salvation Army Conroe’s Red Shield Lodge for individuals and families
304 Avenue E, Conroe, Texas 77301
http://salvationarmyhouston.org/conroe/
Phone: (936) 760-2440


Santa Maria Hostel, Inc. (Women)
2005 Jacquelyn Dr. Houston, Texas 7705
https://www.texvet.org/resources/santa-maria-hostel-inc
Phone: (713)-691-0900


SEARCH Homeless Services (Jail In-Reach Program):
2015 Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002
https://www.searchhomeless.org/
Phone: (713) 739-7752

Star of Hope
4848 Loop Central Dr., Suite 500 Houston, TX 77081
https://www.sohmission.org
Phone: (713) 748-0700


For a list of housing resources, please visit:
https://www.shelterlistings.org/city/houston-tx.html

 

HCC Resources:

  • HCC Emergency Help: hccs.edu/emergencyhelp
  • HCC Financial Coaches connect you with on-campus and community resources that will help you push through financial emergencies; make refunds last longer, and start making steps toward financial security. www.hccs.edu/financialcoaches

Immediate Help:

Long Term Housing Help:

  • Click for Housing Help:
    • Low Income Apartments
    • Housing for Felons
    • Section 8 Housing/Public Housing
    • Apartment Finder

 

Utilities, Low-Cost Internet & Free Cell Phone Resources:

 

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 9-1-1 for immediate assistance.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.

HCC Counseling & Ability Services

 
HCC provides time-limited, short-term counseling (approximately 3 to 5 sessions per semester) to currently enrolled students. The purpose of short-term counseling is to focus on personal issues like:
  • Grief
  • Depression/Sadness
  • Anxiety/Stress
  • Or any other Mental Health Concerns

For longer-term counseling and other supportive services, counselors can help students make contact with appropriate community resources.


Support Groups:

Disclaimer: The information provided by the external resources including third-party websites is designed to provide helpful information on the community resources. HCC does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content, use, or availability of resources provided by the external websites or agencies.

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