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Homeless outreach and shelter — SEARCH Houston

Street outreach, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness in Houston.

By SEARCH Homeless Services -- via structured_import -- Apr 13, 2026

Homeless outreach and shelter — SEARCH Houston

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SEARCH Homeless Services provides street outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing in Houston. The agency operates the Star of Hope connection to coordinated entry and runs programs specifically for veterans, families, and individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Case managers help residents access benefits, employment, and mental health services. SEARCH serves over 5,000 people annually across Harris County.

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SEARCH Homeless Services works to engage, stabilize, educate, employ and house individuals and families who are homeless in the Houston area. Since 1989, the organization has been providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives for thousands of people working to break free from poverty and homelessness.

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IM Houston

For over 60 years, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston has brought people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration, and service to the most vulnerable in our community. IM Houston operates Texas's largest Meals on Wheels program (delivering 1.5 million meals annually to 4,300+ homebound seniors), resettles refugees from 40+ countries, coordinates thousands of disaster and community volunteers through Volunteer Houston, and fosters interfaith understanding through dialogue programs, youth leadership, and cultural exchange.

Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center

The Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center is a City of Houston facility located on Market Street in the Denver Harbor neighborhood on Houston's east side. Operated by the Houston Health Department, the center connects residents to public health programs, social services, community education, and local government resources. The facility serves as an anchor institution for a historically working-class neighborhood with deep roots in Houston's Latino and longtime industrial workforce communities. Source: houstonhealth.org.

Southwest Multi-Service Center

The Southwest Multi-Service Center is a City of Houston facility on High Star Drive serving the Sharpstown area and surrounding southwest Houston communities. The center brings health screenings, social services, public benefits navigation, and civic programming directly into one of Houston's most ethnically diverse areas. Sharpstown and the broader southwest corridor have significant immigrant and refugee populations, and the MSC plays an important role connecting these communities to city-administered resources and support programs. Source: houstonhealth.org.

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