Woodlands Area Resources for Those in Need and Ways to Help in the Aftermath of the Storm

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Listed are resources to help weather the cold and aftermath of the storm. If you know of anything we should add, please message us on Facebook. Stay safe and keep warm.

Warming Centers:

- The Woodlands United Methodist Church -
The main building at The Woodlands Campus will be open from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. so that members can have access to water, charge cellphones or laptops and get warm. The Loft will be open 24 hours for those who need to stay overnight, starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. through Saturday at noon. If you come to stay overnight, please bring your own blankets, pillows, and food items. Cots are not available.

-The Salvation Army –
304 Avenue E, Conroe, TX 77301, 936-760-2440

- Over Under Fellowship –
600 Frazier St., Conroe, TX 77301, 936-447-0258

- Church Project -
602 Pruitt Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77380

- Gallery Furniture -
If you are in need of a warm place to stay and a meal, please stop by the 6006 N. Freeway showroom.

- Wildwood Methodist Church -
8911 FM 1488, Magnolia, TX 77354

- Lone Star Convention Center -
9055 Airport Rd, Conroe, TX 77303

- Madeley Ranch Elementary -
3500 Madeley Ranch Rd, Montgomery, TX 77356

- City of Shenandoah Council Chambers -
29955 I-45, Shenandoah, TX 77380

Texas A&M University System has a warming center locator set up to help find warming locations across the state. Click here to enter their site.

Food Distribution:

Friday, February 19
- 12pm: Community Assistance Center and the Willis Police Department at Willis Community Center
600 Gerald St, Willis, TX 77378

- 1PM-3PM: Interfaith of The Woodlands
4242 Interfaith Way. The Woodlands, TX 77381

- 5pm: HighPoint Fellowship
12308 US-59 BUS, Splendora, TX 77372

Saturday, February 20
10am: East Texas Dream Center
26373 E. Holly Lane, Splendora, TX 77372 (Nelson Pools)

For more information on mobile distributions, please visit Montgomery County Food Bank’s pantry partner web link.

Open Restaurants:

• Chick-fil-A - Sawdust
• Chick-fil-A - Lake Woodlands Drive
• Crust Pizza Co. - Creekside
• Crust Pizza Co. - Panther Creek Drive
• Crust Pizza Co. - Rayford
• Crust Pizza Co. - Research Forest Drive
• Fielding's Local Kitchen & Bar
• Fielding's Wood Grill
• Herb and Beet
• Highlanders At The Place
• Honey Bee Ham & Deli
• Jasper's
• Landry's Seafood Restaurant
• Morton's Grille
• Olive Oil
• RC's NYC Pizza & Pasta
• Zanti Cucina Italiana

Places of worship that may be able to help:

Hindu Temple of the Woodlands -
“Dear devotees,
As the damage from the winter storm continues, HTW is setting up a task force to help our devotees in need. If a family is without power and water, we can provide blankets and match up people with host families that have water and power. Our temple is open to providing shelter for a family in need.
Please reach out to us for any help. Contact the temple manager Lalitha Koduru at 832-585-0001 to help us co-ordinate resources for you.
Thanks
HTW EC Committee”

WoodsEdge Community Church -
“Our WoodsEdge chaplains are available to care for any spiritual needs that you might have. We know that there are a lot of practical needs in our community during this unprecedented weather event (email disastersupport@woodsedge.org if you need assistance), and we also want to care for you spiritually during this time as well. If you are in need of spiritual support, our chaplains would love to connect with you, pray for you, and provide encouragement in this time. There are multiple ways that you can connect with a chaplain, whether in person, over the phone, or on Zoom. You can email chaplains@woodsedge.org to make a request.”

Grace Woodlands -
“There are many right now without power and water, and we need to pray.
Please join us in praying for those affected, and if your home was affected please know we are praying for you. If you need anything at all, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’re here for you. You can reach the church office by emailing Josh - jpierce@gracewoodlands.com”

Other Resources:

• United Way 211 Helpline - dial 2-1-1 from any phone.
• View Office of Emergency Management website for local updates at https://mctxoem.org/.
• Click here to view road closures.

How you can help:

• Donate to Interfaith of The Woodland’s Food Pantry

• Donate to The Montgomery County Food Bank

• Email Crossroads Baptist Church, The Woodlands if you are available to help with clean up from burst pipes in homes. Email: admin@crossroadstw.org

• Volunteers are needed at The Woodlands UMC to help assist those coming to their campus for shelter. Sign up here They are also asking for donations of blankets and pre-packaged, ready-to-eat items. Items should be dropped off at the main entrance of the Loft building.

• Donate to The Salvation Army. Your donation will help those in need in your local community using your billing zip code. Donations stay local.

• Due to the winter storm, over 2500 units of blood have been lost and supply is critically low. The following church’s are hosting blood drives for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center:
- TWUMC The Woodlands Campus. Feb 19 & 20 from 10 – 4. Register to donate at thewoodlandsumc.org/missions
- Woodlands Church. Feb 19 & 20 from 10 – 3. Visit WC.org/events to sign up.
- Grace Woodlands. Feb 21 from 9 – 1:30. Make an appointment.

• Friendly tip from Friends of Texas Wildlife: “Birds in particular need high protein food to help maintain their body temperature. You can spread some peanut butter (make sure no artificial sweeteners!) on a log or even on some toast or stale bread. Put out as is or sprinkle it with bird seed. Oats are also appreciated.” If you find a critter in need, email them at ftwl.help@gmail.com and they will get back as soon as they can, as they are dealing with burst pipes and the like at their intake center.