Partner Agencies
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Provides a safe place to learn and grow with ongoing relationships with caring adult professionals. They offer life-enhancing programs and character development offering hope and opportunity. They inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as Productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Boys & Girls Club of Palacios
901 Second Street
Palacios, TX 77465
PHONE: 361-972-2642
Boys & Girls Club of El Campo
713 Fahrenthold Street
El Campo, TX 77437
PHONE: 979-543-8320
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Matagorda, Wharton and Brazoria Counties
Provides trained volunteers to act as advocates to speak on behalf of abused and neglected children involved in the court system. The volunteer makes recommendations to the court as to the child’s best interest and placement.
1017 N Alabama Rd
Wharton, TX 77488
PHONE: 979-616-7866
E. A. C – Economic Action Committee of the Gulf Coast
Instrumental in providing vital services that are pertinent to the livelihood of low-income households in the Matagorda County area. It provides energy related assistance and homelessness prevention services. it also handles the Title XX Program, which provides a hot nutritional meal for homebound elderly and disabled citizens and provides transportation services to the elderly.
P.O. Box 1685
Bay City, TX 77404-1685
UTILITY ASSISTANCE: 979-245-3250
E. A. C. Senior Citizen Center
904 Whitson
Bay City, TX 77414
PHONE: 979-245-1923
F.O.E.C. – Friends of Elder Citizens
Provides transportation, information and referral, outreach, home delivered meals, congregate meals, recreation, nutrition, educational information, and health services for persons age 60 years and older.
Senior Center Palacios
705 Commerce
Palacios, TX 77465
PHONE: 361-972-2715
R Transit – All Transportation dispatched through Bay City Office
BAY CITY OFFICE
1510 Avenue G
Bay City, TX 77414
PHONE: 979-245-6800
PALACIOS OFFICE
312 Main St.
P.O. Box 791
Palacios, TX 77465
PHONE: 361-972-9921
Growing into Men of Standard
A Non Profit Organization who mentors the youth male ages 5-18. We mentor on suicide, bullying, peer pressure, low self esteem, drugs, and alcohol.
PHONE: 979-318-0058
Harvest House
Harvest Houses’ partnership with the local food bank and grocery stores allows them to feed approximately 300 households each week.
Doors are open Wednesdays 9:00-11:30 AM, excluding last Wednesday of the month.
2204 Nichols Avenue
Bay City, TX 77414
PHONE: 979-245-0306
Manna Meals is an all volunteer organization whose goal is to minister to people who may be struggling to put food on the table and/or in need of fellowship at no cost to the individual. Manna Meals serves hot meals each Monday and Thursday evening. Volunteer teams representing El Campo Churches rotate the responsibility of preparing and serving the meals. Manna Meals is truly a community organization coming together to meet one of the needs of our community.
500 Foerster
El Campo, TX 77437
Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program (MEHOP)
MEHOP is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center. MEHOP provides a variety of medical services including acute care on a minor emergency basis, chronic care, community screening, wellness, and heath education activities. MEHOP accepts all major medicare, medicaid and private insurances. MEHOP also offers discounts to those who qualify.
MEHOP ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
101 Avenue F North
Bay City, TX 77414
PHONE: 979-245-2008
MEHOP FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC: 1700 Golden Avenue, Bay City
Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 7:0 0am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
MEHOP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC: 1700 Golden Avenue, Bay City
Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
MEHOP WOMEN & CHILDREN’S CENTER: (Pediatrics & OBGYN)111 Avenue F North, Bay City
Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
MEHOP EYE CLINIC: 111 Avenue F, Bay City
Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
MEHOP DENTAL CLINIC HOURS: 205 Ida Street, Bay City
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
WHARTON LOCATION: Coming Soon
Rainbow Land Day Care
Provides quality licensed day care on a sliding scale for children of the Palacios area whose parents must work outside the home.
905 6th Street
Palacios, TX 77465
PHONE: 361-972-2831
Robert Duran Food Pantry
Provides nutritional food boxes once a month for individuals and families in need regardless of the reason. Services are provided regardless of race, age, sex, income level, etc.
706 ½ Commerce
P.O. Box 374
Palacios, TX 77465
PHONE: 361-972-6355
HOURS: 8:00 am – 11:00 am on the 1st and 2nd Tuesday and Friday of the month
Women’s Crisis Center
Provides safe refuge for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and runs a crisis hotline designed to help people in a crisis situation; those needing help or information for family violence, sexual assault, suicide, or other crisis.
3010 6th Street
Bay City, TX 77414
PHONE: 979-245-9109
HOTLINE: 1-800-451-9235
Wharton Phone: 979-531-1300
Information & Referral Service
Gives you the answers to important questions. Our staff has
the training, experience, and understanding to listen to you
and give you the information you need.
Matagorda County United Way/Helpline maintains an ongoing list for elderly and disabled citizens of Matagorda County needing minor home repair and/or wheelchair ramps. Our resource database contains files on federal, state, and non-profit resources for human services for Matagorda County and beyond. And if we don’t have it, we’ll try our best to find it.
2417 Avenue G
Bay City, TX 77404-0972
HOURS: Monday – Thursday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
PHONE: 979-245-5852
