Transportation

Metro Public Transportation

Transportation METRO
One-way fare on local buses and light rail is $1.25. Visit the METRO RideStore or one of the listed retailers to purchase a reloadable Q Fare Card, or apply for a Q Fare Card online to receive one in the mail.

Intellectual Disability

Autism Speaks

Autism Mental Health Resource Guide
Autism science and advocacy organization that provides information on many resources available online and locally for all ages, such as day programs, transportation assistance, employment and recreational services.

Food Insecurity

Summer Feeding Program

Food Children Low-income
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) has created the Summer Feeding Program which provides low-income children ages 18 and younger with nutritious meals during the summer vacation.

Transportation

Texas Medicaid and CHIP Medical Transportation Program

Transportation CHIP Medicaid
The Medical Transportation Program sets up non-emergency rides for people who have no other way to get to their Medicaid health-care visits. This includes people with Medicaid, children who get services through the Children with Special Health Care Needs program, and people in the Transportation of Indigent Cancer Patients program. The program does not set up rides in an ambulance, even for non-emergency purposes, but the program can pay back (reimburse) someone who uses their personal car to drive a Medicaid member to and from their Medicaid-related health visit.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Lactation Foundation

Postnatal Care Mothers
The Lactation Foundation is a joint venture between the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Texas WIC that provides free breastfeeding support to Texas mothers and their infants.

Intellectual Disability

The Harris Center Crisis Line

Mental Health Hotline
The Crisis Line is available 24 hours per day/7 days per week. It serves anyone in Harris County who is experiencing a mental health and/or an intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) related crisis.

Immunization

The Immunization Partnership

Immunization Education
Non-profit organization that advocates evidence-based policy that supports high immunization rates, encourages the use of immunization best practices, and provides educational resources to individuals and healthcare providers.