Border Region Behavioral Health Center(formerly MHMR Center)

CASA of Hidalgo County

Court Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A) 

Child Protective & Regulatory Services

(CPS) 

Texas Tropical Behavioral Health continues its commitment to excellence and will be an innovative provider of comprehensive and compassionate recovery-oriented services to individuals with behavioral health needs. We will treat all stakeholders with honesty, fairness, and respect.

Our 24-hour crisis line serving the Rio Grande Valley is available to assist you and provide information on resources during stressful times.

Main Office

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley is a charitable branch of the Diocese of Brownsville. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley has projects that provide assistance to the poor and most vulnerable population in our community. It is part of the larger community of the Catholic Charities USA and Carritas Internacionalis.

VAIL is a center for independent living(CIL). This means it is:

Consumer-controlled-it is run primarily by people who have disabilities themselves. A "CIL" requires that 51% of the people on staff, and 51% of the board of directors must be people with disabilities.

We are a provider of 4 core services-These are services that enable people with disabilites to live more independently. They include:

• Information and Referral
• Independent Living Skills
• Individual and System Advocacy
• Peer Counseling

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. TWC strenghthens the Texas economy by providing the workforce development component of the Governor's economic development stratgey. Texas boosts an incredibly skilled workforce ready to attract enterprise to the Lone Star state. By focusing on the needs of the employers, TWC gives Texas the competitve edge necessary to draw business here.

The Region One Education Service Center (ESC) Early Childhood Intervention program serves children from birth to three years of age who have physical disabilities and /or developmental delays. Developmental delays are defined as significant delays in language or speech, self-help skills, social or emotional skills, gross or fine motor skills, and cognitive skills-walking, talking, eating and playing.

For more detailed information on the ECI program and services, please visit the Division of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) ECI state office website at  http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/ 

Child Find is a service provided by Region One ESC Special Education Department which accepts parent requests for intervention for their struggling youth from birth to 21 years of age and provides a communication link to the appropriate local education agency for services. The child find/child serve assits in locating appropriate services for children with disabilities. Child Find English/Spanish brochures are available for download.

Community Resource Community Groups (CRCG) are groups of local partners and community members that work with parents, caregivers, youth and adults to make a service plan. The service plan helps a person with special needs get benefits and services.

CRCG's are in almost every county in Texas. The needs of each community are different, so a local CRCG may serve one or all of the following ages:

• Children and youth: 22 and younger,
• Adults: 18 and older
• Families: all ages

The CRCG will create an individual Family Service Plan based on the family's or individual's strenghts. The plan will help the family or the person get the services they need. It is developed with the help of the family or person and the agency representatives.

Ricardo Guerrero Jr. Chair

ricardo.guerrero@jpd.cohidalgo.tx.us

(956) 587-6258

P.O.Box267

1001 N. Doolittle Rd. 

Edinburg, TX 78539

Monica Rodriguez Co-Chair

mlrodrig@ttbh.org

(956) 289-7102

1901 S. 24th Ave.

Edinburg, TX 78539 

The Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association serves families in South Texas including McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Edinburg, San Juan, Harlingen and the surrounding area. This group provides support, education and advocacy for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families and communities.

There is a parent monthly meeting held on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8 pm in McAllen. Childcare and snacks are provided. No meetings in June and July.

The RGVDS has activities for all ages, including family outings and educational events.

Teaching and Mentoring Communities

(Texas Migrant Council, Inc.)

Child Find/Headstart

Provide children with educational, health and nutritional services and link children and families to needed community services. Infants to 5 years old.

Provider of comprehensive and compassionate recovery-oriented services to individuals with behavioral health needs. Also offers linkage to other services and waiting lists, respite, case management. (Counties: Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata)

Region One Education Service Center

Our mission is to serve students, educators and parents by providing cutting-edge professional devleopment, customized technical asistance, innovative products, and excellent services to improve student outcomes, enable districts to operate efficiently and economically, and to implement state initiatives.

CASA of Hidalgo County Inc.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A.)

The mission of CASA of Hidalgo County Inc. is to speak for the best interests of the children in the courts by promoting and supporting quality volunteer representation to provide each child a safe, permanent, nuturing home.

Child Protective Services becomes involved with children and families when they are referred by the DFPS Investigations Division which investigates allegations of child abuse and neglect.

Child Protective Services responsibilities include:

• providing services to children and families in their own homes.
• placing children in foster care.
• providing services to help youth in foster care successsfully transition to adulthood.
• helping children get adopted.

Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley

The FoodBank of the Rio Grande Valley is passioately committed to improving lives through food assistance, nutrition education, and access to community services.

Anyone who is in need of food assistance may visit the Food Bank RGV. Please bring a proof of address or utility bill.

The emergency on-site pantry is open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm