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Houston Astros shortstop, Carlos Correa, joined HCC to help distribute beds to more than 80 families at the May 7th event. Correa announced his partnership with “A Better Night’s Sleep” program with his Restless for the Cause Campaign earlier this year. Since the program’s inception, HCC has provided more than 7,000 beds to children in the Greater Houston Area. With Correa’s…

Kaitlin Travis, University of Houston Law Center student, enrolled at the C. T. Bauer College of Business was given a final project for the semester. The task on hand asked students to find an issue and build a leadership plan to address the issue using the tools they’ve learned throughout the semester. For her Leadership Development final project, Kaitlin chose…

For the month of April, KATY FURNITURE and TRIBUNE MEDIA CW 39 have teamed up to donate 100 BEDS to Houston Children’s Charity’s “A Better Night’s Sleep” program. Each organization will also participate as volunteers distributing beds to the families of the under-served children in the Houston area during the April bed distribution.  

Carlos Correa ready to raise more than $200K for Houston Children’s Charity By: Mark Berman HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, the 2015 American League Rookie of the Year, is preparing to help hundreds of underprivileged kids in the Houston area who are in need of beds. Sleeping in a bed, something many people just take for granted.…

On the grounds of Northland Christian School, HCC held its Annual Easter Party for Houston area agencies and families.  Over 250 underprivileged children enjoyed planned festivities including a petting zoo, pony rides, moon walks, face painting and a visit from the Easter Bunny.  Title Sponsor PrimeWay Federal Credit Union delighted guests with a slime and washable tattoo booth.  Games were…

OVER 13,700 EGGS DONATED!!!! On behalf of the special children we serve, we graciously would like to thank all of the individuals, student-led organizations, families and companies that generously donated candy-filled Easter Eggs to our Annual Easter’s Party Easter Egg Hunt.   THE EASTER EGG HUNT WAS A SUCCESS BECAUSE OF YOU! Candy-filled Easter Eggs were donated by: Maricela Alvarado…

On behalf of the special children we serve, we graciously would like to THANK ALL OF YOU that generously donated to our Easter Basket Campaign. We could not have reached our goal without each of your support!  With your donation every child is able to leave our Annual Easter Party with a filled Easter Basket! Easter Baskets Campaign Donations:  Leticia Arriola Kirk…

Brothers of Lambda Phi Epsilon, are prideful in their work with Service and Philanthropy.  It is their goal to provide services in the best interest of the community and University.  This past February, the members of the fraternity hosted a service event called “Jugs for Hugs.”  The purpose of this event was to raise the awareness of the underprivileged, abused, and disabled children…

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Heriberto Ramos donated 14 tickets to the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers held at BBVA Compass Stadium on Sunday, February 14th.  The lucky families got to see 2 games on this Valentines afternoon.  We are so honored to have received these tickets and our families enjoyed an afternoon of great soccer on the road to Rio!

The Gumball Challenge is an annual week-long philanthropic group project for Rice University’s Business 390: Strategic Management course. The goal is to raise as much capital and value possible for a charity of the students’ choosing.  18 bags of clothing were dropped off to the “HCC Closet” on Friday – February 12, 2019.  A $53 cash donation was also given at…

Laura Ward is pleased to announce that FOREIGNER has been booked for the HOUSTON CHILDREN’S CHARITY – 20th ANNUAL GALA Saturday, November 5th at the Hyatt Regency Houston!!!!! For the 1st time ever we will have a Rock & Roll band on stage for our amazing supporters. With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed…

10 tickets were donated to see the Harlem Globetrotters, in honor of Gulseren Ozdemir.  The Globetrotters wowed the crowds at NRG Arena with their exhibition basketball that combines athleticism, theater, and comedy on January 30, 2016.

We love our partners and cannot thank NES  Global Talent  enough for their second year of support in raising funds for our “A Better Night’s Sleep” program. This year they hosted their first Charity Golf Tournament and raised over $4,000 for our special children! Thank you!    

Please take a few seconds out of your day to visit Houston Children’s Charity’s Facebook page. Our goal for the month of February is to get 20,000 “Likes” in honor of our 20th Anniversary. Please assist us in reaching this goal!  

January 27, 2016 — Houston Children’s Charity has received a $3000 grant from the Yelp Foundation, having been nominated and supported by votes from community members in the Yelp Foundation Gives Local grant contest. Of many nonprofits considered for recognition, only three in the [city] area were nominated to participate in the grant contest, which awarded $10,000 total to local nonprofits. The…

Laura Ward, Executive Director of Houston Children’s Charity  has been named one of “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2015” by Houston Woman Magazine. According to Beverly Denver, publisher of Houston Woman Magazine, “Those selected as Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2015 are individuals with vast networks of social and professional connections. They have earned an enviable reputation for…