Dear GCSW students and community,

The GCSW is thinking about you in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. We know many of you were impacted by wind damage, possible flooding, and are without power. We have set up this form for you to check in with us to let us know how you are doing and whether you have any emergency needs. We will be checking in with you in the coming days.

Check here for UH updates, especially for those of you taking classes or participating in practicum this summer. The university announced it will be closed through Tuesday July 9th. If you’re in a summer class, it should take a pause until the University reopens and faculty will be in touch with you via email with more information about the pause or late start (Session 4). Once the university reopens, instructors, as soon as they are able, will communicate class date changes, attendance and assignment due date adjustments, and inform you of any course schedule changes. Please be sure, when you are able, to let your faculty and practicum instructors know if you’re impacted by the storm. You can also email practeam@central.uh.edu for practicum concerns and questions and swadvise@uh.edu for advising concerns and questions. The first concern at this time is you and your family’s safety.

• 211 Texas/United Way Helpline, Dial 2-1-1: Disaster resources, crisis counseling, utility assistance, rent/mortgage assistance, food assistance
• CenterPoint Energy Outage Tracker: Downed power lines or gas lines, call 1-888-876-5786 or https://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/
• Check road conditions - DriveTexas
• City of Houston: Dial 3-1-1 or call 713-837-0311, to report flooding and non-emergency help to the City
• Ready Harris: Harris County disaster recovery resources, www.readyharris.org
• Sign up for disaster alerts: Fort Bend County / Harris County / Houston / Montgomery County / Waller County
• American Red Cross Disaster Shelters | Find Shelters | American Red Cross
• Cooling Centers: City of Houston – Southwest Multi-Service Center at 6400 High Star Drive, 77074, 9 am – 6 pm and Nonprofit Organization – Lakewood Church at 3700 Southwest Freeway, 77027, 8 am – 8 pm (Click here for longer list) Legal Aid: Apply for free legal assistance, by calling disaster hotline at 1-866-659-0666 or applying online at: Lone Star Legal Aid • Justice has no boundaries
• Crisis Cleanup at 832-509-2977: Help mucking and gutting your home after water damage
• If you have property damage, fill out the 5-minute www.connectivesurvey.org to share your needs with local non-profits, report your needs and sign up to get notified about resources as they become available. This is not an application for assistance.
• Texas Division of Emergency Management About (texas.gov)

Feel free to share additional resources with us and each other on the GCSW FB pages and any GroupMe accounts you have with one another.

We’re so glad you’re a part of our community. Please be in touch if there is anything we can do to help as you get through this recovery time. MSW Program Team.