Since 1943, enhancing the quality of lives in Houston's Fifth Ward

AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY through a concrete set of programs and services promoting self-empowerment. The Julia C. Hester House, a settlement house and community center located in Houston's Fifth Ward, strives to mobilize the community to address its issues and needs. Utilizing a holistic case management model, Hester House attempts to stabilize and treat the root of the client’s problem. This approach facilitates solutions that will engage and empower the client and family members to seek social independence and economic stability. Our current programs include early childhood services, youth services, family and social services and senior services.