Mission
The mission of Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM) is to strive to meet basic human needs through Neighbors helping Neighbors.
Ruling year
2004
President & CEO
Mr. Les Cave
Main address
15555 Kuykendahl Road
Houston, TX 77090 USA
EIN
76-0088702
NTEE code
Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)
Meals on Wheels (K36)
Ambulatory Health Center, Community Clinic (E32)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Assistance/Food/Shelter
The Assistance Program includes Emergency Basic Needs for assistance to families in temporary crisis, and Housing Assistance for aiding the homeless and for homeless prevention to keep a family from becoming homeless.
Pediatric Health Center
The mission of The Pediatric Health Center is to provide quality healthcare and education to children from birth through age 18 with barriers to accessing medical services. We provide primary, acute, and preventative care, vision/hearing screenings, immunizations, mental health, asthma care, case management, and referrals.
Senior Services/Meals on Wheels
In order to assist seniors to remain in their own homes, Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals to 800 home bound seniors and disabled adults each weekday. In addition, nutritional supplements are provided to frail seniors as was prescribed by their physicians. Very low income senior clients received monthly grocery deliveries to supplement their food budgets. In the Young at Heart Senior Center activities are designed to enhance socialization, physical fitness, and general well-being. NAM also provides congregate meals in their Senior Center.
Learning Center
NAM's Learning Center provides instruction to students in Adult Basic Education and GED, English as a Second Language, English Literacy, Computer Training, Vocational Training, and Career Development.
Domestic Violence
The Family Violence Center offers crisis services, peer advocacy, counseling to victims of abuse, and domestic violence education and prevention.
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Northwest Assistance Ministries
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Dr. Rodney Watson
Spring ISD
Term: 2020 - 2022
Buddy Bolt
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Paul Nazarian
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James Colbert
Harris COunty Department of Education
Rodney E. Watson
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Les Cave
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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