Julia C Hester House

Early childhood: the overall goal of this program is to foster a positive, healthy learning environment for the children of the fifth ward community and to empower individual families. Based on head start performance standards and Texas early learning standards, the program encourages each child to explore the environment in a positive way with strong emphasis on early literacy and strong family support. Hester House's staff and families meet together to build relationships of respect and quality.

Senior services: the senior service program empowers seniors to live independently and with dignity. Critical services for the elderly are provided in a community-based environment promoting health and nutrition, social activities, recreation, and supportive services. The program seeks to decrease loneliness and isolation, improve and maintain health conditions, and provide linkage to critical resources to help sustain at-risk seniors within their homes. Ultimately, the impact will result in an increase in lifestyle changes, which support Hester House's mission of promotion quality of living in the fifth ward community.

Family and social service: through supportive and case management services, the family and social services program addresses immediate client needs while assessing root causes impacting the client's ability to maintain and/or achieve self-sufficiency. The elimination of these obstacles allows families to achieve personal, educational, and economic independence which ultimately enhances the quality of life in the fifth ward and surrounding communities.