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Crime Victim Links

Texas Crime Victim's Compensation Program

The National Organization for Victim Assistance

Texas Department Of Public Safety - Victim Services

Texas VINE – Victim Information and Notification Everyday

Make Texas VINE part of your safety plan. This free service notifies registered users of changes in offender jail status. Offenders do not know of registrants. Information line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English or Spanish. For more information on Texas VINE, visit here.

Call toll free:

1-877-TX4-VINE (1-877-894-8463)

Do not depend only on TEXAS VINE, or any single program, for your protection.

Family Violence

Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County

Office 409-763-1441

Hotline 1-888-919-SAFE

All calls are strictly confidential.

To volunteer, call the Volunteer Coordinator at 409-763-1441

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

TDD for the Hearing Impaired 1-800-787-3224

Violence Against Children Services

Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County

5710 Avenue S 1/2

Galveston TX 77551

Carmen Crabtree, Director

409-741-6000

Hotline 1-800-252-5400

Report child abuse. It’s the law.

Children's Protective Services (CPS)

123 Rosenberg, Suite 500

Galveston TX 77550

Sandra Haire, Director

409-766-5950

Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC) & Other Survivors of Homicide Houston Chapter

Meetings held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church -- Youth Building

Second Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Dotti Walker, President

713-726-1944

CHILDREN'S CENTER

2902 Broadway

Galveston TX 77550

Terry Keel, Director

409-765-5212

Victim Recovery

Choosing the Best Inpatient Addiction and Domestic Violence or Sexual Abuse Recovery Center at Recovery.org.

Missing Persons - Children and Adults

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Service
1-800-346-3243

National Center For Missing And Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST

The Texas Center For The Missing
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 420148, Houston, TX 77242-0148
Physical Address: 3311 Richmond, Suite 315, Houston, TX 77098-3018
Direct: 713-599-0235
Fax: 713-522-7386

Child Watch Of North America
Child Watch of North America is a missing children organization based in Orlando, Florida.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol (BACODA)

Serving the Bay Area since 1974, BACODA's mission is to help individuals, families and communities stop alcohol/drug abuse and addiction. They make a difference through community involvement, education, outreach, prevention, intervention, screening and referral. Help is just a phone call away.

1300A Bay Area Blvd Suite 102 Houston TX 77058

Benita Fernandez, Information Specialist, benita.fernandez@bacoda.com

Office 281-212-2900

Fax 281-212-2901

Toll Free 1-800-510-3111

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)

15355 Vantage Parkway West, Suite 220

Houston, TX 77032

John McName, Director

281-590-2222 or 1-800-261-6233

Consumer-Fraud Resources

Attorney General Of Texas
Consumer Information Online

Council Of Better Business Bureaus
Scam alerts and consumer tips online

National Fraud Information Center
Sponsored by the National Consumers League
Toll-free Consumer Assistance 1-800-876-7060

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Line

Securities And Exchange Commission
Securities and investment scam alerts

Consumer Product Safety Commission
Information on product safety and recalls

Texas Securities Commission
Securities and investment scam alerts

Texas Prisons and Parole

Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Pardons & Paroles Division
Attention: Victim Services
PO Box 13401, Capitol Station, Austin TX 78711
1-800-848-4284

Community Social Services

Hospice Care Team
Grief Support Groups
Deborah Perryman, Director
409-938-0070 or 1-800-545-8738

Family Service Center
Executive Director Dr. Julie Purser
2200 Market Street, Ste. 600
Galveston TX 77550
409-762-8636

The Jesse Tree
2622 Market Street, Galveston TX 77550
409-762-2233 - Fax #409-621-2531
Toll Free #877-621-2455
jessetree@aol.com

Bo's Place (Formerly Grief Centers Of Texas)

Bo's Place is a bereavement center offering grief support for children, ages 3 to 18, and their families who have experienced the death of a child or an adult in their immediate family. The center also offers programs for grieving adults.

Mary Beth Staine, Director

For info on support groups in your area, call 713-942-8339.