Houston Children’s Charity is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Greater Houston’s underprivileged, abused and disabled children who have been otherwise left behind. The scope of our support is limited only by the availability of resources. Our goal is to leave no legitimate request for assistance unanswered.

Over the past 16 years, through an array of capital and operating support, HCC has provided $21,396,650 to program services for over 100 agencies and more than 17,000 individual families. In addition, the Becker Emergency Fund has provided over $85,000 to assist families in an emergency crisis situation.

Through our “Chariots for Children”, we provide special purpose vehicles used to help rescue children living in the streets and take children from shelters to/from school and after-school events or work. Including our 2012 van recipients, HCC has awarded 93 vans and 3 trucks and 1 car to 82 agencies and 8 individual families, at a cost of $2,384,821 over the past 16 years.

Thanks to the generosity of our many supporters, scholarships are being provided to enable underprivileged youth to attend college, potentially breaking the cycle of poverty in their families. HCC has awarded scholarships, totaling $240,000, to deserving Houston area students through the Houston Children’s Charity Scholarship Fund.

Houston Children’s Charity opened the doors to the “HCC Closet” with GREAT success. Families are given an opportunity to make appointments to shop in the closet for each and every member of their family. The unique feature of our “HCC Closet” is that these items are provided at absolutely no cost to our clients.

Providing children with much needed school supplies to start off the school year, our “Back-2-School” program is growing fast. Overall, this project has helped more than 11,930 children with new backpacks full of school supplies.

Houston Children’s Charity’s, “A Better Night’s Sleep”, has the goal of ensuring every child has a better night’s sleep by providing a mattress set, bed frame, sheets, pillow and blanket to children in need all over the Greater Houston area. To date, HCC has provided over 3,200 beds to children.

Out of need in our community, HCC launched the “Kool Kidz” program. It’s an inevitable fact that a large number of Houston’s most needy families don’t have an air conditioner. This program has allowed 59 families the opportunity to stay cool during the hot summer months.

Our Christmas Toy Distributions, Christmas Party, Adopt-A-Family, Easter Party, Sports Outings and Cultural Events, help disadvantaged children expand their awareness and experience some of the joys of life. Helping the children of our community provides a positive outlook on their futures and the future of our community.

Houston Children’s Charity benefits from a “hands on” Board of Directors, which provide over 40% of the total funding. Combining careful decision-making with rapid response allows HCC to efficiently and effectively meet children’s needs.

Our supporters come from all walks of life. They are people who understand that caring means giving themselves. You will often see members of the Board of Directors, many of the busiest and most high profile executives in Houston, working hand-in-hand among volunteers chaperoning children at our Annual Children’s Events. More often than not, our volunteers feel they receive much more than they give.

Houston Children’s Charity seeks an ever-broadening base of support, dedicated sponsors and committed volunteers to expand its ability to help children. There are numerous avenues of participation available for any individual or corporation willing to provide resources to assist children. HCC measures success by the number of children’s lives that are touched, and that is dependent upon how many of you, as individuals or companies, are willing to give of your resources, talents and time.