COMMUNITY RESOURCES

TMPH Health Provider Search

Texas Medicad and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) is a group of contractors under the leadership of Accenture. Accenture administers Texas Medicaid and other state health-care programs on behalf of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. TMHP will allow you to search for a doctor, hospital, or other participating health care provided that accepts Texas Medicaid insurance.

Texas Health Steps

Texas HealthSteps coordinates free medical and dental checkups to people under age 21 who have Medicaid.  Eligible treatments for transportation include:

• eye exams
• shots
• glasses
• case management
• hearing tests
• health advice

1.877.847.8377

Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. 

BVCAA has many resources available through their agency ranging from affordable housing and utility assistance to health and wellness programs. For more information please check out their website under "programs" and "resources" or call them.

979.846.1100

Voices for Children CASA of Brazos Valley

Voices for Children currently has a mentoring program called UP. The Unlimited Potential Program is a new program developed by Voices for Children, Inc. to empower current and former foster youth ages 16 and older to reach their full potential through education, individualized support, and integration with community members and community resources.

Unlimited Potential (UP) Mentoring Program

UP’s mission is to empower transitioning foster youth through programs that offer individualized support, education, and community resources to become fully independent young adults. UP serves youth 18-25 who have aged out of the foster care system.

Texas Medicaid Program

If you are 21 or older, the Texas Medicaid Program Client Hotline can provide information on Medicaid benefits, lists of Medicaid providers, health plans, and other general information, including the process for filing complaints about Medicaid health care providers or health plans. For more information, call toll free Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST.

800.252.8263

Brazos County Health District

The Brazos County Health District is dedicated to preventing disease, protecting life, and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

979.361.4440
[email protected]

SNAP Food Benefits

Students who take part in a State or federally financed work study program or who work at least 20 hours a week may be eligible for SNAP food benefits.

Texas Youth Hotline

The Texas Youth Hotline helps young adults under 21 years of age who have aged out of the foster care system locate services available in their communities.  Contact the statewide hotline for telephone counseling and information and referrals.

800.210.2278

City of College Station – Affordable Housing 

These guides provide information on a variety of housing resources in and around the Bryan-College Station area.

979.764.3500 

Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities of Central Texas is a faith-based social services organization serving individuals and families across 25 Central Texas counties. We provide a holistic set of programs and services to engage, educate, and empower Central Texans out of poverty now and into the future.

979.822.9340

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Health and Human Services — which includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services — has hundreds of programs and services that help more than 7.5 million Texans a month live better lives, and it’s our strong foundation of dedicated people who make it happen every single day.

Your Texas Benefits

• SNAP Food Benefits: Helps families buy food for good health.
• TANF Cash Help: Helps families with children age 18 and younger pay for basic needs.
• Health Care: Helps cover visits to doctors, dentists, and hospitals. Also covers medicines ordered by doctors and dentists.
• Support Services: Helps people with daily living needs, caregivers, and people with mental health, drug or alcohol issues.
• WIC Food Benefits: Helps pregnant, breastfeeding women and families with children younger than 5 buy healthy foods.

Texas Workforce Commission (Child Care & Early Learning Program) 

The Child Care Services (CCS) program provides scholarships for child care. Child care scholarships are available to help parents work, search for work, or attend school or job training.

The CCS program works to inform parents about the availability and benefits of high-quality child care.

CCS supports child care providers improve the quality of services through the Texas Rising Star program. CCS supports and encourages child care programs to expand through the Pre-K Partnership program.

800.628.5115

Texas Department of State Health Services 

Promotes and protects the health of people, and the communities where they live, learn, work, worship, and play.

888.963.7111

Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast (Child Care Scholarships) 

We understand that finding good, affordable child care for working parents or those attending school or looking for better jobs can be challenging. Workforce Solutions is interested in helping these families by providing child care scholarships for those who qualify.

713.334.5980
Text: 346.249.7700

Texas Rising Star

The Texas Rising Star program is a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) for child care programs participating in the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Child Care Services program.