Resource Mobilization

Mobilizing resources from around the community to provide direct support to APS clients

Health and Hope Award Program

Every December, just in time for the holidays, APS caseworkers submit client stories to the board for consideration in making their client’s hopes and needs come true. These stories describe the client hardships, needs, and expressed wishes that fall outside the support clients would usually be able to receive through APS or the APS Board.

Some items that have been purchased by the Board in past years include a washer/dryer, furniture, a typewriter, a Bible, a suit for a client to attend church, and assistance with tax payments to prevent property foreclosure and homelessness. The Board tries to fulfill all identified wishes that are submitted by APS caseworkers, depending on available budget.

APS Silver Star Resource Rooms

The APS Silver Star Resource Room program is designed to have essential items always available to APS caseworkers, so that they can meet the immediate needs of the clients they are working with whenever those needs appear. The Board has created 7 resource rooms throughout the region; their locations are identified with stars on our Region 6 map (see the About Us page). There are 2 located in Harris County and 1 in Liberty, Montgomery, Galveston, Brazoria and Ft Bend Counties. The board allocates $3500.00 each year to stock the rooms with needed items such as adult diapers, blankets, cleaning supplies, clothes, toiletries and other basic health daily necessities. Portable heaters and fans are also sought to support client’s comfort during the Texas winter and summer elements.

Emergency funding Needs

Many clients who have experienced abuse, neglect, and exploitation need considerable resources and support before they can get past their negative experiences and resume a higher quality of life. Unfortunately, some of those needs go beyond what APS caseworkers are able to provide to their clients using State funds.

When an APS caseworker identifies client needs that they are unable to provide, they will ask the APS Board to cover the costs. Past requests have included paying for a needed doctor’s visit, a State identification card that was necessary to apply for public assistance benefits, a birth certificate, and a deposit for utilities to avoid service interruption. The APS Board strives to fulfill all requests from APS caseworkers. We rely on donations from individuals, organizations, and corporations to help on this mission to provide for the financial needs of APS clients who are overcoming the impacts of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.