Church
Apartments Ministry
Brompton Court Apartments, 7510 Brompton, Houston,Texas
(713) 529-4167
Units:
51
Cost: $140 per week / $50 refundable cleaning deposit
required.
Location: Brompton Court Apartments are located two miles
west of the Medical Center near Kirby
and Holcombe.
Description: One bedroom fully furnished apartments with
kitchen and private bath.
Unfurnished apartments within the Brompton Court Apartments
are furnished and maintained by the Churches and/or ministries
mentioned below.
Telephone Availability: Phone provided. Residents responsible
for long distance calls.
Public Transportation Availability: Free shuttle bus to
Medical Center provided on weekdays.
Supporting Congregation(s) and/or Ministries:
Bammel Road Church of Christ (2 units), First United Methodist
Church's Adopt-A-Friend (7 units), Kingwood Church of
Christ's Kingwood Haven Apartments (3 units), Memorial
Drive Presbyterian Church's Guest House (9 units), South
Main Baptist Church's Sojourn House
(10 units), and Catholic Charities' Serenity House (12
units).
Faith
House I
4600 Bellaire Blvd., Houston,Texas
(713) 664-3048
Units:
2
Cost: $84.00 per week / $50 refundable cleaning deposit
required.
Location: Four miles from the Medical Center
Description: Each of the apartments has two bedrooms plus
living, dining and kitchen areas.
Bathrooms are handicapped equipped.
Telephone Availability: Phone provided. Residents responsible
for long distance calls.
Public Transportation Availability: Located on a city
bus line.
Supporting Congregation(s) and/or Ministries: Faith Lutheran
Church
Faith
House II
4600 Bellalire Blvd., Houston,Texas
(713) 664-3048
Units:
6
Cost: $84.00 per week / $50 refundable cleaning deposit
required.
Location: Four miles from the Medical Center
Description: A two story house with six private bedroom/bath
units.
Each unit is fully furnished with two extra long twin
beds, full size sofa bed, telephone, TV, linens, and walk-in
closet. Shared space includes kitchen with individual
pantry lockers, living areas, and laundry.
Telephone Availability: Phone provided. Residents responsible
for long distance calls.
Public Transportation Availability: Located on a city
bus line.
Supporting Congregation(s) and/or Ministries: Faith Lutheran
Church
Hospitality
Apartments
7300 Bertner, Houston, Texas
(713) 790-9120
http://www.hospitalityapartments.org/
Units: 43
Cost: Free
Location: One-half mile south of the Medical Center
Description: Each unit consits of a one bedroom, fully
furnished apartment constructed specifically for medical
center patients.
Each apartment includes twin beds and a sofa-bed, a kitchen,
private bath and TV. Washer and Dryer, phone, and a community
room are in the complex. A maximum of four guests are
permitted per unit. There is a resident manager on the
premises and other volunteers during daytime hours.
Telephone Availability: Public phones available. Private
phone hookups available at resident's expense.
Public Transportation Availability: Apartments are on
a shuttle bus line.
Supporting Congregation(s) and/or Ministries:
The Hospitality Apartment ministry is supported by: Covenant,
Park Place, and West University Baptist Churche; Bethany,
First Houston, First Pasadena, Northwood, Beaumont, and
Spring Branch Christian Churches; Bering Drive and Southwest
Central Churches of Christ; Deer Park, First Pasadena,
and St. Luke's Methodist Churches; First, Grace, St. Andrew's,
and St. Philip Presbyterian Churches; and Houston First
Church of God, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Christ the
King Lutheran Church, and Emerson Unitarian Church.
The apartments listed above are provided to patients and
their families in The Texas Medical Center to assist with
the costs not covered by insurance during extended stays
in Houston. Please do not call if you either expect to
stay less than two weeks or have insurance coverage for
housing. If you need financial assistance for shorter
stays, please contact Lifeline´s Compassionate Touch
program.
Congregations
throughout the Greater Houston Area have joined in an
effort to make affordable apartments available to extended
stay patients and their families. Each organization listed
below maintains its own waiting list. Therefore, it is
to your advantage to call each organization individually.
These
units are constantly occupied. Organizations do not hold
apartments empty on "reservation." All operate
on a space-available policy . If you are notified that
an apartment is open, be prepared to give an immediate
reply. Patients may call ahead to get on the waiting lists.
All
apartments listed are fully furnished, modern and spotless.
They include linens, kitchen utensils, and a television.
Telephone services vary from one provider to another.
Rental fees include all utilities.
For
your info:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/consumer_summary.pdf
When
you call, please have the following information ready:
Patient's Name
Hospital Patient I.D. Number
Local Telephone Numbers (hospital, hotel, friend)
Home, Work, and Family Phone Numbers
Name of Your Social Worker
Date apartment is needed and anticipated length of stay
