Learn Local
Your local community can be a treasure trove of valuable resources!
“We believe being involved is the best way to help build a healthier community.”
Local Non-Profits
…serves those who have served our nation. Veterans dedicate themselves to our nation, and BVC stands ready to serve Brazos Valley veterans. We invest in them and make the Brazos Valley a wonderful place to be a veteran.
…aims to empower and strengthen our community by caring for its people, supporting and educating its families, and fostering hope and change in the lives of all involved.
We are honored to be able to provide these services at no cost to our clients. There is need greater than any of us dare to imagine, right here in our own community. By providing these services to the Brazos Valley, we are continuously seeing stories of human suffering turn into stories of human triumph...and that is what we are all about!
The Bubba Moore Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization that raises funds for local organizations and people in need of assistance primarily due to health-related issues. Formed in 2004 in honor of William Fowler "Bubba" Moore, Jr.'s life, the organization has become the legacy of a local Good Samaritan.
Project Linus provides handmade blankets to children 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
Community Resources
Bryan ISD is committed to serving students that are living in a transitional situation, be it, in a shelter, doubled up with other families or unaccompanied youth. Project Hope ensures that students and families that are uncertain about their housing or are living in a temporary situation are aware of their rights under the McKinney-Vento Act.
Chrissy's Closet is a FREE store for CSISD students, staff & their families to obtain new/gently used clothes, shoes, underwear, socks, coats, and personal hygiene items. Our goal is to help students and their families to feel positively about themselves, CSISD and attending school by providing access to items needed to arrive at school clean, warm, and ready to learn.
Small Business Resources
The University of Houston Texas Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center Network provides business advising, access to training, tools and resources to help small businesses start, grow, expand and succeed. Designated as one of Texas’s top business assistance programs, the SBDC has 14 centers from Lufkin to Lake Jackson that serve 32 counties in southeast Texas. Since 1984, our network has helped construct a regional ecosystem to foster the spirit, support, and success of thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators.
The Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce exists to enhance the economic well-being of the businesses in the community it serves.
1 Million Cups (1MC) communities across the nation aim to present an inclusive and supportive front door to their local entrepreneurial ecosystem by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs to the resources they need to start or grow their business. 1 Million Cups (1MC) was created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2012 and is a free, national program that first and foremost educates, but also engages and connects local entrepreneurs. The program fosters a culture of support and inclusivity, welcoming entrepreneurs to be open and honest about their businesses and the challenges they face. In the process, a local community of entrepreneurs can share experiences and identify ways to support one another.