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Community partners working with ESCAPE to stop child abuse and neglect in Houston

If you are a parent or caregiver who needs help—or if you know of someone who does—dozens of agencies throughout the Houston community are prepared to lend a hand. They are equipped to provide counsel, emergency shelter, legal advice, and much more during a time of individual or family crisis. Please contact them as soon as you identify a need. Their purpose is to serve and support you.

• How to identify and report child abuse.
• View a list of our partners and collaborators.
• Find a parenting class that’s right for you.

Child abuse  

• Department of Family Protective Services  (Hotline: 1-800-252-5400)
• National Exchange Club Foundation
• Prevent Child Abuse America
• Prevent Child Abuse Texas

Domestic violence

• Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC)
  • HAWC Domestic Hotline (713-528-2121)
  • HAWC Sexual Hotline (713-528-7273)
• Fort Bend Women’s Center (281- 342-0251)
• Montgomery County Women’s Center
• National Domestic Violence (Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE)

Legal assistance

• Houston Lawyer Referral (713-237-9429)
• Gulf Coast Legal Foundation (713-652-0077)

Transitional housing

• The Women’s Home (713-521-3150)  

Other

• United Way of Greater Houston (Hotline: 713-957-4357)
• FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center (281-446-2615)
  (formerly FamilyTime Foundation)
• Crisis Intervention Houston (Hotline: 713-HOTLINE)
• Neighborhood Centers, Inc (713- 224-5437)
• Covenant House Houston (713-523-2231)

Houston Area Exchange Clubs

• The Bellaire Exchange Club
• The Greater Katy Exchange Club
• The Exchange Club of Fort Bend
• The Exchange Club of Pearland
• The Exchange Club of Sugar Land
• The Heights Exchange Club

Local chapters of The National Exchange Club are also active in the following areas within the Greater Houston community: FM 1960, Hobby Airport, Memorial, Pasadena, and Quail Valley.

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