Web Directory

» Collaborative for Children
   Non-profit organization that focuses on improving the quality of early-childhood care and education in the Houston, TX area. Provides information for families and teachers.
   http://www.collabforchildren.org/

» ESCAPE Family Resource Center
   Non-profit agency offering parenting classes, divorce classes, classes for parents with children of disabilities, and parenting classes to prevent child abuse and child neglect in Houston.
   http://www.learntoparent.org/

» Hispanic Housing & Education Corporation
   Nonprofit developer and educational organization. Develops housing and on-site educational facilities for immigrants and their families.
   http://www.hhecorp.org/

» Houston A+ Challenge
   Independent nonprofit that supports public school reform efforts in the Greater Houston area. Features blog, initiatives, and news.
   http://www.houstonaplus.org/

» Houston Alternative Education Alliance (HAEA)
   Inclusive/nonsectarian association of homeschooling families in the Greater Houston area. Features membership information and ongoing events.
   http://www.haeahomeschooling.com/

» Houston Area Library Automated Network (HALAN)
   The Houston Public Library operates HALAN, a computer network that serves eight public libraries and one community college library in the Houston area. HALAN offers all members the use of an online integrated library system from Innovative Interfaces, Inc
   http://www.halan.lib.tx.us/

» Houston Area Library System (HALS)
   Dedicated to the improvement of public library services throughout the HALS region by providing support to library directors and staffs, trustees, Friends of the Library groups, and community supporters.
   http://www.hals.lib.tx.us/

» Houston Hillel
   Serves the social, ethnic, cultural, and religious needs of Jewish students at the University of Houston through an extremely active programming board of students. Offers calendar of events, staff, and student board information.
   http://www.houstonhillel.org/

» Houston READ Commission
   A non-profit urban literacy coalition, created by the Mayor and City Council to coordinate adult and family literacy services in the Greater Houston area.
   http://www.houread.org/

» Institute of International Education Southern Regional Center
   Promotes international understanding through educational and professional exchanges by presenting Houston's cultural diversity and economic strengths to current and future world leaders and by creating opportunities for Houstonians to serve as citizen amb
   http://www.iie-houston.org/

» Literacy Advance of Houston
   Offers programs to help adults seeking to improve basic reading and writing skills. Features information for students, volunteers, and donors.
   http://www.literacyadvancehouston.org/

» Metropolitan Association for Teachers of Science (MATS)
   Purpose is to make available internet K-12 resources to the science teachers of metropolitan Houston and to encourage teachers to share successful classroom ideas over the web.
   http://www.matsweb.org/

» Neuhaus Education Center
   Provides professional teacher development and dyslexia education for parents and educators in research-based methods of literacy and dyslexia instruction.
   http://www.neuhaus.org/

» OLRA Educational Foundation
   Houston-based, non-profit educational foundation dedicated to improving the lives of the underprivileged population in the USA, India, China, Philippines, and the rest of Southeast Asia.
   http://www.olrafoundation.org/

» Region IV Education Service Center
   The largest Education Service Center in Texas, serving the schools of Houston and surrounding areas.
   http://www.esc4.net/

» River Oaks Elementary School PTO
   Extensive Parent-Teacher Organization site
   http://roepto.org/

» Sage Education Group, LLC
   Helps families find educational placement options, including college searches, therapeutic and emotional growth placements, placements for students with learning disabilities, and tutoring placements.
   http://www.sageeducationgroup.com/

» Spring Branch Education Foundation
   Non-profit organization that accepts donations for the Spring Branch Independent School District to facilitate student and parent programs, mentorships, development programs, and grants.
   http://www.springbranchisd.com/sbef/sbef.htm

» The Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC)
   Nonprofit, volunteer organization organized to promote and support high quality care and education for young children through improved professional practice and broadened public awareness.
   http://www.haaeyc.org/

» The Santana Dotson Foundation
   Committed to helping economically disadvantaged students from Houston's inner city neighborhoods with the financial assistance they need in order to receive a college education.
   http://www.santanadotson.org/

» The Women's Fund for Health Education and Research
   Organization produces and distributes educational publications on various health topics free of charge to the Houston community. These books are available in both English and Spanish.
   http://www.thewomensfund.org/

» Writers in the Schools
   Sends professional poets, fiction writers, and playwrights into classrooms in the area to share their love and knowledge of the written word with students and teachers. Provides history, staff biographies, program details, and contact information.
   http://www.writersintheschools.org/

» Young Audiences of Houston
   Dedicated to educating children through the arts and to making the arts an integral part of the school curriculum.
   http://www.yahouston.org/