The Volunteer Services Council for Brenham State School is the only non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to working with families, staff and the community to enrich the lives of the residents of Brenham State Supported Living Center by providing fiscal and human resources beyond that which is provided by the state.
The campus of Brenham State Supported Living Center opened in 1974 and is located on 200 acres of rolling hills on US Highway 36, just south of Brenham, midway between Austin and Houston. Brenham State Supported Living Center, with its well-tended fields and wooden fences, is an integral part of rural Washington County, a comfortable country setting pleasing to visitors and residents alike. This is home to about 400 adults and children with developmental disabilities and related conditions. Brenham State Supported Living Center provides a full array of psychological, medical, habilitative, instructional and recreational services. It is under the auspices of the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Fred's story ...
Fred was born on Christmas Day in 1959. He moved to Brenham State Supported Living Center in 1974 and continues to call it home. The State provides the basics in Fred's life but the Volunteer Services Council (VSC) adds the good things. A chapel in which to worship, a van to ride to work, and a basketball court to shoot hoops are just some of the things he enjoys because of the VSC. Fred loves going to dinner and a movie, rides in golf carts around campus, as well as sitting in the gazebo after work— all provided by the VSC. Direct TV, a new campus cinema, Patrick Heard Park, and the Woodland Retreat where Fred can feed the animals and enjoy day camping are more of the good things that are added to Fred's life from the VSC. The State provides Fred a place to live but the VSC provides Fred a life.
Summer Volunteer Painting ...
The Art Center is one of many programs sponsored by the VSC. Volunteer Melissa enjoys helping Bubba paint a wooden craft to be sold at Hermann's General Store in downtown Brenham.
Friday Facts ...
The newly created walking trail is one of many capital improvements sponsored by the VSC. This quarter-mile trail winds through a pecan grove behind Patrick Heard Park and is accessible to wheelchairs and walkers alike.
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