The United Way system includes nearly 1,350 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated and governed by local volunteers. The United Way believes that the best way to help the most people is to focus on the root causes of a community's most serious problems and that it takes the whole community working together to pull it off. The organization brings together people from all across the community, from government, business, faith groups, nonprofits, the labor movement and ordinary citizens, to tackle the issues that matter most. If it requires fundraising, going to City Hall, or just getting people to work together, that's where the United Way helps. The organization is focused on the results of the lives it changes and the communities it helps to shape. The United Way has a branch located in Philadelphia, where it is staffed by nearly 2,600 people.
Thanks to the generous support of foundations, corporations, individuals and government agencies, BBP has raised and leveraged more than $150 million for the redevelopment and stewardship of the waterfront - spearheading award-winning projects such as Sabine Promenade and Sesquicentennial Park, protecting land for future parks, constructing hike and bike trails, and operating comprehensive clean-up and maintenance programs. BBP recently completed the $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park project that includes major destinations, natural landscaping, footpaths, trail lighting, water features and pedestrian bridges. Buffalo Bayou Partnership is maintaining and operating Buffalo Bayou Park, with annual funding provided by the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #3). Buffalo Bayou Partnership also seeks ways to activate Buffalo Bayou through pedestrian, boating and biking amenities; volunteer activities; permanent and temporary art installations; and wide-ranging tours and events that attract thousands.
Mission: Ronald McDonald House Houston offers a home away from home providing care, compassion and hope to families with seriously ill children being treated in Texas Medical Center member institutions. We offer loving, home-like environments, where families can find support and share experiences with others. At Ronald McDonald House Houston, we believe that when it comes to childhood illness, everyone has something to offer, so whether you're a family member, volunteer or donor, we hope you'll join us in sharing the strength of our home. Our home away from home includes: - Holcombe House: a freestanding 50-bedroom home for long-term stays - House inside Texas Children's Hospital (TCH): a home with 20 bedrooms - House inside Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital: a home with 14 bedrooms - Four Family Rooms inside TCH - "Cookie Corner" at M. D. Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital - Family Room coming this spring to M.D. Anderson!
Kids’ Meals
Kids' Meals, Inc's mission is to end hunger among children by delivering nutritious meals to the doors of kids in need, free of cost, year-round
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The Emergency Aid Coalition is an interfaith organization that provides temporary assistance in the form of Food, clothing and other basic needs, with the emphasis on serving the working poor. We offer a Clothing Center and Food Pantry for Houston's most needy.
