Our partners

An agency’s success is directly proportional to the extent to which it collaborates with the community.

Alzheimer’s Association

The leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

Arnold Ventures

A philanthropy dedicated to tackling some of the most pressing problems in the United States. They funded the evaluation by The University of Houston-Downtown of our CORE telehealth program.

Coalition for the Homeless

A private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership in the development, advocacy, and coordination of community strategies to prevent and end homelessness.

Harris County District Attorney’s Office

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office, under District Attorney Kim Ogg, is integral to the successful jail diversion programs in Harris County. It is one of a few district attorney offices in the nation with assistant district attorneys dedicated to issues involving the mentally ill.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Foundation

Formed in 2010 by a group of community leaders and citizens to assist and support the men and women of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

HOPE Center

The 1960 HOPE Center was opened to offer basic human services to those in the 1960 area.

H.O.P.E. Haven

Their mission is to help persons experiencing homelessness find a path off the streets and to mentor them throughout their life journey to succeed and thrive as contributing members of our community.

Hope Impacts

Seeks to provide hope to persons experiencing homelessness and under resourced individuals in the Katy community through tangible acts of love. They provide information and resources to address physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual needs.

Houston Police Department

The HCSO started collaborating with the Houston Police Department (HPD) on October 27, 2011, with a joint HCSO/HPD Crisis Intervention Response Team that serves the entire Harris County region. The collaboration has expanded to the Homeless Outreach Team and other initiatives.

Houston Recovery Center

The Houston Recovery Center (AKA the Sobering Center and the Houston Center for Sobriety) is an alternative to jail for people whose only offense is public intoxication, allowing them to regain sobriety in a safe, medicallymonitored environment.

Menninger Clinic

A premiere mental health facility. Menninger provides instructors for our 40-hour mental health class.

NAMI Greater Houston

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Houston sponsors a CIT Deputy Award where they recognize a deputy who has gone above and beyond in responding to individuals in behavioral crisis. NAMI is the nation’s grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM)

Formed by 10 Covenant Congregations who agreed to set aside their theological differences and pool their resources to better serve community needs. NAM has served north and northwest Harris County since 1983.

Operation ID

Photo ID is a basic need. It provides access to nearly all aspects of business and social life. Operation ID helps persons experiencing homelessness obtain identification.

SEARCH Homeless Services

An interfaith, nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to respond to the growing number of people experiencing homelessness in Houston.

H.O.P.E. Haven

H.O.P.E. Haven’s mission is to help persons experiencing homelessness find a path off the streets and to mentor them throughout their life journey to succeed and thrive as contributing members of our community.

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Harris County’s local mental health authority. HCSO’s primary collaborator. The Harris Center provides the clinicians on HCSO’s co-responder program, the CORE telehealth program, and the downtown Homeless Outreach Team. The collaboration between the HCSO and The Harris Center goes back to 1991.

University of Houston-Downtown

Conducted a process evaluation of the HCSO CORE telehealth program.