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Hostelling International USA (HI USA), also known as American Youth Hostels, Inc. (AYH), is a nonprofit organization that operates youth hostels and runs programs around those hostels. It is the official United States affiliate of Hostelling International (HI), also known as the International Youth Hostel Federation.
Brenham state school opened in January 1974, and was the first of the Texas State Schools to be certified as an ICF-MR (Intermediate Care Facility - Mentally/Intellectually Challenged). Brenham State school features a nature area, primarily for use of residents and family members but also available on a limited basis to outside organizations ...
There, he and Bianco, the university administrator, decided that society needed "elder hostels" in addition to youth hostels. [ 2 ] The program started in the summer of 1975, offering older adults noncredit classes and dormitory housing on campuses in New England [ 3 ] —a sort of " summer school for retired people."
By 1977, the international hostel network had reached a total of 500 million overnight stays, and by 1997, it counted one billion stays. [8] IYHF began using the name Hostelling International in 2006. [8] Youth hostels originally differed in setup from modern hostels, although the growing popularity of backpacking culture forced them to evolve ...
The state legislature voted in 2017 to transition Texas away from a foster care system operated primarily by the state, in favor of a “community-based care” system that places responsibility ...
The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) was a Texas state agency that was part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The agency worked with Texans with disabilities and children with developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and to enable their full participation in society.
Sequel Youth and Family Services is a private for-profit operator of behavioral healthcare facilities for children and youth in the United States. The company is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama and owns a nationwide network of over 40 facilities in more than 15 states, including residential treatment centers, group homes, special schools, and community-based programs.
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) was a state agency that supported the state's elderly and disabled population. The agency maintained its headquarters in the John H. Winters Human Services Center at 701 West 51st Street in Austin .