Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth
About this Organization
The Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth rescues children from the unimaginable. It cares for little ones who are removed from their homes by Child Protective Services (CPS) due to abuse or neglect by a parent or guardian. That abuse or neglect may cause them to be traumatized, withdrawn, and fearful when they arrive at the shelter. Some have scars because of it. Others have broken bones.
The Ark is the only facility within an 80-mile radius licensed and contracted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide assessment services and emergency shelter for 61 of these victims, ages 0 through 17. HHSC knows it can count on The Ark to provide a safe and caring home for them. Some of the infants have been as young as 1 day old.
The shelter, which is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, provides childcare, diaper changes, diaper rash ointment/skin protectant, clothes, personal hygiene products, and more.
The Ark is the only facility within an 80-mile radius licensed and contracted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide assessment services and emergency shelter for 61 of these victims, ages 0 through 17. HHSC knows it can count on The Ark to provide a safe and caring home for them. Some of the infants have been as young as 1 day old.
The shelter, which is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, provides childcare, diaper changes, diaper rash ointment/skin protectant, clothes, personal hygiene products, and more.