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Organizations


Member Organizations

American Civil Liberties Union--Brazos Valley Chapter

  • Purpose: Local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), helping to protect the rights of all citizens under the Constitution of the United States
  • Mailing Address: ACLU-BV, P.O. Box 13320, College Station, TX, 77841
  • Contact: Patrick Burkart
  • E-mail: bvclu@aclutx.org
Brazos Feral Cat Allies
  • Purpose: Medical care and nurturing for homeless and wild cats, vaccination, kitten adoption.
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10738, College Station, TX, 77842
  • E-mail: info@catfriends.org
  • Website: www.catfriends.org

Brazos Insight Meditation Sangha (BIMS)

  • Purpose: The BIMS is dedicated to supporting Vipassana meditation practice in the Bryan-College Station area. The group meets weekly for study and meditation and also offers periodic Days of Mindfulness for further practice.
  • Mailing Address: 7011 Deep Well Road, Bryan, TX, 77802
  • Phone: 979-776-4094
  • Contact: Carla Prater
  • E-mail address: drcsprater@mac.com

Brazos Valley Peace Watch

  • Purpose: Brazos Valley Peace Watch (formerly the Brazos Valley Coalition Against the War) is a coalition of local groups and individuals opposed to the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, and supportive of peaceful alternatives in American foreign policy.
  • Mailing Address: 1708 Amber Ridge, College Station, TX 77845
  • Phone: 979-764-2036
  • E-mail: d-mcwhirter@tamu.edu

Coalition for Support of Public Schools

  • Purpose: CSPS, a local, non-profit, grassroots organization founded in 1995 by concerned parents and residents of CSISD, is dedicated to supporting the independence and excellence of our public schools. CSPS is committed to the constitutional principles of the separation of church and state, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.  The goals of CSPS are: to sustain and improve local public schools; to disseminate information regarding public schools; and to inform citizens about local government and state government affairs related to local public schools.
  • Contact: Kate Kelly
  • Mailing Address: PO Box 11511, College Station, TX 77842
  • Phone: 979-693-8613
  • E-mail: katherinekel@gmail.com
  • Website: philebus.tamu.edu/CSPS/csps.html
Downtown Bryan Economic Development Association, Inc. (DBEDA)
  • Purpose: DBEDA is a private, non-profit association created to revitalize and maintain the commercial and aesthetic viability of the historic business district of Downtown Bryan.
  • Contact: John Hendry
  • Mailing Address: 120 S. Main St., Bryan, TX, 77803
  • Phone: 979-822-2000
  • E-mail: jhendry@downtownbryan.com
  • Website: www.downtownbryan.com

FirstSteps Forward

  • Purpose: To help babies and toddlers, ages birth to 3, with disabilities or delays in their development. FirstSteps Forward supports families through education and family services to help their children reach their potential.
  • Mailing Address: Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority Brazos Valley, P. O. Box 4588, Bryan, TX, 77805
  • Phone: 979-821-9478
  • Contact: Harriette K. Webb
  • E-mail: Hwebb@mhmrabv.org
  • Web site: www.mhmrabv.org/eci.shtml
Friends Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
  • Purpose: Friends Congregational Church is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, welcoming and accepting all into the full life and ministry of the church. No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.
  • Mailing Address: 2200 Southwood Drive, College Station, 77845
  • Phone: 979-693-7021
  • Contact: Eric Lindquist
  • E-mail: office@friends-ucc.org
  • Website: www.friends-ucc.org

Friends of the Northwest Earth Institute

  • Purpose: Friends of the Northwest Earth Institute provides participant-led discussion courses as developed by the Northwest Earth Institute in the Brazos Valley. These courses concentrate on ways individuals can take personal responsibility for actions that have less of a negative impact on the natural environment.
  • Mailing Address: 8206 CR 1952, Anderson, TX, 77830
  • Contact: Jerry Wagnon
  • E-mail: jerrywagnon77830@yahoo.com
  • Website: www.nwei.org

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Aggies (GLBTA)  

  • Purpose: The purpose of GLBTA is threefold:
    • To provide support for all gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals within the University and surrounding communities.
    • To provide educational information on historical and current issues regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.
    • To create opportunities for welcoming, safe, and supportive social gatherings that strive to minimize the fear of harassment or exposure. 
  • Contact: Riley Bryan
  • E-mail: glbtaggies@gmail.com
  • Website: glbta.tamu.edu

GLBT Professional Network (GLBT-PN)

  • Purpose: The GLBT-PN is an organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered TAMU faculty, staff, graduate students and professionals within the Bryan/College Station community. The goal of the GLBT-PN is to encourage and support the professional developoment of its members through the development and enhancement of opportunities for networking, peer support, education and communication.
  • Contact: Brooke Woodruff
  • E-mail: brookew@doit.tamu.edu
  • Website: glbtpn.tamu.edu
KEOS Community Radio
  • Purpose: Community radio station.
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 78, College Station, TX, 77841-0078
  • Phone: 979-779-5367
  • Contact: Lance Parr, Chief Engineer
  • Website: www.keos.org

Link to Wellness

  • Purpose: To provide the community with information and resources about wellness practitioners in the Brazos Valley.
  • Address: 809 E. University, Suite 100C, College Station, TX, 77840
  • Phone: 979-485-0200
  • Contact: Mary Sue Rabe
  • E-mail: msr@txcyber.com
  • Website: www.linktowellness.com

Natural-Path Meditation Group

  • Purpose: A student organization offering a simple and natural way to promote self development among students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M University and residents of Brazos County.
  • Mailing Address: 1 Hensel Dr. #W1J, College Station, TX 77840
  • Phone: 979-862-9515
  • E-mail: meditation@tamu.edu
  • Web site: meditation.tamu.edu

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Bryan/College Station Chapter

  • Purpose: PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2996, College Station, TX 77841-2996
  • Phone: 979-694-2617
  • Contact: Katy Stewart, President
  • E-mail: pflagbcs@live.com
Planned Parenthood of Houston and SE Texas--Bryan Health Center
  • Mission: The mission of Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc. is to ensure the right and ability of all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health by providing health services, education and advocacy.
  • Phone: 979-268-6717
  • Web site: www.pphouston.org
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty--Brazos Valley Chapter
  • Purpose: The Brazos Valley chapter of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty works actively against the death penalty in our community.
  • Mailing Address: c/o Just Peace Institute, 2200 Southwood, College Station, TX, 77845
  • Phone: 979-695-0219
  • Contact: Rich Woodward
  • E-mail: TCADPBV@yahoo.com
  • Website: jpi.tamu.edu/TCADP/DeathPenalty.html

Texas Democratic Women of Brazos Valley

Texas State Employees Union (TSEU)
  • Purpose: TSEU is made up of 11,635 state workers in fifty-three state agencies, twenty-four university locations (including TAMU at College Station), and workers in local MHMR authorities, local and county government, and several private sector companies. TSEU is organizing and mobilizing in a grassroots campaign to:
    • Win a decent standard of living.
    • Ensure quality services to the People of Texas.
    • Win fair treatment on the job.
    • Defeat privatization, downsizing, and other attacks on workers and on public services.
  • Mailing Address: 1700 South 1st Street. Austin, TX, 78704-5454
  • Phone: 512-448-4225
  • Contact: Mike Gross, Organizing Coordinator
  • E-mail: mgross@cwa-tseu.org
  • Website: www.cwa-tseu.org
Unitarian Universalist Church of Brazos Valley
  • Purpose: A congregation that embraces a diversity of cultural and religious views and provides a supportive environment for spiritual and intellectual growth, friendship, and a celebration of life.
  • Mailing Address: 305 Wellborn Rd., College Station, TX, 77840
  • Phone: 979-696-5285
  • E-mail: BrazosUU@aol.com
  • Website: www.uuonline.org/uu/welcome.aspx?uc=uufbv

Veterans for Peace--Brazos County Chapter

  • Purpose: To draw on personal experiences and perspectives gained as veterans to raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war—and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives.
  • Mailing Address: 2900 Pierre Pl., College Station, TX 77845
  • Phone: 979-693-9108
  • E-mail: docrwhite@suddenlink.net
  • Website: pages.suddenlink.net/bvvets4peace/index.html