T.B.E.S.P. OZANAM Center Inc.

Shelter details

Added Dec 15, 2017 | Last Update Oct 12, 2023
656 N. Minnesota
Brownsville, TX 78521
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(956) 831-6331

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Mission Statement

"The Corporation, BISHOP ENRIQUE SAN PEDRO, OZANAM CENTER, Inc., operates exclusively for the charitable purpose of providing assistance to those in need by: A) Providing temporary shelter and housing to homeless, regardless of sex, color, creed and national origin; B) Offering referral to social services agencies and humanitarian encouragement; C) Facilitating the involvement of community volunteers in center needs; D) Providing information to the public about homelessness in the community."
- Source: T.B.E.S.P. OZANAM Center Inc. website

Description

In addition, extensions are given base on the individuals/families personal circumstance.

Most individuals stay at their shelter from an overnight stay to thirty days.

The
needs for shelter of their residents vary widely, but the basic need is
always the same: a clean, safe place to stay, hot meals, and the goal
to obtaining permanent housing.

Eligibility requirements are similar to other homeless agencies across the country.

The Shelter also serves as an emergency shelter during the hurricane and cold weather season.

transportation vouchers and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing services.

The Shelter Homeless Services Program: includesshort-term (30-day) Emergency Shelter, 3 hot meals,
Shelter services:

Food Pantry (twice monthly) to needy families living within the catchment areas (5 mile radius) After School Tutoring
Community Garden
Transitional Housing (2 Years)
Centro de Trabajadores Fuerza Del Valle
Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
Short and Long rent assistance
Emergency Shelter Grant Program
Deposit Utility & Short Term Rent

The Shelter also serves as an emergency shelter during hurricane and the cold weather season.

A Homeless Shelter in Brownsville, TX