Perkins/Special Populations

The Office for Disability Services provides services to the following student populations:

Individuals preparing for non-traditional training and employment

• Non-traditional fields are "occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender make up less than 25% of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work."
• Mentoring is available for students who are majoring in non-traditional programs.
  • Contact Laurie Marcantel, Coordinator, to schedule an appointment at marcantella@lamarpa.edu or 409-984-6241.

Students from economically disadvantaged families and low-income students

• ​Laptops are available for loan through the ODS.
• You may also visit the The Nest: Food Pantry, Supplies, Clothing.
• LSCPA Scholarships
• United Board of Missions
  • Phone: (409) 962-5661, ext. 101
• Need Help Paying Bills - Energy Assistance
• Southeast Texas Food Bank
  • ​3845 S ML King Jr Parkway, Beaumont, Texas, 77705
  • Phone: (409) 839-8777 or 1-844-356-9084
• Some Other Place – Soup Kitchen, 1155 McFaddin Ave, Beaumont, TX
• Some Other Place – (Food, Clothing, Financial Assistance with Rent, Utilities, Prescriptions)
  • Phone: (409) 832-7976
  • 1195 McFaddin Ave, Beaumont, TX
• Goodwill Industries
  • Port Arthur: 4352 Hwy 365, Port Arthur, TX, 77642, (409) 722-8773
  • Beaumont: 6210 Phelan, Beaumont, TX, 77706, (409) 860-7167
  • Orange: 3109 Edgar Brown, Orange TX, 77630, (409) 670-9216

Youth (ages 17-24) who are in or have aged out of the foster care system

• LSCPA’s Foster Care Liaison 
  • Yvette Carrillo: Special Populations Support Specialist / Dual Enrollment
  • Email: castroy1@lamarpa.edu
  • Phone: 409-984-6503
  • Office: Student Center, Office 424
• Buckner (Assists adults who have aged out of foster care in locating educational opportunities, housing, employment, and life skills)
  • 675 E. Virginia St., Beaumont, TX 77705
  • Phone: (409) 833-1971
• Foster Care Transition Toolkit (published by US Department of Education)

Homeless students

• Family Services Women and Children’s Shelter & Crisis Intervention
  • Phone: 409-832-7575 or 1-800-621-8882
• Low-income Housing
  • Port Arthur 
  • Groves 
  • Nederland 
• Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas – Hospitality Center
  • 3959 Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642-1722
  • Phone: (409) 924-4406 or 1-888-982-4842
• Some Other Place
  • 590 Center St., Beaumont, TX 77701
  • Phone: (409) 832-7976
• Some Other Place – Henry’s Place (Breakfast, Shower, Wash Clothes)
  • 409-832-4088
  • 1107 McFaddin Ave, Beaumont, TX
• Abundant Life Sanctuary
  • 2301 W. Parkway. Groves, Texas
  • Phone: (409) 962-1056
• Salvation Army
  • Port Arthur: 3145 25th St., Port Arthur, TX 77642 (409) 363-9823
  • Beaumont:2350 IH 10 East, Beaumont, TX 77703 (409)-896-2361
  • Jefferson County TX Shelter: 1094 McFaddin St., Beaumont, TX 77706 (409) 896-2361
  • Orange:1960 MLK Dr., Orange, TX 77630 (409) 291-8400
• American Red Cross - Gulf Coast Region
  • Port Arthur: 3747 Doctors Dr, Port Arthur, TX 77642 (409) 985-7461
  • Beaumont: 3260 Eastex Frwy., Beaumont, TX 77703 (409) 832-1644
  • Orange: 3901 IH 10 East, Orange, TX (409) 883-211
• Spindletop MHMR, PATH (Homeless Program)
  • Phone: (409) 839-1000

Youth (ages 17 – 24) with a parent who is on active duty in the US Armed Forces

• Beaumont
  • 1390 West Cardinal Dr., Beaumont, TX 77705
  • Phone: (409) 347-0124
• Orange County Veteran’s Center
  • ​10984 FM 1442, Orange, Texas 77630
  • Phone: (409) 745-1535
• Omni Financial (resources for children and youth of active duty parents)
• Military One Source (tools and articles for parenting and for teens and youth)

Single Parents and Single Pregnant Women

• Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas
  • Phone: (409) 924-4400 or 1-855-924-4400
• Texas Workforce Commission
• Women's Advocacy Project
  • Phone: 1-800-777-3247
• LSCPA Daycare Assistance Application

Out-of-Workforce Individuals

• An individual who worked without pay to provide care for the home and family and as a result has diminished marketable skills, is unemployed or underemployed and finds it difficult to obtain or upgrade employment, and has been forced into the workforce due to divorce, death, or injury of a spouse/partner who was the income provider for the family.
• Texas Workforce Commission (Employment and Training information and services)
  • 304 Pearl Sr., Beaumont, TX
  • Phone: (409) 839-8045 or (800) 661-5227
• Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc. (Medical Care for Adults and Children, OB/GYN, Optical, Dental, X-rays, Lab tests, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Treatment)
  • Phone: (409) 983-1161
• Port Arthur Health Department (Primary Care Clinic, Well-women and Well-child exams, WIC, and immunizations)
  • 5860 9th Ave, Port Arthur, Texas 77640
  • Phone: (409) 983-8874
• Legacy Community Health Clinic (OB/GYN, Pediatrics, LGBTQ Services, Family medical, Vision, Dental, and Pharmacy)
  • 3455 Stagg Drive, Beaumont, TX
  • Phone: (409) 833-8850

English Learners

• ESL (English as a Second Language) classes are provided free of charge to students of all proficiency levels by Region 5 Education Service Center Adult Education and Literacy. For more information, please send an email to region5eslacademy@gmail.com or text @7ba2h2 to 81010.
• Tutor.com offers 24/7 online tutoring. View the Tutor.com Student Guide.
• Career Exploration Center can assist with choosing a career path and major.  It also has a résumé building feature.

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

disabilityservices@lamarpa.edu

or

Laurie Marcantel, M.Ed., L.P.C., A.T.S.
Office for Disability Services, Coordinator
Email: marcantella@lamarpa.edu
Phone: (409) 984-6241
Fax: (409) 984-6056