HHSC – The Office of Border Affairs direct web link:
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/hhsc_projects/oba/index.shtml
Promotoras Directory
In alphabetical order by county.
HHSC/OBA Coordinator
Bea Martinez
Hector Mario Guerra
Jaime Arizpe
Leonel Vela
Norma Cavazos
Region
El Paso
Eagle Pass/Del Rio
Laredo
Upper Rio Grande Valley
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Email Address
Office
Fax
bea.martinez@hhsc.state.tx.us
(915) 834-5786
(915) 834-7072
hector.guerra@hhsc.state.tx.us
(830) 703-7703
(830) 774-6276
jaime.arizpe@hhsc.state.tx.us
leonel.vela@hhsc.state.tx.us
norma.cavazos@hhsc.state.tx.us
(956)794-6320
(956)794-6363
(956) 971-1288
(956) 421-5531
(956) 971-1297
(956) 444-3256
If you or your Promotor Group would like to be included in this directory, please contact the
Regional Coordinator noted for the area you or your group are located in.
January 2013
County
Agency
Contact Information
Cameron
Abriendo Puertas
204 East Stubbs, Suite B
Edinburg, TX 78539
Myra Guerra
(956) 380-1230 (O)
(956) 383-3664 (F)
Email: myrah@tamu.edu
Cameron
AVANCE
355 W. Elizabeth St.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Monica Pena
(956) 541-6337(O)
(956) 541-9344 (F)
Email: mspena.rgv@avance.org
Hygiene, Children’s Health
Topics, Nutrition
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Cameron County Social Service Center
(Browne Park)
9901 California Rd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Ana Herrera
(956) 831-1506
Email: Ana.Herra@co.cameron.tx.us
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid apps and Advocacy
efforts
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Center for Community Development
(CCHD)
Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
330 W. Hudson Rd.
San Benito, TX 78586
Julie St. John
(325) 513-4943 (O)
(956) 399-8740 (F)
Email: jastjohn@srph.tamhsc.edu
DSHS certified CHW and CHW
Instructor training program (full
certification courses and
CEUs); Outreach; Health
education and promotion;
facilitation; planning and
implementation; breast,
cervical, colorectal cancer
project on prevention/early
detection, treatment options,
and healthy survivorship
Norma
Cavazos
2
General Description
of Services
Bilingual parent outreach
curriculum helping parents
understand their role in helping
their children succeed in
school, thereby promoting
academic achievement.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
County
Cameron
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
Centro Cultural de Educación y Asistencia
de Cameron Park
2100 Gregory Ave
Brownsville, TX 78529
Martha Cramer
(956) 547-7002 (O)
Cameron
El Milagro Clinic
901 East Vermont
McAllen, TX 78503
Grace Lawson
(956) 664-9416 (O)
(956) 664-9243 (F)
Email: Grace2801@aol.com
Serves low income clients with
primary health care needs.
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Family Crisis Center
616 W. Taylor
Harlingen, TX 78550
Brenda Heredia
(956) 423-9304 (O)
(956) 423-9306 (F)
Victim services for domestic
violence and sexual assault
survivors.
Norma
Cavazos
Email: martha.cramer@co.cameron.tx.us
Email: familycrisiscenter@sbcglobal.net
Cameron
Cameron
Health Care Unlimited, Inc.
1100 E. Laurel Avenue
McAllen, TX 78501
Frank Rivas
(956) 994-9911 (O)
(956) 630-0452 (F)
Email: frivas@hcuinc.com
Home Health: Individualized
nursing care in the comfort of
the patient’s home. Primary
Home Care (PHC): Assistance
with Activities of Daily Living
(ADLs) for most Medicaid
beneficiaries.
Norma
Cavazos
Health & Human Services CommissionOffice of Border Affairs
601 West Sesame Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550
Norma Cavazos
(956) 421-5531 (O)
(956) 444-3299 (F)
Works with HHS Agencies to
improve service delivery
system and access to services.
Coordinates with community
groups to facilitate services to
service area
Norma
Cavazos
Email: Norma.Cavazos@hhsc.state.tx.us
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
One-stop multi-service center
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
IRRA Incorporated
4737 South Sugar Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
Sandy Cavazos
(956) 393-2227 (O)
(956) 292-0371 (F)
Email: scavazos@irra.org
Cameron
Mano A Mano (BCHC)
2609 Delia Avenue
Brownsville, TX 78526
Cristella Gomez or Rosalva Resendiz
(956) 982-0763
(956) 982-0789
(956) 546-4163 (F)
Email: Cgomez.bchc@tachc.org
Email: Rresendez.bchc@tachc.org
General Health Topics
Diabetes, Shaken Baby, Breast
and Cervical Cancer, Child
Abuse information
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Maximus/THSTEPS
1925 E. Iowa Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78542
Betsy Coats or Merida Escobar
(956) 388-8140 (O)
Email: betsycoats@maximus.com
Email: Meridaescobar@maximus.com
Link to Services/THSteps
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Medical Innovations
702 Expressway 83, Suite D
Pharr, TX 78577
Robert Robles
(956) 781-7914 (O)
(956) 781-5228 (F)
Participate in communities with
provider services, home health
care and Community Based
Alternatives (CBA)
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Migrant Health Promotion (MHP)
437 S. Texas Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Gayle A. Lawn-Day
(956) 968-3600 (O)
1-800-461-8394
Email: glawnday@migranthealth.org
Migrant Health Promotion
builds on community strengths
to improve health in farm
worker and border
communities. Our programs
provide peer health education,
increase access to health
resources and bring community
members together with health
providers, employers and
policymakers to create positive
changes.
Norma
Cavazos
4
County
Agency
Contact Information
Cameron
Nuestra Clinica del Valley
801 W. 1st Street,
San Juan, TX 78577
Christian Munoz
(956) 787-8915 ext. 482 (O)
Email: Cmunoz.ncdv@tachc.org
Cameron
Proyecto Juan Diego
2216 Eduardo
Brownsville, TX 78526
Sister Phylis
(956) 542-2488 (O)
(956) 542-5055 (F)
Email: phylispeters@gmail.com
Provide home health education,
cholesterol screenings,
diabetes screenings, ESL &
GED classes, stressmanagement classes,
parenting, mother and child
development, after-school
tutorial, citizenship classes,
English, community action
activities
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
QUAD Counties Council
Colonia Promotora Program
1401 Las Vacas
Del Rio, TX 78840
Sandra Vela
1-877-774-7411 or (830) 774-7411 (O)
(830) 768-0351 (F)
Email: velasandra@msn.com
Provide Navigation Assistance
with SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP,
TANF, and other social
services.
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
South Texas Promotora Association
(STPA)
P. O. Box 350
San Juan, TX 78589
Merida Escobar
(956) 383-5393 (O)
(956) 380-0802 (F)
Email: Stpa08@sbcglobal.net
An Association of
individuals/agencies who use
Promotoras in their service
delivery system, or who are
interested in and/or support
Promotora issues.
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
START Center
743 N. Sam Houston
San Benito, TX 78586
Jose Medrano
(956) 399-7818 (O)
Web page: www.startcenter.org
English/Spanish GED
Remedial English (ESL)
Advocacy
Community Organizing
Plaza Comunitaria
Homeless Prevention Services
Multi-Bank Services
Community Resource Center
Norma
Cavazos
5
General Description
of Services
Provide preventative health
services to qualified Hidalgo
County residents.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
General health outreach,
Diabetes, CHIP and Medicaid
Outreach, Healthy Start,
integrated eligibility, dental
health service outreach, and
women health
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Su Clinica Familiar
1706 Treasure Hills Blvd.
Harlingen, TX 78550
Cheryl L. Sproles
(956) 365-6750 (O)
(956) 365-6779 (F)
Email: csproles@suclinica.org
Cameron
Su Clinica Familiar- Com. Outreach
4501 South Expressway 83
Harlingen, TX 78550
Dora Garcia
(956) 365-6018 (O)
(956J) 365-6075 (F)
(956) 792-2959 (C)
Email: dgarcia@suclinica.org
Web page: www.suclinica.org
Outreach services, help in
enrollment of CHIP, Medicaid
and Food Stamps, connection
to services.
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
1390 West Expressway 83
San Benito, TX 78586
Lilian Mezquida
(956) 361-8236 (O)
(956) 361-8240 (F)
Email: lmezquida@ag.tamu.edu
Clothing, Parenting,
Environmental Health, Diabetes
education, High Blood Pressure
Prevention, Nutrition
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Texas A & M CHUD
Administrative Offices
3516 East Expressway 83
Weslaco, TX 78596
Laura Trevino
(956) 447-9355 (O)
(956) 447-9716 (F)
Email: ltrevino@archmail.tamu.edu
“Building Stronger Texas
Communities Through
Partnerships”. Facilitating,
recruiting and identifying
opportunities to be delivered via
Community Resource Centers.
Training resource for
Promotoras
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
UT - Border Health Office
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
Doreen Garza
(956) 318-8900 (O)
(956) 318-8903 (F)
Email: garzad@utpa.edu
Diabetes education, diabetes
registry
Norma
Cavazos
Cameron
Valley Baptist Home Health, an Amedisys
Partner
2422 East Tyler Ave. Suite A
Harlingen, TX 78550
Luz Delgado-Cintron
(956) 425-1543 (O)
(956) 421-5613 (F)
Email: Luz.delgado@amedisys.com
Promotes access to health care
and wellness to the community
Norma
Cavazos
6
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Behavioral Health
- Prevention
- Intervention
- Advocacy
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Aliviane Inc.
7722 N. Loop
El Paso, TX 79915
Emma Munoz
(915) 782-4042 (O)
Email: emunoz@aliviane.org
El Paso
Amerigroup Community Care of El Paso,
Inc.
Marina Estrada
(915) 532-9602
Marina.estrada@amerigroup.com
STAR+PLUS Medicaid
Managed Care
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Centro Comunidad Socorro Ramirez
106 Peyton Rd.
El Paso, TX 79928
Leticia Martinez & Raquel Perez
(915) 852-2245 (O)
Email: Raquelp40@yahoo.com
Outreach & Education
-Services
-Programming at center
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Centro Comunitario de Agua Dulce
15371 Kenwood
El Paso, TX 79928
Lupe Ibarra
Outreach & Education
-Services
-Programming at center
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Centro Communitario MV – La Fe
1418 Gregg,
El Paso, TX 79938
James Aguirre
(915) 857-1567 (O)
Email: James.aguirre@lafe-ep.org
Outreach & Education
Services
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe
700 E. 7th Street
El Paso, TX 79901
Jorge Salazar
(915) 351-6466 (O)
Email: Jorge.salzar@lafe-ep.org
Education on:
-HIV prevention,
-Cervical & Breast Cancer
-Diabetes
-Migrant Workers in pub hsg.
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Centro San Vicente
8061 Alameda Ave.
El Paso, TX 79915
Melissa Aguirre
(915) 225-0667 (O)
Email: maguirre@csv.tachc.org
Education in the clinic:
-Prenatal
-Postnatal
-Diabetes
-Tobacco
-Physical Activity
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Family Planning
4824 Alberta, Ste. 403
El Paso, TX 79905
Pat Moreno
(915) 532-5454 (O)
(915) 521-7980 (F)
Email:pmoreno@umcelpaso.org
Health Education:
-Sexuality
-Growth& Development
-Parenting
Bea Martinez
(915) 852-2656 (O)
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
-Teen Pregnancy Prevent.
-Diabetes
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
El Paso
HHSC Office of Border Affairs
401 E Franklin, Suite 584
El Paso, TX 79901
Bea Martinez
(915) 834-5786 (O)
Email: bea.martinez@hhsc.state.tx.us
Works with HHS Agencies to
improve service delivery
system and access to services.
Coordinates with community
groups to facilitate services to
service area
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Las Americas
1550 E Yandell
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 544-5126 ext 30 (O)
Immigrant Advocacy &
Education
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Maximus
Linda Hendry, Regional Manager
(915) 241-6720
lindahendry@maximus.com
STAR, STAR PLUS enrollment,
Texas Health Steps outreach
and informing services
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Molina Healthcare
Monica Esparza
(915) 443-2163
STAR and STAR+PLUS
Medicaid Managed Care
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Project VIDA
3607 Rivera
El Paso, TX 79905
Aida Ponce
(915) 351-1401 (O)
(915) 494-1036 (C)l
Email: aaponce4@gmail.com
Education:
Disease Prevention
-Diabetes
-Nutrition
-Hypertension
-Weight loss
Improving life style habits
Conduct newborn Case –
management
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Rio Vista Community Center
109 Rio Vista
El Paso, TX 79928
Lety Pasillas
(915) 860-8615 (O)
Email: leticiapasillas@yahoo.com
Outreach & Education
-Services
-Programming at center
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Texas A&M CHUD-Colonias Program.
10400 Socorro Road
El Paso, TX 79927
Pema Baca
(915) 860-9528 (O)
Email: pgarcia@archmail.tamu.edu
Outreach & Education
-Services
-Programming at centers
- CHIP outreach
Bea Martinez
8
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Correctol cancer education,
screening, navigation services
offered to eligible participants
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Bea Martinez
El Paso
Texas Tech Health Services UniversityDept. of Family and Community Medical
Action Program
Rebekah Salaiz Program Coordinator
(915) 757-3178 (O)
Email:Rebekah.salaiz@ttushsc.edu
Hidalgo
Health & Human Services CommissionOffice of Border Affairs
4501 W. Bus Hwy 83
McAllen, TX 78501
Leo Vela
(956) 971-1288 (O)
(956) 971-1297 (F)
Email: Leonel.Vela@hhsc.state.tx.us
Works with HHS Agencies to
improve service delivery
system and access to services.
Coordinates with community
groups to facilitate services to
service area
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Hidalgo Cty, Pct. 2 Multi-Purpose Center
1429 S. Tower Rd.
Alamo, TX 78516
Melinda “Meli” Ochoa
(956) 784-3505 (O)
(956) 784-3550 (F)
Email: Meli.ochoa@co.hidlalgo.tx.us
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Hidalgo County Health & Human Services
Department
1304 S. 25th St.
Edinburg, TX 78539
Lydia Serna
(956) 383-6221 (O)
(956) 383-8864 (F)
Email: Lydia.Serna@hchd.org
Clinical Preventive Services,
Case work (Community Service
Aids’-CSA’s)
Woman’s Health, Breast and
Cervical Cancer
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Hope Family Health Center
2332 Jordan Rd.
McAllen, TX 78503
Mayra L. Avila
(956) 994-3319 (O)
(956) 971-9377 (F)
Email: Mayra.hopeclinic@gmail.com
Provide medical and counseling
services for anyone that does
not qualify for medical
insurance and it is based on
donations.
Leo Vela
One-stop multi-service center
Leo Vela
Web page: www.hopefamilyhealthcenter.org
Hidalgo
IRRA Incorporated
4737 South Sugar Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
Sandy Cavazos
(956)393-2227 (O)
(956) 292-0371 (F)
Email: scavazos@irra.org
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Hygiene, Children’s Health
Topics, Nutrition
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
AVANCE
355 W. Elizabeth St.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Monica Pena
(956) 541-6337(O)
(956) 541-9344 (F)
Email: mspena.rgv@avance.org
Hidalgo
Maximus/THSTEPS
1925 E. Iowa Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78542
Betsy Coats or Merida Escobar
(956) 388-8140 (O)
Email: betsycoats@maximus.com
Email: Meridaescobar@maximus.com
Link to Services/THSteps
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Medical Innovations
702 Expressway 83, Suite D
Pharr, TX 78577
Robert Robles
(956) 781-7914 (O)
(956) 781-5228 (F)
Participate in communities with
provider services, home health
care and Community Based
Alternatives (CBA)
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Migrant Health Promotion (MHP)
437 S. Texas Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Gayle A. Lawn-Day
(956) 968-3600 or 1-800-461-8394 (O)
Email: glawnday@migranthealth.org
Migrant Health Promotion
builds on community strengths
to improve health in farm
worker and border
communities. Our programs
provide peer health education,
increase access to health
resources and bring community
members together with health
providers, employers and
policymakers to create positive
changes.
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
North San Juan CRC
509 East Earling
San Juan, TX 78589
Janie Hernandez
956-283-1711 (O)
956-781-5606 (F)
Leo Vela
Email: janie.hernandez@co.hidalgo.tx.us
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
Christian Munoz
956-787-8915 ext. 482 (O)
Email: Cmunoz.ncdv@tachc.org
Provide preventative health
services to qualified Hidalgo
County residents.
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Nuestra Clinica del Valley
801 W. 1st Street,
San Juan, TX 78577
10
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Family planning services for
men, women, teens. Birth
control, STD testing &
treatment, Rapid HIV tests.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Planned Parenthood Association of
Hidalgo County
916 E. Hackberry
McAllen, TX 78501
Martha Leos
(956) 688-3700 (O)/(956) 618-3718 (F)
Email: leosmartha@yahoo.com
Email: Martha.leos@ppahc.org
Hidalgo
South Texas Promotoras Association
P. O. Box 350
San Juan, TX 78589
Merida Escobar
(956) 383-5393 (O)
(956) 380-0802 (F)
Email: Stpa08@sbcglobal.net
An Association of individual
agencies who use Promotoras
in their service delivery system,
or who are interested in and/or
support Promotora issues.
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Texas A & M CHUD
Alton Youth Recreation Center
349 W. Dawes
Alton, TX 78573-1196
Mary R. Leal
(956) 519-2123 (O)
(956) 519-9503 (F)
Email: Mleal@arch.tamu.edu
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Texas A & M CHUD
Monte Alto Community Center
1st and Guadalupe St.
(Mailing Only) Rt. 1 Box 116
Edcouch, TX 78538
Lucia Caberra
(956) 262- 6119 (O)
(956)-262-5535 (F)
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Texas A & M CHUD
San Carlos CRC
230 N. 86th St. (Hwy 107 & 86th)
Edinburg, TX 78541
Dora Zamarripa
(956) 387-0692 (O)
(956) 387-0694 (F)
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Texas A & M CHUD
Progreso Family Community Center
1015 S. Street –Progreso, TX
(mailing only) Rt.1, Box 218-J
Daisy Garces
(956) 514-2454 (O)
(956) 514-2454 (F)
Email: daisygarces81@yahoo.com
Connect residents to local
service provider in areas of
Education, Health,
Employment, Housing & Social
Leo Vela
11
County
Agency
Contact Information
Weslaco, TX 78596
General Description
of Services
Services. Assist w/CHIP &
Medicaid applications and
Advocacy efforts.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Hidalgo
Texas A & M CHUD
Administrative Offices
3516 East Expressway 83
Weslaco, TX 78596
Laura Trevino
(956) 447-9355 (O)
(956) 447-9716 (F)
Email: ltrevino@archmail.tamu.edu
“Building Stronger Texas
Communities Through
Partnerships”. Facilitating,
recruiting and identifying
opportunities to be delivered via
Community Resource Centers.
Training resource for
Promotoras
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Texas A &M School of Rural Public Health
2400 Hibiscus Ave,
Hidalgo, TX 78557
Dr. Dinorah Martinez Clemente, CHW
Instructor
(956) 278-5710 (O)
Provide training programs to
Promotoras.
Leo Vela
Email: Dinorah.martinez@srph.tamhsc.edu
Hidalgo
UT - Border Health Office
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
Doreen Garza
956-318-8900 (O)
956-318-8903 (F)
Email: garzad@utpa.edu
Diabetes education, diabetes
registry
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Valley AIDS Council
601 N. McColl
McAllen, TX 78501
Lizette Saenz
1-800-333-7432 (O
(956) 668-1150 (F)
Email: lsaenz@valleyaids.org
HIV & STD’s counseling
Leo Vela
Hidalgo
Valley Baptist Home Health, an Amedisys
Partner
2422 East Tyler Ave. Suite A
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 425-1543 (O)
(956) 421-5613 (F)
Luz Delgado-Cintron
Email: Luz.delgado@amedisys.com
Promotes access to health care
and wellness to the community
Leo Vela
Maverick
ALAS Promotora Organization
2999 Lindburgh
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Sandra Vela
(830) 752-8711 (O)
Email: velasandra@msn.com
Conduct social justice activities
and presentations to help
people empower themselves;
provide advocacy training to
access services.
Hector Mario
Guerra
12
County
Agency
Contact Information
Maverick
Eagle Pass ISD
1420 Eidson Rd
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Rolando Salinas
(830)773-5181 (O)
General Description
of Services
Parenting/Health Education/
assistance with immediate
needs/ Clothing, etc. for
Migrant families
Maverick
Loma Bonita Self Help Center
2064 Boulder Ridge
Eagle Pass, TX 78853
(830)752-1288 (O)
Link to services/ Tool Bank
Hector Mario
Guerra
Maverick
Maverick County Hospital District
744 S. Bibb Street
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
(830) 773-7116 (O)
(830) 773-1389 (F)
Presentations and education on
diabetes prevention
Hector Mario
Guerra
Maverick
Nick Carr Center
( Pueblo Nuevo Colonia)
865 Ruela St
Eagle Pass, TX 78853
(830) 752-1323 (O)
Link to services
Hector Mario
Guerra
Maverick
QUAD council colonias program
Sandra Vela
(830)752-8711 (O)
Email: velasandra@msn.com
Link to services
Hector Mario
Guerra
Maverick
United Medical Center Family
Planning Program
2525 Veteran’s Blvd.
(830) 773-5358 (O)
(830)773-0258 (F)
Health Education:
-Sexuality
-Growth & Development
Parenting
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Hector Mario
Guerra
Maverick
WIC Program
2525 Veteran’s Blvd.
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
(830)773-1105 (O)
(830)773-1419 (F)
Presentations on nutrition.
Hector Mario
Guerra
Nueces
South Texas Colonias
4325 Philippine Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Juanita Lopez or Lionel Lopez
(361) 854-5248 (O)
Email: Juanita@southtexascolonia.org
Email: Llopez3@stx.rr.com
Serves the needs of colonia
residents in Nueces County.
Medical instruction,
environmental and health
education and link to medical
services.
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HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Hector Mario
Guerra
Norma
Cavazos
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Provides and promotes
education, environmental
health, health issues, housing,
and social services. Assists
with translation, referrals, youth
programs, and organizes
community volunteers to assist
colonia residents with needs
and dissemination of
information.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Leo Vela
Starr
Colonias Unidas Center
8019 Embassy St.
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Mailing add: I Las Lomas
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Priscilla Martinez
(956) 487-0964 (O)
(956) 488-1509 (F)
Email: colonias_unidas@yahoo.com
Starr
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
500 N. Britton
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Yolanda Morado
(956) 487-2306 (O)
(956) 716-8197 (F)
Email: e-serivner-morado@tamu.edu
Diabetes. Clothing, Parenting
Skills, Environmental Health
and Income generation projects
Leo Vela
Starr
Maximus/THSTEPS
1925 E. Iowa Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78542
956-388-8140
Betsy Coats or Merida Escobar
Email:betsycoats@maximus.com
Email:Meridaescobar@maximus.com
Link to Services/THSteps
Leo Vela
Starr
UT - Border Health Office
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
Doreen Garza
(956) 318-8900 (O)
(956) 318-8903 (F)
Email: garzad@utpa.edu
Diabetes education, diabetes
registry
Leo Vela
Starr
South Texas Promotoras Association
(STPA)
P. O. Box 350
San Juan, TX 78589
Merida Escobar
(956) 383-5393 (O)
(956) 380-0802 (F)
Email: Stpa08@sbcglobal.net
An Association of individual
agencies who use Promotoras
in their service delivery system,
or who are interested in and/or
support Promotora issues.
Leo Vela
Starr
El Milagro Clinic
901 East Vermont
McAllen, TX 78503
Grace Lawson
(956) 664-9416 (O)
(956) 664-9243 (F)
Email: Grace2801@aol.com
Serves low income clients with
primary health care needs.
Leo Vela
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Works with HHS Agencies to
improve service delivery
system and access to services.
Coordinates with community
groups to facilitate services to
service area
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Leo Vela
Starr
Health & Human Services CommissionOffice of Border Affairs
4501 W. Bus Hwy 83
McAllen, TX 78501
Leo Vela
(956) 971-1288 (O)
(956) 971-1297 (F)
Email: Leonel.Vela@hhsc.state.tx.us
Starr
IRRA Incorporated
4737 South Sugar Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
Sandy Cavazos
(956) 393-2227 (O)
(956) 292-0371 (F)
Email: scavazos@irra.org
One-stop multi-service center
Leo Vela
Starr
Medical Innovations
702 Expressway 83, Suite D
Pharr, TX 78577
Robert Robles
(956) 781-7914 (O)
(956) 781-5228 (F)
Participate in communities with
provider services, home health
care and Community Based
Alternatives (CBA)
Leo Vela
Starr
Center for Community Development
(CCHD), Texas A&M School of Rural
Public Health
330 W. Hudson Rd.
San Benito, TX 78586
Julie St. John
(325) 513-4943 (O)
(956) 399-8740 (F)
Email: jastjohn@srph.tamhsc.edu
Instructor training program (full
certification courses and
CEUs); Outreach; Health
education and promotion;
facilitation; planning and
implementation; breast,
cervical, colorectal cancer
project on prevention/early
detection, treatment options,
and healthy survivorship
Leo Vela
Starr
AVANCE-Rio Grande Valley
500 S. 10th, Suite D
McAllen, TX 78501
Monica Pena
(956) 380-1230 (O)
(956) 618-1642 (F)
Email: mspena.rgv@avance.org
Hygiene, Children’s Health
Topics, Nutrition
Leo Vela
Starr
Abriendo Puertas
204 East Stubbs, Suite B
Edinburg, TX 78539
Myra Guerra
(956) 383-3664 (O)
Email: myrah@tamu.edu
Bilingual parent outreach
helping parents understand
their role in helping their
children succeed in school,
thereby promoting academic
achievement.
Leo Vela
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Advocating for legal rights of
people with disabilities
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Leo Vela
Starr
Advocacy Inc. /Disability Rights of Texas
200 South 10th
McAllen, TX 78501
Belinda Garza or Eva Guerrero
(956) 630-3013 (O)
Email: belindag@disabilityrightstx.org
Starr
Health Care Unlimited, Inc.
1100 E. Laurel Avenue
McAllen, TX 78501
Frank Rivas
(956) 994-9911 (O)
(956) 630-0452 (F)
Email: frivas@hcuinc.com
Home Health: Individualized
nursing care in the comfort of
the patient’s home. Primary
Home Care : Assistance with
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
for most Medicaid beneficiaries.
Leo Vela
Starr
RGV Council, Inc.
5510 N. Cage Blvd. Suite C
Pharr, TX 78577
Monica Hernandez
(956) 787-7111 (O)
(956) 787-2233 (F)
Email: mhernandez@rgvcouncil.org
Web page: www.rgvcouncil.org
Case management and
Training on Drug Abuse,
Alcohol and Drug Abuse,
Mentoring, outreach screening,
assessment & referral.
Leo Vela
Val Verde
City of Del Rio - WIC Program
200 Bridge St,
Del Rio, TX 78840
Esmeralda Meza
(830) 774-8605 (O)
Presentations on nutrition.
Hector Mario
Guerra
Val Verde
Community Health Improvement Coalition
100 Spring (P.O. Box 1234) I
Del Rio, TX 78841I
(830) 775.1541 or (830) 734-3094 (O)
(830) 774-3062 (F)
Cancer Task Force/ Diabetes
Task Force
Education services
Hector Mario
Guerra
Val Verde
QUAD Council Colonias Program
1401 Las Vacas
Del Rio, TX 78840
Juanita Ortiz
(830) 774-7411 (O)
Link to services
Hector Mario
Guerra
Val Verde
San Felipe Del Rio CISD
900 Cantu Road Annex II
Del Rio, TX 78840
Ana Leyva
(830) 778-4000 (O)
Parenting/ Health Education/
assistance with immediate
needs/ Clothing, etc. for
Migrant families
Hector Mario
Guerra
Val Verde
United Medical Center Family
Planning Program
913 South Main
Del Rio, TX 78840
Lidia Prieto
(830) 778-2321 (O)
Health Education:
-Sexuality
-Growth & Development
Parenting
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Hector Mario
Guerra
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County
Val Verde Center
1693 Cienegas Road
Del Rio, TX 78841-4080
Sandra Arroyo
830) 768-1054 (O)
General Description
of Services
Link to services/ Food
Distribution
Webb
Baptist Child & Family Services
Healthy Start Program
7019 Village Blvd.
Laredo, TX 78045
Lucia Arellano or Linda Mata
(956) 712-4700 (O)
(956) 712-4646 (F)
Email: Lucia.Arellano@bcfs.net
Email: lmata@bcfs.net
Health information, Texas
healthy steps screening,
Medicaid information &
SNAP/TANF/ Medicaid/ CHIP
referral services.
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
Consulado de Mexico
1612 Farragut
Laredo, TX 78040
Reyna Arzate or Ivonne Aguirre
(956) 723-0990 (O)
Email: aarzate@srelaredo.org
Customs relations, legalization
of documents, transfer of
human remains into Mexico,
marriage, adoptions, taking
pets into Mexico, etc.
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
CPRIT, Cancer Prevention Research
Institution of Texas
2600 Cedar St.
Laredo, TX 78044
Zaida Gonzalez
(956) 795-4918 (O)
Email: Zgonzalez@ci.laredo.tx.us
Provide cancer prevention
information for breast, cervical
and colorectal cancers. Assist
navigating patients to proper
screening services. Initiates
colorectal screening.
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
Gateway Community Health Center
1515 Pappas
Laredo TX 78041
Otila Garcia or Lourdes Rangel
(956) 795-8100 (O)
(956) 795-8137 (F)
Email: otilag.gateway@tachc.org
Information on services
provided by Gateway Health
Clinic, basic eligibility criteria, &
referral services.
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
Maximus
5402 S. Staples Suite 207
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Betsy Colts
Email: betsycoats@maximus.com
Provide health, children &
family services, Workforce
Solutions, Business and tax
credit, Federal – help the
government deliver federal
services to the clients that they
service
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
Mercy Ministries of Laredo
2500 Zacatecas
Laredo, TX 78043
Sister Rosemary Welsh
(956) 721-7402 or (956)718-6810 Ext.
145 (O)
Health information, Medicaid
information, basic eligibility
criteria, & referral services.
Jaime Arizpe
Val Verde
Agency
Contact Information
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HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Hector Mario
Guerra
County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
(956) 344-8587 (B)
(956) 744-5312 (C)
(956) 721-7405 (F)
Email: rosemary.welsh@mercy.net
Webb
South Texas Environmental Education &
Research (STEER)
1937 E Bustamante
Laredo, TX 78043
Roger Perales, Dr. Rodolfo (Rudy)
Rincon
(956) 523-7419 (O)
Email: peralesr@uthcsa.edu
Email: cantur@uthcsa.edu
STEER transforms current and
future health professionals by
providing a community based
educational experience that
them to make the connection
between the environment,
public health and medicine
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
TAMU CHUD Colonias Program
8116 State Hwy 359
Laredo, TX 78046
Joe Gutierrez
(956) 728-0210 (O)
(956) 728-0219 (F)
Email: jgutierrez@arch.tamu.edu
Information/referral of different
community services on
agencies to colonia residents.
Jaime Arizpe
Webb
Women Infant Children (WIC)
2600 Cedar
Laredo, TX 78040
Nora Martinez
(956) 795-4942 (O)
Email: nmartinez@ci.laredo.tx.us
Provide information on nutrition,
breast feeding, special diet
counseling given to maternity
clinic patients, and nutrition
seminars provided to the
community and schools
Jaime Arizpe
Willacy
AVANCE
355 W. Elizabeth St.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Monica Pena
(956) 541-6337 (O)
(956) 541-9344 (F)
Email: mspena.rgv@advance.org
Hygiene, Children’s Health
Topics, Nutrition
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Center for Community Development
(CCHD), Texas A&M School of Rural
Public Health
330 W. Hudson Rd.
San Benito, TX 78586
Julie St. John
(325) 513-4943 (O)
(956) 399-8740 (F)
Email: jastjohn@srph.tamhsc.edu
Instructor training program
Outreach; Health education and
promotion; facilitation; planning
and implementation; breast,
cervical, colorectal cancer
project on prevention/early
detection, treatment options,
and healthy survivorship
Norma
Cavazos
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
Serves low income clients with
primary health care needs.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
El Milagro Clinic
901 East Vermont
McAllen, TX 78503
Grace Lawson
(956) 664-9416 (O)
(956) 664-9243 (F)
Email: Grace2801@aol.com
Willacy
Family Crisis Center
192 N. 3rd St.
Raymondville, TX 78580
Martha Martinez
(956) 689-5150 (O)
(956) 689-0151 (F)
Email: mmartinexfcc@sbcglobal.net
Victim services for domestic
violence and sexual assault
survivors.
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Health & Human Services CommissionOffice of Border Affairs
601 West Sesame Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550
Norma Cavazos
(956) 421-5531 (O)
(956) 444-3299 (F)
Works with HHS Agencies to
improve service delivery
system and access to services.
Coordinates with community
groups to facilitate services to
service area
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
IRRA Incorporated
4737 South Sugar Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
Sandy Cavazos
(956) 393-2227 (O)
(956) 292-0371 (F)
Email: scavazos@irra.org
One-stop multi-service center
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Lasara Community Center
6276 E. 6th St.
Lasara, TX 78561
Irma Cantu
(956) 642-5100 or (956) 642-3497 (O)
(956) 642-3624 (F)
Email: icantu@lasaraisd.net
Connect residents to local
service provide for Education,
Health, Employment, Housing
& Social Services. Assist
w/CHIP & Medicaid
applications & Advocacy efforts
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Maximus/THSTEPS
1925 E. Iowa Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78542
Betsy Coats or Merida Escobar
(956) 388-8140 (O)
Email: betsycoats@maximus.com
Email: Meridaescobar@maximus.com
Link to Services/THSteps
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Migrant Health Promotion (MHP)
437 S. Texas Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Gayle A. Lawn-Day
(956) 968-3600 or 1-800-461-8394 (O)
Email: glawnday@migranthealth.org
Migrant Health Promotion
builds on community strengths
to improve health in farm
worker and border
communities. Our programs
Norma
Cavazos
Email: Norma.Cavazos@hhsc.state.tx.us
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
provide peer health education,
increase access to health
resources and bring community
members together with health
providers, employers and
policymakers to create positive
changes.
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Willacy
Medical Innovations
702 Expressway 83, Suite D
Pharr, TX 78577
Robert Robles
(956) 781-7914 (O)
(956) 781-5228 (F)
Participate in communities with
provider services, home health
care and Community Based
Alternatives (CBA)
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
QUAD Counties Council
Colonia Promotora Program
1401 Las Vacas
Del Rio, TX 78840
Sandra Vela
1-877-774-7411 or (830) 774-7411 (O)
(830) 768-0351 (F)
Email: velasandra@msn.com
Provide Navigation Assistance
with SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP,
TANF, and other social
services.
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
South Texas Promotora Association
(STPA)
P. O. Box 350
San Juan, TX 78589
Merida Escobar
(956) 383-5393 (O)
(956) 380-0802 (F)
Email: Stpa08@sbcglobal.net
An Association of
individuals/agencies who use
Promotoras in their service
delivery system, or who are
interested in and/or support
Promotora issues.
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Valley AIDS Council
418 E. Tyler St., Suite B
Harlingen, TX 78550
Charles Smith
(956) 428-0056 or 1-800-840-3629 (O)
Email: Crsmith.vac@tachc.org
HIV & STD counseling
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Su Clinica Familiar
1706 Treasure Hills Blvd.
Harlingen, TX 78550
Cheryl L. Sproles
(956) 365-6750 (O)
(956) 365-6779 (F)
Email: csproles@suclinica.org
General health outreach,
Diabetes, CHIP and Medicaid
Outreach, Healthy Start, dental
health service outreach, &
women health
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Su Clinica Familiar- Com. Outreach
4501 South Expressway 83
Harlingen, TX 78550
Dora Garcia
(956) 365-6018 (O)
(956) 365-6075 (F)
(956) 792-2959 (C)
Outreach services, help in
enrollment of CHIP, Medicaid
and Food Stamps, connection
to services.
Norma
Cavazos
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County
Agency
Contact Information
General Description
of Services
HHSC/OBA
Coordinator
Email: dgarcia@suclinica.org
Web page: www.suclinica.org
Willacy
Texas A & M CHUD
Administrative Offices
3516 East Expressway 83
Weslaco, TX 78596
Laura Trevino
(956) 447-9355 (O)
(956) 447-9716 (F)
Email: ltrevino@archmail.tamu.edu
“Building Stronger Texas
Communities Through
Partnerships”. Facilitating,
recruiting and identifying
opportunities to be delivered via
Community Resource Centers.
Training resource for
Promotoras
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
UT - Border Health Office
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
Doreen Garza
(956) 318-8900 (O)
(956) 318-8903 (F)
Email: garzad@utpa.edu
Diabetes education, diabetes
registry
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Valley AIDS Council
418 E. Tyler St., Suite B
Harlingen, TX 78550
Dean Hall or Lizette Saenz
1-800-840-3629 or (956) 428-0273 (O)
(956) 668-1155 (O)
(956) 428-0056 (F)
Email: dhall@valleyaids.org
Email: lsaenz@valleyaids.org
HIV & STD counseling
Norma
Cavazos
Willacy
Valley Baptist Home Health, an Amedisys
Partner
2422 East Tyler Ave. Suite A
Harlingen, TX 78550
Luz Delgado-Cintron
(956) 425-1543 (O)
(956) 421-5613 (F)
Email: Luz.delgado@amedisys.com
Promotes access to health care
and wellness to the community
Norma
Cavazos
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