Disability Services
DART (Dial-A-Ride)
3115 Market St
Galveston, TX 77550
O: (409) 797-3909
W: galvestontx.gov/543/Dial-A-Ride-and-Ride-Services
Cost Information
Free
Services Provided
DART is a curb-to-curb service for those persons who are unable to use the regular fixed route service due to a disability. DART services require a 24-hour notice
Galveston Housing Authority (GHA)
4700 Broadway
Galveston, TX 77551
O: (409) 765-1900
W: ghatx.org
Cost Information
For more information contact Galveston Housing Authority (GHA)
Services Provided
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Affordable housing to eligible low-and moderate-income families, seniors and person with disabilities through two vouchers:
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Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV)
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Public Choice Voucher (PCV)
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Meals on Wheels
2803 53rd Street, Galveston, TX 77551
O: (409) 744-2668
E: galvestonislandmealsonwheels@gmail.com
W: gimow.org
Cost Information
The cost of a meal is $4.50. Recipients are asked to contribute what they can towards this cost, but no one is denied meals due to inability to contribute.
Services Provided
Galveston Island Meals on Wheels is a non-profit delivering hot, nutritious
meals each weekday to qualifying homebound and elderly citizens.
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
123 Rosenberg, 5th Floor
Galveston, TX 77550
O: (409) 795-3620
W: hhs.texas.gov/services/disability
Cost Information
Call for more information
Services Provided
DARS provides employment assistance services for individuals with a physical health disability.
Can help eligible Texans with disabilities access services so they can:
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Live independently in their own homes or communities
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Prepare for and find jobs
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Provide medical equipment and assistive devices
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Determine eligibility for Supplemental Security Income
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Provide health care services to people who have disabilities who work
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Give family caregivers the tools to do their job