South Texas Adult Re-Entry Services

Alice, Beeville, BrownsvilleCorpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Pharr, Victoria 

Name

Services/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 McConnell Unit (Beeville)

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 McConnell Unit (Beeville)

Alice Counseling Center

Provides substance abuse counseling and general counseling services. No cost or sliding scale, based on income.
 63 S Wright St.
 Alice, TX 78332
 361.664.8829

Liberty Lodge Treatment Facility

Residential Transitional Treatment Center (TTC) facility that provides substance abuse counseling only for people who have served in Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Programs (SAFPs) in Texas prisons.

 160 FM 2507
 Alice, TX 78332
 361.664.7555

Regional CJM Center of S. Texas

Provides non-residential aftercare, support for families of people who are incarcerated, and a family visitation center for families to be in during breaks from visitation. No overnight accomodations are available. Provides clothing when attire does not meet TDCJ visitation standards.
 Gene Woodard
 PO Box 4056
 Beeville, TX  78104
 361.358.9699
Recovery Center of Cameron County (RCCC)
Substance abuse programs - Outpatient adults (Spanish language services available).
 700 E Levee Ste 207
 Brownsville, TX 78526
 956.548.0028
Coastal Bend Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center (Charlie's Place)
Inpatient - adult substance abuse treatment program. Spanish language services offered.
 56 N. Country Club Place
 Corpus Christi, TX 78407
 361.883.8109

Distric Reentry Center (Parole)

Cognitive intervention, anger management, substance abuse education, employment - readiness training, victim impact panel classes, and case management through parole officers.
 Priscilla Leal
 5233 IH 37, Suite #A6
 Corpus Christi, TX  78408
 361.888.5769                

Newlife Behavior Ministries

Provides a curriculum for Christian ministries inside prisons that addresses interpersonal communication, family issues, faith, and substance abuse recovery.
 Buck Griffith
 3833 S Staples Ste S-101
 Corpus Christi, TX  78472
 361.855.3372
 361.855.7469 Fax
 nlbcasa@yahoo.com       
South Texas Substance Recovery Services, Inc.
Outpatient - adult substance abuse treatment program. Spanish language services offered.
 907 Antelope St.
 Corpus Christi, TX 78401
 361.882.9979
Has a variety of programs dealing with substance abuse treatment services and drug prevention. For a full listing of programs, check website or call. Services for adults and adolescents available.
 2387 E. Saunders St
 Suite 2
 Laredo, TX 78041
 956.724.3177
 956.724.4861 (fax)
South Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents. Spanish language services available. Pregnant/postpartum women welcome.
 2359 E. Saunders St.
 Laredo, TX 78041
 956.791.6131

Distric Reentry Center (Parole)

Cognitive intervention, anger management, substance abuse education, employment - readiness training, victim impact panel classes, and case management through parole officers.
Iliana Mills
 1912 Beaumont Street
 McAllen, TX  78501
 956.664.0250
 
Rio Grande Valley Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Outreach, Screening, and Referral (OSR) substance abuse program.
 5510 N. Cage Blvd.
 Suite C
 Pharr, TX 78577
 956.787.7111
Sandstone Healthcare
Residential, outpatient, partial hospitalization/day treatment for adolescents and men with substance abuse problems. ASL or other assistance for the hearing impaired and Spanish services available.
 Substance Abuse Services
 204 S. Casa St.
 Pharr, TX 78577
 956.787.9924
Offers Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral (OSAR) services in Victoria and San Antonio.
 1801 N. Laurent
 Suite 200
 Victoria, TX 77901
 361.575.7842