Welcome to The Meyer Center for Urban Ministries

Dear ParticipantsPlease help us take care of our facility by cleaning up after yourselves!

Thanks,

Jimmy Dorrell & Board of Directors

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

- John C. Maxwell

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday 6:30 am-1:00 pm; 4:00-5:00 pm

Friday 7:00-11:30 am Saturday 6:30-10:00 am (services on Sat.

are breakfast, showers, and sign up for the shelter ONLY)

Phone: 254-296-9866, ext. 200 Fax: 254-296-9488

MEYER CENTER DRESS CODE

All clothing worn by participants must be modest and not contain any offensive messages. 

NO: Tank Tops Spaghetti Straps Sleeveless Shirts Low-Cut Shirts Tight Clothing Short Skirts Short Shorts Exposed Midriffs Sagging Pants Racist, sexist, or non-Christian slogans Bandanas  

Failure to comply by dress code may result in a denial of services 

You may be asked to leave the property if your clothing is out of compliance

Showers

Sign in for a shower; towels, soap, and shampoo are provided to you.

Please limit shower to 15 minutes. Hand front desk personnel your ID and return towel to desk when finished.

If there’s a line, wait in the Common Area for your name to be called.

MBK residents need to shower before they can sign up for the Shelter.

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

-Napoleon Hill

My Brother’s Keeper (MBK Shelter)

Located at 1217 Mary St.

Check-in time is from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Shelter.

Chapel services are Mon.–Fri. from 7:00-7:45 pm.

The first 3 nights are free, nights 4-30 are $2 a night, and over 30 days is $5 per night.

Participants are allowed a maximum of 63 nights.

Laundry

50 cents for Washer (includes laundry soap) 50 cents for Dryer See front desk attendant to sign up and pay. No new loads can be started one hour prior

to closing. Laundry days & times: Monday – Thursday 7:00 -11:30 am Friday 7:00 – 9:00 am

There is no secret of success. Success is everyone.

Your life becomes better only when you become better.

There is no success without sacrifice.

Success is achieved in inches, not miles.

The greatest enemy of tomorrow’s success is todays success.

No advice on success works unless you do!

7 Secrets of Success

Lockers Available for MBK residents only. You must provide your own lock. 

Hygiene Kits Available for $1every 30 days  

Psalm 37:23

The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their

lives.

Benevolence, Referrals, & Encouragement Monday & Wednesday 9:00-11:30 am Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm Friday 8:00-11:00 am Sign in and wait in the Common Area for your name to be called. You

will be served in the order your name was received. Examples of assistance: Bus passes: limited availability; for employment or health-related

purposes. Appointments MUST be verified by an employee before bus passes are issued.

Identification assistance: help with obtaining birth certificate, social security card, driver’s license, or Texas ID.

Prescription assistance: need to have the prescription with you and the price.

*Be prepared to answer specific questions regarding your visit.

Clothing Vouchers

Vouchers are given out on Tuesday-Thursday from 7:00-9:00 am.

1st one is free; $1 after that; eligible every 60 days.

To redeem clothing voucher:Visit the Clothes Line, 1817 Franklin on Tues.-Thurs from 8:00 am-10:00 am. *Enter at the backside of the building painted green.

You were created to be like God, truly righteous and holy!Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering.-Romans 12:1

You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor. -James 3:18

Mail

Ask to have your name put on the list; mail will be checked every hour from 8 am to 1 pm and again at 4:30 pm.

You cannot pick up mail for someone else. Mail can only be picked up at this

location Mailing address for your mail:

Your Name1315 N 15th St. Waco, TX 76707

Telephone

Sign in on the clipboard. All calls should be limited to 3 minutes.

Let us know if you need to make a long distance call.

One Step Further:

Do more than just exist: live.

Do more than touch: feel.

Do more than look: observe.

Do more than just read: absorb.

Do more than hear: listen.

Do more than think: reflect.

Do more than just talk: say something.

Licensed Social Worker

Available for counseling, case management, goal setting, & referrals.

Monday - Thursday 9:30am-1:00 pm. Friday 9:00am-11:30am.

First come, First serve.

Free GED Classes

Tuesday 9:00 am-1:00 pm Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm

Job Training Class Times

Day Class: Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 am-3:30 pm Night Class: Tuesday & Thursday 5:30-7:30 pm

Orientation Monday or Friday 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm located on

second floor clinic entrance; use buzzer beside elevator.

Romans 8:28 In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his

purpose.

Alcohol and Drug Recovery Support Group

Thursday from 6:30-7:30 pm Meets in the kitchen area – Enter

through the kitchen door located on the clinic entrance side.

Come find the support and help you need to change!

Meyer Center Rules:

Zero tolerance for drinking alcohol, outbursts, and violent behavior on property.

The Meyer Center is not responsible for lost or stolen belongings. Anything left outside of issued lockers will be donated to the Voucher Store or thrown away.

Do not enter the kitchen through the Common Area without an escort.

Free Medical Clinic Location: Clinic side entrance Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:00-7:00 pm For those without insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, VA Health

Care, or Family Health cards.

Dental needs: Call 254-296-0921, ext. 206 to schedule a screening (available only for MBK residents and Mission Waco program participants in dental pain.)

  Free HIV Test and free condoms Waco-McLennan County Public Health District 225 W. Waco

Drive Walk-ins welcome, but to schedule a test, call 254-750-5499

“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”

― Paulo Coelho

TB Skin Tests

Proof of current TB test is required to stay in the MBK Shelter

Given at the Meyer Center Donation Clinic on Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 pm

Must be read on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 pm Veterans MUST go to the VA Medical Center,

4800 Memorial Drive, 8:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:30-4:00 pm.

Go to building 4 and present yourself as an outpatient.

For Vets

Veteran’s Social Work Representative: Mike Ormsby

254-297-5222 office 254-379-0532 cell

Veteran’s Employment Services at TWC Kyle 254-296-5238 Laura 254-296-5236

“Where there is love there is life.“

-Mahatma Gandhi

Assistance

Lutheran Ministries and Social Services Legal Assistance Project 254-757-3401 legalassistanceproject@yahoo.com

Waco Housing AuthorityPublic Housing Apartments Apply at 4400 Cobbs on Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am-4:30 pm; 254-752-3024Affordable unfurnished apartments for qualified applicants (Kate Ross, Estella Maxey, and South Terrace units). Central heat and A/C, appliances, and other amenities.

Labor Ready1000 Columbus Ave., Suite A254-754-3171www.LaborReady.com

Work Force Solutions1416 S. New Road254-296-5236Matthew Carothers, Veterans Employment Services

PATH Outreach Workers Contact for assistance to MHMR services

Shanon 254-405-5281

Bibianna 254-405-2964

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.

-Albert Einstein

The Meyer Center is NOT responsible for lost or stolen belongings.Belongings left outside of issued lockers will either be donated to the voucher store or thrown away.

Thanks, Meyer Center Staff

MEALS Meyer Center Breakfast on Mon.-Thur., Sat. at

6:30 am Lunch Mon. and Tues. at noon

  Salvation Army 4th and Webster Lunch at noon Dinner at 5:30 pm 7 days a week

  Gospel Café 10th and Cleveland Lunch on Wed.-Fri. at 11:30-

1:30 pm 

St. Lutheran Church 10th and Jefferson Breakfast on Fri. at 6:30 am Dinner on Tue. at 5:30 pm

Antioch Community Church 505 N. 20th and Waco Dr. Dinner on Fri. 6:30 pm

  Church under the Bridge 5th and I-35 Lunch on Sunday at 10:00 am

  Food stamps Caritas of Waco 300 South 15th; 254-753-3545

Local Resource Information

Acts Christian Fellowship 759-1800 Austin Arms Apts. 855-

8344 Caritas 753-

4593 Clothes Line 754-5463 Compassion Ministries 755-

7640 Church Under the Bridge 717-5629 County Health Dept. 757-

5174 Dept. of Public Safety 759-

7122 Dept. of Veterans Affairs 752-658

1; 800-423-2111 EOAC 756-

0954 Family Health Clinic 714-

1579 Family Practice Center 750-

8200 Family Practice Pharmacy 750-8259 First Baptist Church 752-

3000 Cenikor 224-

8881

Greyhound Bus Station 753-4534

HOTCADA 753-7332; 7332 Independence Day Center 759-8067;

756-0258 Lynn’s LA Vega Pharmacy 799-4949 McLennan County Jail (Highway 6) 757-5120 Meyer Night Clinic 714-

1579 MHMR 752-

3451 Mission Waco (Jubilee Center) 753-4900;

fax 753-4909

PATH 297-7734; 297-7735

Salvation Army 756-7271

Social Security 866-964-6304

Texas Workforce Commission 754-5421

Waco Transit Bus Station 750-1613

Western Union 800-325-6000

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