Harvey: Houston Opens 3 New Neighborhood Assistance Centers

HOUSTON, TX — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Wednesday the opening of three additional Neighborhood Restoration Centers (NRC). Turner said this comes on the heels of opening eight centers last week and following a successful experiment with providing essential services to Hurricane Harvey flood victims at the grassroots level.

"We are taking a neighborhood by neighborhood approach to getting assistance to the many people who need it," Turner said.

The three new centers are:

East Aldine (Mobile site)

3308 Aldine Mail Rte. Road, Suite C Houston, TX 77039
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For information call (346) 267-0487

BakerRipley – Gulfton

6500 Rookin Houston, TX 77074
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. - p.m.
For information call (713) 273-3701

HarbachRipley (Golfcrest/Bellfort/Reveille/Greater Hobby Neighborhood)

6225 Northdale St, Houston TX 77087

Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Thursday from 2 - 6 p.m.
For information call (713) 640-7100

In November, the city and the BakerRipley non-profit organization opened a pilot version of an NRC at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center. It proved to be a success with 700 Houstonians served there so far with disaster case management and vital services such as temporary housing assistance, legal aid, mental health and wellness care, home repair and rebuilding information and employment help.

The city announced the opening of eight more centers last week in addition to another one previously opened, and here are the nine:

Acres Homes Multiservice Center
6719 W. Montgomery, Houston, TX 77091
Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(832) 393-4145

Edgebrook
10727 Hartsook St, Houston, TX 77034
Open Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Served by a mobile bus in the Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic Church (for more information call 211)

Greenspoint
159 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston, TX 77060
Open every Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Served via a mobile bus unit in the Teloloapan Market (for more information call 211)

Kashmere Gardens
4802 Lockwood Drive, Houston, TX 77026
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(832) 393-5503

Memorial Assistance Ministries Center
1625 Blalock Road, Houston, TX 77080
Open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Interested persons should email MAM at harveyrelief@maministries.org OR call 713 468-4516 ext. 105 (English) or ext. 104(Spanish). Email is preferred as phone messages can take up to 2 days to return.

Northeast Multi-Service Center
9720 Spaulding Street, Houston, TX 77016
Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(832) 395-0470

Pasadena at the ClevelandRipley Center
720 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX 77504
Open Every Tuesday, noon - 4 p.m. and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(713) 944-9186

Memorial Assistance Ministries at Spring Branch Community Health Center (open 2/1)
7777 Westgreen Blvd, Cypress, TX 77433
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Interested persons should email MAM at harveyrelief@maministries.org OR call 713 468-4516 ext. 105 (English) or ext. 104(Spanish). Email is preferred as phone messages can take up to 2 days to return.

West End Multi-Service Center
170 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(832) 393-5950

More information about the centers is at HoustonRecovers.org.

Image: In this Nov. 17, 2017 photo, George Dorsey, left, helps his wife Arva inside their hurricane-damaged home in Houston. The Dorsey's usually host a large Thanksgiving dinner for family but are making other arrangements this year as they continue to recover from Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)