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 a careful balance between independence and assistance. Brookwood demonstrates that with God's help, all people have a contribution to make to society if given the opportunity.

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.

Brookwood is funded through tuition, private sector donations, and sales from our entrepreneurial enterprises. We do not accept government subsidy. The Brookwood Community is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

The cornerstone of our program is education: education in the activities of daily living and education in a very productive work program. 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 crafts (candles, ceramics, screen printing, garden sculpture, and stonecast), horticulture, retail stores, and the Cafe at Brookwood with food prepared by a gourmet chef.

The self-contained 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 is a day of spiritual uplifting at Brookwood where citizens are encouraged to attend a church of their choosing 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.

Brookwood is divided into three distinct areas.

1. The Village Center consisting of a residential Inn, Continuing Care and Health Center, the Mabee-Cain Handcrafts Production Center, the Donald W. Reynolds Activities Center, and the Brookwood Worship Center. (pictured above)
2. The residential section which is composed of seven large group homes and two staff homes on a quiet, curved lane.
3. The north zone including 47 commercial greenhouses, horticultural offices, a concrete manufactory, one of Brookwood's three retail centers, and The Cafe at Brookwood.

President: Mrs. Peggy McGaughy

Vice President: Mr. David R. Streit

Secretary: Mrs. Vivian Shudde

Treasurer: Mr. Michael J. Brady

Board Members:
Stephen C. Beasley
Michael J. Brady
Dea L. Larson
Yvonne Tuttle Streit
J. Scott Thompson
D. Gibson Walton
Thomas H. Wilson