Pat and I will be going back to this community I am sure. We also encourage everyone to go and viist and be sure and eat in their Cafe. It is great.
The Brookwood Community
1752 FM 1489
Brookshire, Texas 77423
281-375-2400
281-375-2334 (Fax)
Brookwood...where the Spirit Soars!
The Brookwood Community is a God-centered educational, residential, and entrepreneurial community for adults with functional disabilities located in Brookshire, Texas, just west of Houston.
Mission-spirited teachers work with the Brookwood citizens to provide an environment of supervised independence. Brookwood demonstrates that with God's help, all people have a contribution to make to society if given the opportunity. Brookwood provides opportunities to live, to learn, to work, and to play.
Through the Grace of God, The Brookwood Community provides an educational environment that creates meaningful jobs, builds a sense of belonging, and demands dignity and respect for adults with special needs.
A God-centered community where the SPIRIT SOARS!
An educational, residential, and entrepreneurial village for adults with functional disabilities.
A producer of quality gift items for sale in our retail stores.
Designed to provide "life" opportunities which promote self esteem.
Our History
Our first resident enrolled in 1985. Today, more than one-hundred citizens live in homes on our 475-acre campus, work in one or more of several on-site enterprises, exercise and play in the indoor swimming pool and gymnasium, celebrate the presence of God in our inter-faith worship center, and when necessary, receive care in our clinic.
We also serve citizens from the Houston metropolitan area who participate in our day program.
Our Programs
The cornerstone of our program is education: education in the activities of life and work. Our enterprises entail work our citizens can perform or learn to perform by guidance and training from our skilled staff. The enterprises provide opportunities for our citizens to learn new skills, enhance their self-esteem, and showcase their contributions.
Brookwood's enterprises include hand crafts (candles, ceramics, screen printing, garden sculpture, and stonecasting), horticulture, retail stores, and the Cafe at Brookwood with entrees prepared by a gourmet chef and staff.
The campus provides programs with structure, security, and opportunities for true growth and fulfillment all promoting a well-deserved sense of self worth. By providing such opportunities, Brookwood expands the horizons of its residents, giving lifelong education that enables them to:
Develop meaningful productive job skills;
Hold real jobs in the community's own business enterprises;
Experience the pride of contributing to their own support; and
Grow socially, emotionally, and spiritually, experiencing a richer, more fulfilling life.
Weekend and evening activities are therapeutic and highly structured and supervised including aqua therapy, sports and fitness, field trips, hobbies, and special events.
Sunday adds a special component to Brookwood where citizens are encouraged to attend a church of their choice in the area including Brookwood's own inter-faith Worship Center. Area churches also bring a variety of ministries to present at Brookwood's praise services held at 3 pm that are both fun and inspirational.
The bus was provided dby CFFCU.
This is a view of the community.
This speaks for itself.
Pictures of the grounds.
Such a lovely place.
Our tour guide.
Their church where we started. Mr. Joe Massu giving us information concerning Brookwood.
Pattie Miller from the CFFCU in charge of the tour.
Notice the elevator to hepl them get to the top of the slide.
More of their pool.
Schulpture donated to Brookwood.
A bird has a nest along our visit.
WOW what a meal, and it was great.
Chicken strips, vegies and mashed spuds.
The Bread Pudding was SUPER.
Some of the items that are made here on site by the residents.
More items.
and more.
and it just keeps getting better.
The greenhouses.
Beautiful plants.
Pat goes shopping.
