Gulf Coast Community Services

Community Services links

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs		www.tdhca.state.tx.us
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development		www.hud.gov
Texas Department of Transportation		www.dot.state.tx.us
Houston Community College		www.hccs.cc.tx.us
Children's Protective Services		www.tdprs.state.tx.us
Coalition For The Homeless		www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
Traveler's Aid		www.travelersaid.org
United Way		www.unitedway.org
Social Security Administration		www.ssa.gov
Medicaid		www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid
Furniture Bank		www.furniturebankhouston.org
Meals on Wheels		www.mealcall.org
Area Agency on Aging		www.ci.houston.tx.us/departme/health/area_agingpage.html
Sheltering Arms		www.shelteringarms.org
Wells Fargo Bank		www.wellsfargo.com
Texas Rehabilitation Commission		www.rehab.state.tx.us
Latino Learning Center		www.latinolearning.org
Houston Credit Coalition		www.cccsgulfcoast.org
Housing Opportunities of Houston		www.housingopphouston.com

Head Start/Early Head Start

Performance Standards:
Performance Standards contain the federally mandated regulations that agencies must adhere to when operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs. These standards define the objectives of the Head Start and Early Head Start programs and they provide regulatory structure for monitoring of quality standards.

Copies of the Performance Standards publication may be found on the following website.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/performance/index.htm

Additional Links

National Head Start Association		www.nhsa.org
National Assn for Education of Young Children		www.naeyc.org
Department of Health and Human Services		www.acf.hhs.gov
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)		www.ncemch.org
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)		www.nccic.org
Fatherhood Initiative		www.hsnrc.org/fatherhood
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities(NICHCY)		www.nichcy.org
Child and Adult Care Food Program		www.dhs.state.tx.us/programs/snp/cacfp/index.html
Texas Department of Human Services		www.dhs.state.tx.us

· Gulf Coast
Community Services
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Executive Director

Resources

     · Central Administration Office
     · Community Services
Satellite Offices
     · Head Start Centers
     · Early Head Start Center