Respite Programs
Collaborative for
Children
3800 Buffalo Speedway Suite 300
Houston TX 77098
713-600-1100
800-245-1255
www.collabforchildren.org
·
Zip code based
referral service for respite childcare and parenting programs.
Parents’ Night Out Program
Easter
Seals of Greater Houston (formerly UCP)
4500 Bissonnet, Suite 340
Bellaire TX 77401
713-838-9050, ext 332
Erin Siaotong│ Family Day Out and Respite Coordinator
esiaotong@ucphouston.org│www.ucphouston.org
Office 713.838.9050 x 357│Fax 713.664.0982
Special Friends Night Out!
Lake Houston YMCA
2420 West Lake Houston Parkway
Kingwood, Texas 77339
281-360-2500
· For children with disabilities, ages 5 and older, siblings included
· Saturdays, 6:30-10:00, one Saturday a month
· Pre-registration requested.
· $5 member, $10-non-member, $2 sibling
· Each child is paired with a volunteer buddy and participates in arts & crafts, dancing, gym games, etc.
(The) ARC of Greater
Houston
3737 Dacoma Street, Suite E
Houston, TX
77092
Karen Lin and Bethanne Arafat 713-957-1600
www.thearcofgreaterhouston.com
Membership not required for service, however
services are more expensive without membership.
· Saturday Fun Day -An out-of-home program for individuals, ages 4 to 25, with a diagnosis of mental retardation and or autism and other autistic spectrum disorders.
· Provides games, sports, computer learning, songs and other recreational activities.
· Community wide field trips
§ Central Houston (ages 4-14) - 2 Saturdays/month from 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
§ Cy-Fair (ages 8-18 ) - 2 Saturdays/month from 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
§ Kingwood (ages 15-25) -one Saturday/month from 10:00 - 4:00 pm
The Open Door
Sugar Creek Baptist Church
13333 Southwest Freeway, Suite 200
Sugarland TX
77478
Barbara Waldhuber 281-274-7431
·
Provides respite
services to children with special needs, ages 4-14.
· Break-Out - Parent Night Out on the third Friday every month, need to reserve slot. There is a $5 fee and siblings are free. During the summer there is a vacation bible school especially for children with special needs, with no fee.
· A Day to Remember - A day camp every Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm; $15 fee for the day.
“Desperate
for Respite”
Presented by The JOY Ministry @ Graceview Baptist Church, 25510 Tomball Pkwy,
Tomball, TX 77375. “Desperate for Respite” is a pilot program providing respite
opportunities for families caring for children and young adults with special
needs. Available 3 days each week throughout the summer season for caregivers to
schedule respite for their special needs child/young adult along with their
siblings. Each respite will be 5 hours and include fun and educational
activities, snacks, drinks and one-on-one care. Fee is $40 per respite and $20
for each additional child/young adult, or $10 per hour for the first child and
$5 per hour for each additional child/young adult. Please contact Tonya Magagh
at
respite4all@yahoo.com
or 281-203-7280
to register or for additional information. Ask about the use of CLASS funding or
available scholarships.