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Making Progress - Assisting One Child At A Time
We measure our success by the number of children whose lives are touched by our efforts each year. Houston Children’s Charity is served by its Founder, President & CEO Laura Ward, and a steadfast Board of Directors who carefully steward the resources of our donors to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of Houston’s children.
With an ambitious goal to leave no legitimate request for assistance unanswered, we seek to expand our base of support through dedicated sponsors and committed volunteers to strengthen our ability to help children. Our supporters come from all walks of life and understand that caring means giving of themselves. There are numerous ways to be a part of our work. Explore our programs and events to see how you would like to become involved and contact us today!
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📣𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝟐𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍‼️Please visit our website linked in our bio or at the link below to fill out the form. We are honored to be working with The Rod Ryan Show again for the 16th year. With their help we are able to make sure many Houston area students enter school on the first day prepared and ready to learn!✏️📓🎒🚌📚
houstonchildrenscharity.org/forms/ (houstonchildrenscharity.org/forms/)
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Thank you to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for generously sponsoring 𝟒 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫-𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬, giving the 𝐆𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 to families with children who are wheelchair bound at our May Chariots for Children event!❤️🚐
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𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝟐𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 applications open at 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 tomorrow 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡! If your child is in need of a 🎒𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤🎒 and ✏️𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬✏️ for the next school year, fill out the application form on our website linked in our bio or at the link below.📓🚌📚
houstonchildrenscharity.org/forms/
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𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐋. 𝐍𝐚𝐮, 𝐈𝐈𝐈 has sponsored 𝟓 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 for the May 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 van distribution on Monday. We are so grateful for his generous donation to this 𝓁𝒾𝒻ℯ－𝒶𝓁𝓉ℯ𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 program and for his continued support of HCC! ❤️🚐
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Thank you to the 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 for sponsoring 𝟓 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 for the May 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 van distribution, and for their continued support of HCC and the Chariots for Children program! ❤️🚐
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📣 The 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 meeting was 𝒷𝓊𝓏𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔 today in anticipation for our 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 van distribution on Monday, May 19th! Thank you to all the board members who attended!⭐️
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Thank you to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 for their continued support of HCC’s 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 program. The Fant Foundation has generously sponsored 𝟑𝟎 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 for the May 2025 van distribution! ❤️🚐
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How does an organization effectively showcase how the funds raised from a signature fundraising event benefit the community they serve?
On the latest episode of the Fun In Fundraising podcast, I talk with Laura Ward, Founder, President & CEO of Houston Children's Charity to discuss the organization's upcoming Chariots for Children event.
For nearly 30 years, Houston Children's Charity has been one of Houston's top nonprofit events. This is due in large part to Laura Ward's vision, strong leadership, and passion for helping children in the Houston community.
Chariots for Children, a Van Distribution Event provides children with disabilities vans to give them and their families more independence. The van distribution is the end result of an innovative Paddles Up at the organization's annual Houston Children's Charity Gala, Houston's top annual fundraising gala. Attendees raise their paddles to provide one family with a van. This year, a record 66 vans will be distributed to children at Chariots for Children.
Laura Ward provides a masterclass on what it takes to effectively lead a nonprofit organization including tips for creating an efficient application process for services that benefit anywhere from tens to tens of thousands, the importance of understanding the specific need you can fill in your community, and how to attract a top-tier board and hold them accountable. This is one episode you will definitely not want to miss.
Listen now by clicking below or wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/1CYQQl51Hp6fc18Ex3wkw9
Photo of Laura Ward courtesy of Houston Children's Charity.
#podcast #nonprofit #fundraising #houston #leadership
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✨𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞✨ Steve is a 10 year old diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Through 𝐇𝐂𝐂’𝐬 #𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, Steve and his family will be gifted a brand new 🚐𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧🚐 on May 19th.
📣Steve and his family are blessed to receive fully equipped 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐓 sponsored by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞!
Steve enjoys spending time with his 3 siblings ❤️and spending time in nature🏞️!
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✨𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥✨ Angel is a 15 year old diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy. Through 𝐇𝐂𝐂’𝐬 #𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, Angel and her family will be gifted a brand new 🚐𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧🚐 on May 19th.
📣Thank you to the 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 for sponsoring this van for Angel and her family. This is the 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐇 van the Petersen Family will sponsor at the May 2025 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 van distribution!
Angel enjoys hip-hop and gospel music 🎶, and taking strolls around the neighborhood 🏘️.
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5️⃣ 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 till 🎒𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝟐𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋🎒 applications open on 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡! Apply on our website linked in our bio or at the link below.📓🚌✏️📚
houstonchildrenscharity.org/forms/
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