Consulates & Immigrant/Refugee Emergency Services

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Emergency resources, consular contacts, and support networks for immigrant, refugee, and undocumented communities, focused on language access, legal guidance, and culturally responsive care during crises.

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  • Provides immigration/legal assistance (DACA, family petitions, asylum) focused on Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities in Houston.
    Service Area: Southwest Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: bpsos.org

  • Provides refugee resettlement, legal services, case management, financial aid and material resources; operates St. Frances Cabrini legal center.
    Service Area: Greater Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active (though experiencing layoffs)
    Website: catholiccharities.org/refugee/

  • Coordinates disaster-response for displaced persons and refugees, provides legal screenings and resettlement services alongside interfaith groups.
    Service Area: Houston & Gulf region
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: churchworldservice.org

  • Assists Salvadoran citizens with documents, emergency travel papers, disaster relief connections, translation support, and shelter referrals.
    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Partial
    Multilingual Services: Spanish
    Status: Active
    Website: consuladosvhouston.com

  • Assists national citizens with consular needs and emergencies; based in southwest Houston.
    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual: Spanish, English
    Status: Active
    Website: egconsulatehou.com

  • Provides emergency and consular services to German nationals, located at 1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1850.
    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual: German, English
    Status: Active
    Website: Germany.info/houston

  • Offers visa/passport assistance during disasters, coordination with diaspora groups for aid, multilingual advisories, and a 24/7 emergency line.
    Service Area: Texas & adjacent states
    ADA Accessible: Yes (new office)
    Multilingual Services: English, Hindi, regional Indian languages
    Status: Active
    Website: cgihouston.gov.in

  • Item descriptiOffers consular assistance including emergency travel, located at 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 660.

    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual: Italian, English
    Status: Active
    Phone: 713‑850‑7520
    Website: conshouston.esteri.it

  • Provides emergency assistance to Mexican nationals: passport/ID replacement, evacuation coordination, emergency hotlines, and shelters.
    Service Area: Houston & surrounding counties
    ADA Accessible: Yes (consulate office)
    Multilingual Services: Spanish (and English-speaking staff)
    Status: Active
    Website: consulmex.sre.gob.mx/houston

  • Provides services such as passports, notarial assistance, and emergency aid from 5718 Westheimer Rd., Suite 1500.
    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual: Arabic, English
    Status: Active
    Phone: 713‑785‑5577
    Website: https://saudi-arabia-evisas.com/consulate/saudi-arabian-consulate-general-in-houston-united-states-of-america/

  • Item descriPart of Church World Service, offering trauma-informed mental health, immigration legal assistance, cultural support, case management, and cash assistance for refugees.
    Service Area: Houston metro
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: cwshouston.org

  • Local nonprofit designing trauma-informed emergency shelter solutions for displaced refugees; provides housing relief, resources, and donor-led community support.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: everyshelter.org

  • IteActs as a refugee-immigrant community empowerment hub: hospitality programs, emergency support, women’s empowerment, youth groups, storytelling, and mutual aid.
    Service Area: Houston (Alief/Southwest)
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Phone: 832-609-8009
    Website: famhoustontx.org

  • Coalition of 50+ providers offering legal aid and disaster equity during crises—training caseworkers, disseminating FEMA eligibility info, advocating for undocumented/mixed-status communities.
    Service Area: Houston/Harris County
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese via partners
    Status: Active
    Website: houstonimmigration.org

  • Statewide nonprofit providing legal representation, case management, and rights advocacy for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; largest in Texas.
    Service Area: Statewide, with strong Houston presence
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: raicestexas.org

  • Resettlement agency providing housing, employment, orientation, translation services in shelters, benefits access, and evacuee aid (e.g. Afghan, Ukrainian families).
    Service Area: Southwest Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: 30+ languages
    Status: Active
    Website: rstx.org

  • Item deFunctions as Taiwan’s de facto consulate, offering emergency travel and cultural support.
    Service Area: TX, AR, LA, MS, OK
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual: Mandarin, English
    Status: Active
    Website: https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ushou_en/index.html

  • Global NGO offering refugee resettlement, legal services, trauma counseling, job training, and emergency aid kits for displaced populations arriving in Houston.
    Service Area: Houston
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: Yes
    Status: Active
    Website: worldrelief.org

  • Nonprofit supporting refugees, asylees, and immigrants with FEMA guidance, interpretation, emergency housing, legal immigration aid, and trafficking victim support.
    Service Area: Harris County
    ADA Accessible: Yes
    Multilingual Services: English, Spanish, Arabic, French, etc.
    Status: Active
    Website: ymcahouston.org/ymca-international