Huntsville Adult Re-Entry Services
Bryan, Cornroe, Huntsville

Name

Service/Description

Contact Information

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.
 Texas Workforce Commission
 101 E. 15th Street
 Austin, TX 78778
 800.453.8140

TDCJ Academic College Education

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.

TDCJ Vocational College Education

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.
 936.291.5331
 
Available in these Units:
Ellis Unit, Estelle Unit,
Holliday Unit, Huntsville
Unit, Wynne Unit.

BVCASA

Detox and outpatient substance abuse treatment for adults.
 405 W. 28th St.
 Bryan, TX 77803
 979.823.5300
Adult outpatient substance abuse program.
 2121 Timberlane St.
 Conroe, TX 77301
 936.441.4866
Lone Star Family Health Center

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

Chaplaincy Operations, TDCJ-ID

Provides program coordination for religious activities and provides personal and spiritual support to individuals.
 Bill Pierce
 PO Box 99
 Huntsville, TX  77342
 936.437.7192
 936.293.1321 (Fax)

Community Organization Missionary Endeavor (COME)

Provides utility, rental, medical, and dental assistance. Must be a resident of Walker County . 9:30 am-12:30 pm. To qualify for clothing, must be indigent or have foodstamp card.
 350 B Highway 75 North
 Huntsville, TX  77320
 936.295.0671

Elkins Lake Baptist Church

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)

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

First Baptist Church

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 

First Baptist Church "Welcome Back" Ministry

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

Hospitality House

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 

Restorative Justice Ministries Network

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)

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