Huntsville Adult Re-Entry Services
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Project ReIntegration of Offenders (RIO) |
Provides intensive employment services including training and referrals to people who have been incarcerated through WorkSource centers across Texas. To find the centers (full service) nearest you, click here. Also see the re-entry Tools for Practitioners employment page for more information on employment guidance for formerly incarcerated people.
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Texas Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778 800.453.8140
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| Provides academic college education in select units with relationships with colleges in their area. Academic, security, and classification criteria must be met to participate. State pays for one academic course per semester. Students are responsible for other tuition, fees, and tests. Youthful Offender Grant provides full.time academic courseload funding to offenders younger than 25. Classes may lead to an Associates or Bachelor’s degree. Four units offered the Bachelor’s level courses in 2005. |
936.291.5331
Available in these Units:
Ellis Unit, Estelle Unit,
Holliday Unit, Huntsville
Unit, Wynne Unit.
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Provides vocational college education in select units with relationships with colleges in their area. Vocational, security, and classification criteria must be met to participate. Students are responsible for all tuition, fees, and tests. Youthful Offender Grant provides no cost vocational courses to qualifying offenders younger than 25. Provides shop training and classroom instruction. Junior college vocational programs were available on 30 units in fiscal year 2005. A Certificate of Completion and semester hours of college credit are earned upon satisfactory completion of a vocational course.
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936.291.5331
Available in these Units:
Ellis Unit, Estelle Unit,
Holliday Unit, Huntsville
Unit, Wynne Unit.
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Detox and outpatient substance abuse treatment for adults.
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Bryan, TX 77803
979.823.5300
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Adult outpatient substance abuse program.
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Conroe, TX 77301
936.441.4866
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Lone Star Family Health Center
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Provides primary medical care, mental health services, and dental services. Accepts non-insured. Fees based on a sliding scale. Mon- Thur 8-9, Fri 8-5, Sat 9-1. |
704 Old Montgomery Rd.
Conroe, TX 77301
936.539.4004
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Chaplaincy Operations, TDCJ-ID |
Provides program coordination for religious activities and provides personal and spiritual support to individuals. |
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342
936.437.7192
936.293.1321 (Fax)
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Community Organization Missionary Endeavor (COME) |
Provides utility, rental, medical, and dental assistance. Must be a resident of
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350 B Highway 75 North
Huntsville, TX 77320
936.295.0671
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| Provides for bible classes inside select units and assists with a christ-centered substance abuse program. |
Rev Ken Hugghins
206 State Highway 19
Huntsville, TX 77340
936.295.7694
936.295.3388 (Fax)
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Episcopal Diocese of TX Restorative Justice Ministries |
Provides information and service referrals for families and inmates. Provides information and resource assistance to help ministries and prison social services as well. |
Edwin Davis
2003 Avenue P
Huntsville, TX 77340
936.291.3153
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| Facilitates "First Contact", "Welcome Back", and "TDCJ Staff Ministry" programs in Huntsville together with Restorative Justice Ministries Network. Distributes helpful information about re-entering society for inmates and their families. |
David Valentine
1229 Avenue J
Huntsville, TX 77340
936.291.3441
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| Connects men released from Huntsville to supportive ministries in their hometowns in order to aid the re-entry transition for them and their families. |
Jerry Phillips
1229 Avenue J
Huntsville, TX 77340
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| Provides free temporary housing, food, and spiritual counseling for families of people incarcerated in the Huntsville area. |
Freddy Walters
912 10th St
Huntsville, TX 77320
936.291.6196
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| Provides a newsletter that comprehensively lists ministries that are resources for people who are incarcerated and re-entering society. Announces relevent training opportunities and conferences. Helps facilitates "First Contact" and "Welcome Back" services to people released from the Walls Unit. |
Emmett Solomon
1229 Avenue J, Suite 360
Huntsville, TX 77340
936.291.2156
936.291.6260 (Fax)
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WorkSource Career Office |
Employment readiness assistance, job referrals, internet access, fax, copier, and telephone availability, career guidance and planning. Walk-ins accepted Monday – Friday 8-5. |
901 Normal Park Pl. Suite 7
Huntsville, TX 77320
936.291.3336
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