Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities -  School-Based Therapy Services

The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities awarded $7,498 to School-Based Therapy Services to support The Art & Science of Handwriting Intervention. Over 160 occupational therapists, general and special education teachers attended the training.

H-E-B – Head Start - Atascocita & Summerwood Market

HEB awarded $200 gift cards to Head Start for its 9^th Annual Healthy Families Conference.

H-E-B – Head Start

HEB awarded $25 gift card to Head Start for its Dogan Head Start Christmas.

H-E-B – Center for Educator Success (CES) – 38th Annual R. T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference

H-E-B awarded $500 to the CES for the 38th Annual R. T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference. The conference provided high quality, affordable professional development to over 800 educators that serve young children, aged 3 to 8. The full-day event featured breakout sessions that ranged from early childhood, mindfulness in literacy, math/science, social and emotional development, culturally responsive bilingual early literacy interventions and intentionality in the Pre-K classroom by nationally known keynote and featured speakers.

US Dept. of Health and Human Svcs. (DHHS) – Early Head Start / Head Start Continuation 

DHHS awarded $13,726,236 to Head Start for program operations, and training and technical assistance. This continuation impacted 14 Head Start campuses, two Early Start campuses, and 864 students/families and 239 jobs.

Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) – Head Start

TXCPA awarded $14,948 to five Head Start locations for its Real SuperMENtors Read program. Channelview - $3,060; Compton - $1,448; Dogan - $2,448; Fonwood - $4,284; Sheffield - $3,708

Bank of Texas – Head Start

Bank of Texas awarded $9,400 to Head Start for its Real SuperMENtors Read program.

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) – Adult Education

TWC awarded $5,262,277 to Adult Education for its Adult Education and Literacy program (Section #231) that impacts 3,734 students/families, and 161 jobs.

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) – Adult Education

TWC awarded $997,791 to Adult Education for its Integrated English Literacy & Civics Education program (Section #243) that impacts 750 students/families and 23 jobs.

Henderson Foundation – CASE for Kids

The Henderson Foundation awarded $5,000 to CASE for Kids’ All-Earth Ecobot Challenge program that impacts 350 students.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation – Head Start  

Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $8,000 to Head Start for its Family Literacy – Family Connection with Read and Rise program that impacts 864 students/families.

CenterPoint Energy Foundation – CASE for Kids

CenterPoint Energy Foundation awarded $10,000 to CASE for Kids for its All-Earth Ecobot Challenge that impacts 350 students/families.

TDECU Cares Foundation – CASE for Kids

TDECU Cares Foundation awarded $11,300 to CASE for Kids for its LevelUp! Houston program that impacts 240 students.

U.S. Dept. Of Health and Human Svcs. (DHHS) – Head Start

DHHS awarded $5,391,858 to Head Start for its #311 EHS/EHS-CCP Baseline, which impacts 204 students/families. 

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities - The Art & Science of Handwriting Intervention

The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities awarded $5,860 to School-Based Therapy to support The Art & Science of Handwriting Intervention. Over 160 occupational therapists, general and special education teachers attended the training.

US Dept. of Health and Human Svcs. (DHHS) - 2023 Continuation – Early Head Start / Head Start Continuation

DHHS awarded $12,711,551 to Head Start for program operations, and training and technical assistance. This continuation impacted 14 Head Start campuses, two Early Start campuses, and 1,064 students.

H-E-B – Center for Educator Success – Early Childhood Winter Conference

H-E-B awarded $500 to the Center for Educator Success for the 37^th Annual R. T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference. The conference provided high quality, affordable professional development to over 800 educators that serve young children, aged 3 to 8. The full-day event featured breakout sessions that ranged from early childhood, mindfulness in literacy, math/science, social and emotional development, culturally responsive bilingual early literacy interventions and intentionality in the Pre-K classroom by nationally known keynote and featured speakers.

Henderson Foundation – CASE for Kids - All-Earth Ecobot Challenge

Henderson Foundation awarded $5,000 to support CASE for Kids’ All-Earth Ecobot Challenge. The project served 350 students in 4th-8th grades and helped them develop skills in STEM subjects, problem-solving and teamwork. The project also increased awareness and interest in STEM careers.

National Head Start Association - Head Start - GroMoreGood Garden Grant

In partnership with the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and Kids Gardening, the National Head Start Association awarded $5,000 to Head Start. The grant provided garden kits, educational curriculum, and garden training to Head Start and Early Head Start programs with the goal of creating more edible gardens for young children and their families.

Apples4Ed - Special Schools / Fortis Academy - Healthy Snack Initiative

Apples4Ed awarded $5,000 and apples to Special Schools / Fortis Academy to create a snack pantry at the school. This initiative will impact 25 students and 60 families.

Texas Education Agency (TEA) – CASE for Kids - 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), Cycle 12, Year 1

TEA awarded $2,000,000 to support CASE for Kids with its 21^st CCLC Cycle 12, Year 1. Services focused on academics, behavior, graduation rates and social-emotional learning for low-income students at 11 centers in five school districts for 750 students and 400 families.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation – Special Schools/ABS-East & West - Summer Reading Program

Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $3,000 to Special Schools for ABS-East & ABS-West’s Leaders as Readers Summer Reading Program. The program served 199 students.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation - Head Start - Family Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $9,000 to Head Start for their Read and Rise Family Literacy program that served 1,064 families. The program had several components: 1) adult education instruction; 2) family literacy and 3) hands-on strategies for building literacy at home. The program consisted of workshop sessions offered virtually or in person at 16 Head Start/Early Head Start campuses in Harris County.

Whole Kids Foundation - Special Schools / ABS-West - Knights Kontainer Garden Program

The Whole Kids Foundation awarded $3,000, vegetable seed, gloves, and teaching materials/lesson plans to Special Schools / ABS-West for its Knight Kontainer Gardening program.

Houston Endowment - Education Foundation of Harris County (EFHC) - Your Voice Matters

Houston Endowment awarded $612,000 to EFHC, over three years, for its Your Voice Matters Project. This project consists of civic engagement and Head Start, CASE for Kids, Special Schools and Adult Education divisions will implement the project that will have an estimated impact on seven districts, 24 campuses, 8 teachers/staff, 2,000 students and 2,000 families.

Babies in Baytown - Head Start - Community Impact Fund

Babies in Baytown awarded $3,000 to Head Start for its “Toot, Toot, Beep, Beep . . . Come Be Safe with Me! community event.

US Dept. Health & Human Svcs. - Head Start - COLA & Quality Improvement

DHHS awarded $1,014,679 to Head Start for cost-of-living adjustments and quality improvement for its Early Head Start/Head Start programs and Child Care Partnerships.

BOK (Bank of Texas) Foundation – Head Start - REAL SuperMENtors

Bank of Texas awarded $8,100 to Head Start’s SuperMENtors program. This funding helped offset the cost of purchasing 225 Scholastic Inc. book sets for over 1,000 Head Start and Early Head Start students.

US Dept. of Health & Human Svcs – Head Start - Continuation Grant

DHHS awarded $4,915,478 to Head Start for program operations, training, and technical assistance for three Early Head Start and five Child Care Partnerships.

US Dept. of Health & Human Svcs. – Head Start - COLA & Quality Improvements

DHHS awarded $355,112 to Head Start for cost-of-living adjustments and quality improvement for three Early Head Start campuses and five Child Care Partnerships.

• CenterPoint Energy – CASE for Kids – All-Earth Ecobot Challenge
  CenterPoint Energy awarded $5,000 to CASE for Kids to support the All-Earth Ecobot Challenge. The project will serve 350 students in 4th-8th grades to help them develop skills in STEM subjects, problem-solving and teamwork. The project also seeks to increase awareness and interest in STEM careers.
  
  
  
• Henderson Foundation – CASE for Kids – All-Earth Ecobot Challenge
  Henderson Foundation awarded $2,500 to support CASE for Kids’ All-Earth Ecobot Challenge. The project will serve 350 students in 4th-8th grades to help them develop skills in STEM subjects, problem-solving and teamwork. The project also seeks to increase awareness and interest in STEM careers.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS) – Early Head Start / Head Start Continuation
  DHHS awarded $12,375,192 to Head Start for program operations and training and technical assistance.
  
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – Head Start Humble Campus
  DHHS awarded $1,829,348 to Head Start for revision facilities at its Humble campus.
  
  
  
• Garden Know How – ABS West Gardening Program – The Knights Kontainer Garden
  Gardening Know How awarded $1,000 to ABS-West’s (Schools Division) for its gardening program. By growing fruits and vegetables, ABS-West’s students with disabilities will better understand where their food comes from and gain more positive food attitudes. They also increase fine and gross motor skills by planting and digging and learn responsibility and ways to care for the environment.
  
  
  
• ExpandEd/Every Hour Counts – CASE for Kids – Middle School Social-Emotional Learning
  ExpandEd Schools/Every Hour Counts awarded $58,348.50 to CASE for Kids for the Middle School Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative. The program will build capacity of teachers and community educators to address the SEL needs of students at four campuses in Alief, Humble and Galena Park ISDs. The program will train 32 teachers, over 100 community educators, and serve up to 240 students.
  
  
  
• H-E-B – Teaching and Learning Center – Early Childhood Winter Conference
  H-E-B awarded $500 to the Teaching and Learning Center for the 36th Annual R.T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference. The conference provides high quality, affordable professional development to approximately 1,000 educators that serve young children, aged 3 to 8. The full-day event features over 50 breakout sessions that range from early childhood, mindfulness in literacy, math/science, social and emotional development, culturally responsive bilingual early literacy interventions and intentionality in the Pre-K classroom by nationally known keynote and featured speakers.
  
  
  
• Youth Gardening Grant – ABS-West – The Knights Kontainer Garden
  Youth Gardening Grant awarded $1,000 to ABS-West for its Knights Kontainer Gardening Program. The funds will assist 32 students, ages 5-18+, with their gardening activities.
  
  
  
• KidsGardening and The Scott Miracle-Gro – Head Start – Tidwell Campus Gardens
  KidsGarden and The Scott Miracle-Gro awarded $1,500 to support Head Start’s Healthy Living Garden Project at the Tidwell Head Start campus. This is a school garden program that uses food and nutrition education to teach the importance of healthy lifestyles to preschoolers, families, and the community. Funding benefits 28 unduplicated students and families during the 2021-2022 school year.
  
  
  
• Dollar General Literacy Foundation – Summer Reading Program – ABS-East & ABS-West
  Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $2,900 to the Schools Division ABS-East and West’s Leaders as Readers Summer Reading program. The reading program will serve 90 students.
  
  
  
• Texas Workforce Commission – Adult Education & Literacy Employer – Adult Education
  Texas Workforce Commission awarded $390,243 to Adult Education to implement an Integrated Education and Training-Workforce Literacy (IET-WL) pilot program by developing curricula for the workplace, participant job placement, and tracking. HCDE will partner with MAREK, a construction-based company that is one of the largest and leading construction companies in Houston, to plan and design a curriculum that offers integrated services and intensive services to 70 individuals for 18 months and will incorporate two 20-week sessions.
  
  
  
• Department of Health & Human Services – Early Head Start
  DHHS awarded Head Start $122,976 for cost-of-living adjustments and quality improvement for its Early Head Start staff/centers.
  
  
  
• Department of Health & Human Services – Early Head Start/Head Start
  DHHS awarded Head Start $336,365 for cost-of-living adjustments and quality improvement for its Early Head Start/Head Start staff and centers.
  
  
  
• Department of Health & Human Services – Early Head Start Continuation
  DHHS awarded Head Start $4,792,502 for its Early Head Start continuation.
  
  
  
• Texas Workforce Commission – Adult Education in partnership with Sylvan Learning Center – Family Math Literacy Initiative (FMLI)
  Texas Workforce Commission awarded $476,547 to Adult Education, in partnership with Sylvan Learning Centers to create a statewide FMLI Call Center. The FMLI Call Center will target parents or caretakers of families and individuals who: 1) are basic skill deficient; or 2) lack a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; or 3) are English Language Learners; and 4) are AEL-eligible participants who are not currently served by a AEL provider. The call center will provide services to 400 participants and their families a month and 4,800 30-minute sessions annually that focus on learning basic math operations and enhancing digital skill building.
  
  
  
• Babies in Baytown – Head Start – If You’re Happy and You Know It
  Babies in Baytown awarded Head Start $1,000 for its Art in the Park project. This project stimulates babies' senses, encourages bonding for 100 families, and brings different sectors of the community together around art.
  
  
  
• Texas Workforce Commission -  Adult Education in partnership with Eight Million Stories – Building Construction Trades
  Texas Workforce Commission awarded $112,016 to Adult Education through a partnership with Eight Million Stories, to provide intake and assessment, adult education, soft skills/career preparation, internships/externships, and job placement for 70 young adults, ages 18-21. Services will assist participants in obtaining an Electrician Apprentice License.
  
  
  
• Bank of Texas – Head Start – REAL SuperMENtors Read
  Bank of Texas awarded $7,020 to Head Start’s SuperMENtors program. This funding will help offset the cost of purchasing 195 Scholastic Inc. book sets for 1,268 Head Start and Early Head Start students.
  
  
  
• Texas Education Agency – CASE for Kids – 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), Cycle 10 Year 5
  The Texas Education Agency awarded $1,500,000 to support CASE for Kids with its 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Cycle 10 Year 5 application. Services focus on academics, behavior, graduation rates and social-emotional learning for low-income students at 10 centers in school districts and charters. Requested funds will provide academic and enrichment services for 975 students and 400 family members.
  
  
  
• Texas Education Agency – CASE for Kids – 21^st CCLC, Cycle 11 Year 2
  Texas Education Agency awarded $1,700,000 to support CASE for Kids with its 21st CCLC,  Cycle 11 Year 2. The program focuses on academic improvement, social emotional learning, college and career readiness and family engagement for elementary, middle, and high school students. The program will operate 10 centers in five school districts and two charters, serving over 1,000 students and 400 family members.
  
  
  
• Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities – School-Based Therapy – The Art and Science of Handwriting Intervention
  Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities awarded $5,860 to School-Based Therapy Services for training on handwriting intervention. The one-day workshop will feature Dr. Beverly Moskowitz, Owner and CEO of Real OT Solutions in Philadelphia, PA, and author of the Size Matters Handwriting Program. The workshop will cover research  on handwriting instruction, hands-on lab activities, and other issues related to handwriting as an intervention method for students with disabilities. Over 160 occupational therapists, general and special education teachers will attend the training.
  
  
  
• Dept. of Health & Human Services – Revision Facilities 1303 – Barrett Station
  DHHS awarded $2,258,988 to Head Start to revise facilities at Barrett Station.
  
  
  
• CenterPoint Energy – All Earth Ecobot Challenge
  CenterPoint Energy awarded $5,000 to CASE for Kids to support the All-Earth Ecobot Challenge. The project will serve 350 students in 4th-8th grades to help them develop skills in STEM subjects, problem-solving and teamwork. The project also seeks to increase awareness and interest in STEM careers.

• Henderson Foundation – CASE for Kids –  All-Earth Ecobot Challenge
  The Henderson Foundation awarded $1,000 to CASE for Kids for its All-Earth Ecobot Challenge program. In its 13th year, Ecobot is an innovative robotic engineering competition that engages 120 students from 4th-8th grades in STEM-based problem-solving activities.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS) – Early Head Start Expansion-Child Care Partnership
  DHHS awarded $4,602,481 to Head Start to support its Early Head Start (EHS) Expansion and EHS Child Care in Harris County, Texas. Funding from this grant would expand access to EHS services to 106 children and families who need it most in a full-time, center-based program option.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – Head Start/Early Head Start Continuation
  DHHS awarded $12,227,579 to Head Start for program operations and training and technical assistance to continue serving 1,000 Head Start students and 64 Early Head Start students in a full-time, center-based program option in east Harris County, Texas.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – Head Start – American Rescue Plan
  DHHS awarded $1,517,162 to Head Start to hire program staff to start the Fall 2021 school year. Teaching assistants attend professional development and campus staff will conduct home visits and family commitments meetings with classes to follow.
  
  
  
• Texas Education Agency (TEA) – CASE for Kids – 21^st CCLC, Cycle 11 Year 1
  TEA awarded $1,700,000 to CASE for Kids for its 21st CCLC, Cycle 11, Year 1 program that allows 10 district and charter schools in Alief ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Galena Park ISD, Houston ISD and Humble ISD to provide afterschool programs. These programs serve 1,046 elementary, middle, and high school students and 400 parents/legal guardians.
  
  
  
• Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities – School-based Therapy – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Training
  Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities awarded the School-Based Therapy Services division $7,500 for a guest speaker for its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Training. This training was for 160 occupational, physical and music therapy providers.
  
  
  
• Hogg Foundation – Head Start – Additional Mental Health Support
  The Hogg Foundation awarded $20,000 to support Head Start Program by implementing a mental wellness response plan that promotes resilience in students and families dealing with chronic stress brought on by traumatic events such as COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri. With this grant, 150 students and families will receive three 45-minute counseling sessions.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service – Head Start – Coolwood Campus – Disaster Assistant Fund
  DHHS awarded $7,924,284 to Head Start to implement the construction phase of its Coolwood Campus Replacement Project. This campus serves 62 students.
  
  
  
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service – Head Start – Coolwood Campus – Disaster Assistant Fund
  DHHS awarded $587,215 in disaster assistance funds to implement Phase II of Head Start’s Coolwood Facility Replacement Project from Hurricane Harvey damage.
  
  
  
• Dollar General Literacy Foundation – Schools Division – Youth Literacy Grants
  Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $3,000 to the Schools Division’s Adventures in Reading (SD-AiR) program to purchase instructional materials, classroom library sets and 111 books and novels. The SD-AiR Program will serve 260 students in its four schools – ABS-East, ABS-West, Highpoint School, and Fortis Academy.
  
  
  
• Bank of Texas – Head Start – SuperMENtors Program
  Bank of Texas awarded $7,020 to Head Start’s SuperMENtors program. This funding will help offset the cost of purchasing 195 Scholastic Inc. book sets for 1,164 Head Start and Early Head Start students.
  
  
  
• Texas Education Agency (TEA) – CASE for Kids – 21^st CCLC, Cycle 10, Year 4
  TEA awarded $1,500,000 to CASE for Kids for its 21^st CCLC, Cycle 10, Year 4 program that allows 10 district and charter schools in Galena Park ISD and Shelden ISD to provide afterschool programs to 975 elementary, middle, and high school students.
  
  
  
• Babies in Baytown – Head Start – Art in the Park
  Babies in Baytown awarded Head Start $1,000 for its Art in the Park project. This project stimulates babies' senses, encourages bonding for 100 families, and brings different sectors of the community together around art.

Center for Educator Success – 38^th Annual R.T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference

Teaching Strategies is the only connected ecosystem in early childhood education. Connects teachers, children, and families to engaging learning experiences, informative data, and stronger partnerships.

Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a champion for play. From our research-based curricula to enriching classroom environments and innovative technology solutions, Kaplan's products and services inspire a lifelong love of learning in children and educators.

The Waymire Group is an experienced team of educators representing some of the finest publishers throughout Southeast Texas for over three decades.

Raising Cane’s serves only the most craveable chicken finger meals.

Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species.

Frog Street is an early childhood learning solutions company. Our goal is to help guide the next generation of children to success through research-based early childhood curriculum, digital resources, and professional development.

Walden University is a private for-profit online university headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialist degrees. The university is owned by Adtalem Global Education, which purchased the university in August 2021.

Discount School Supply® had its beginning in a small retail store selling educational products. Founder Ron Elliott had creative ideas about how he could supply more products to respond to teacher’s needs. The Discount School Supply catalog was born, the place where you can BUY WHERE TEACHERS BUY®.

Children’s Museum of Houston serves an audience of more than 1 million children and families each year. Children’s Museum Houston is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that relies on private and public contributions. When you support us, you can feel confident that your contribution directly benefits the children of Houston.

Center for Safe and Secure Schools – S. A. F. E. R. R

McGriff Insurance Services name dates back to 1886 and the founding of McGriff, Seibels & Williams. Today, McGriff is part of TIH Insurance Holdings, Inc., one of the top 10 largest insurance brokers in the world.

We provide highly consultative risk management and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes as well as for personal insurance needs. Coverages available include commercial property and casualty, small business, employee benefits, management liability, personal lines, and more.

Blue Knight Security LLC a full-service security guard company that takes pride in meeting and going beyond the expectations of our Clients by offering outstanding commissioned and non-commissioned security guard services to protect you and your business.

Chick-fil-A Baytown  Serves freshly prepared food crafted with quality ingredients every day of the week (except Sunday, of course). Our restaurant offers everything from Chick-fil-A menu classics, like the original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Nuggets and Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries®, to breakfast, salads, treats, Kid’s Meals and more.

Procurement – iPASS – Small Business Edition

CPower Energy is the leading, national distributed energy resources monetization and Virtual Power Plant provider, creating the Customer-Powered Grid® that will enable a flexible, clean and dependable energy future.

theCoderSchool wants to do more than just teach coding. We want aspiring coders to use their newfound passion as a steppingstone to think outside of the box, as a way to channel their ideas in a creative way and most importantly, to have fun.

Virtue Construction LLC is a self-performing commercial general contractor headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Education Foundation of Harris County – 2^nd Annual Education Foundation of Harris County Fundraising Luncheon

Home Run Dugout wanted to build a place that captures the spirit of left field. A place where anything is possible – grandmas hitting home runs, dogs eating hot dogs, and rivals coming together for a good time.

Phoenician Specialty Foods The International Food Market of Your Dreams…a premier, family-owned, one-stop, gourmet international food market offers food lovers more than 20,000 products from more than 50 countries, at down-to-earth prices.

Aggieland Wild Animal Safari is an award-winning drive-thru safari. You will witness the beauty of 300+ exotic animals roaming freely in 250+ acres of natural habitats. Their signature drive-thru experience gives you the opportunity to feed dozens of zebras, llamas, wildebeest, bison, and countless other species from the comfort of your vehicle.

Geronimo Adventure Park was created by two friends who wanted to provide an irresistible reason to "Unplug” from your devices “& Clip In" to outdoor fun right here in the greater Houston area. Conquer new heights on our zipline courses, throw axes at The Range, and unwind with games and activities as you make connections and amazing memories at Geronimo Adventure Park!

Saks Fifth Avenue, at The Galleria, features curated arrivals from top designers in women's and men's fashion, beauty, handbags, shoes, fine jewelry and more. Plus, enjoy refreshments and light bites at 51fifteen.

Pappas Restaurants is family owned and operated company, which means our core values have been passed down from generation to generation. We are constantly focused on innovation, attention to detail and quality in everything we do. Over the years, our steadfast values and top-notch team have kept prospective employees seeking us out and satisfied Guests coming back.

Gringos Tex-Mexican Kitchen has been serving residents of Texas since 1993, and the feat doesn’t start or stop with enchiladas. Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen operates full-service family dining restaurants in Houston, each equipped with its very own tasty margarita and spirits cantina.

Center for Grants Development – Office Supplies for HCDE Divisions

Flour Enterprise, Inc. is a world-class expertise in how we are partnering with our clients, on projects big and small, to build a better future. Our more than 30,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects to clients around the world.

Thank you for your 2023-2024 sponsorships and donations!

Center for Educator Success – 37^th Annual R.T. Garcia Early Childhood Winter Conference

Teaching Strategies is the only connected ecosystem in early childhood education. They connect teachers, children, and families to engaging learning experiences, informative data, and stronger partnerships.

Springfield College Greater Houston through its partnership with Lone Star College, offers students a 2+2 = bachelor’s degree opportunity. Students can complete their associate degree in two years at Lone Star College, then transfer seamlessly to Springfield College (LSC-University Center at The Woodlands location) to complete their final two years, earning a bachelor’s degree.

Learning Without Tears® (LWT) is a leading early education company offering a proven and unique approach to teaching and learning. LWT supplemental programs develop early literacy foundational skills for student success, including K readiness skills to alphabet knowledge, phonics, hand and typing skills. From Pre-K through elementary school, LWT’s offerings benefit all learners with multisensory, developmentally appropriate, research-proven practices.

Zoo-Phonics® is an effective and proven methodology! The curriculum aligns with Common Core Standards! Through Zoo-phonics, children develop their phonemic awareness of the 26 letters of the alphabet, which in turn helps them to build a solid foundation for their future reading and spelling skills.

Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a champion for play. From our research-based curricula to enriching classroom environments and innovative technology solutions, Kaplan's products and services inspire a lifelong love of learning in children and educators.

The Waymire Group is an experienced team of educators representing some of the finest publishers throughout Southeast Texas for over three decades.

Raising Cane’s serves only the most craveable chicken finger meals.

Procurement – iPASS – Small Business Edition

Xerox (fka Dahil Business Solutions) creates digital transformations with the care and attention of a local partner.

LyncVerse Technologies empowers organizations to capitalize on the newest technology to solve their business challenges with proven, relevant IT solutions and services.

Appddiction Studio is a nationwide leader in innovative IT and Medical Staffing services. We are committed to supporting solutions for clients across the federal government as well as a host of industry partners.

WeCare Do You? Brenda Phillips, youth development specialist.

DataVox designs, implements, and maintains all aspects of your audio visual, cloud, data center and network technologies, cyber security, IT support and managed services, network cabling, phone systems, smart building technologies, and physical security solutions.

The Sanders Hand is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2017 servicing over 5,000 at-risk youth through free business & financial literacy training, with the intent of increasing the minority income level while decreasing the poverty level for impoverished communities.

Kid-grit is passionate about equipping educators and students with the tools needed for success. Our innovative, mindful approach builds confidence & character, resilience & social-emotional learning, self-care & wellness.

Zoche, LLC is a distributor of sports and multipurpose surfaces for the top manufacturers in the US and Europe.

Quality Security Systems specializes in sales, service, design, installations, maintenance and inspection of Commercial Fire Alarms, Intrusion Detection, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Access Control Systems, and Telephone Entry Systems, to include System Integrations and providing 24-hour monitoring.

Demeris providing our customers with the most delicious Texas BBQ available.

Adult Education - Teacher Incentives

LA Fitness continues to seek innovative ways to enhance the physical and emotional well-being of our increasingly diverse membership base.

Education Foundation of Harris County – Inaugural HeART of Education Fundraising Luncheon

Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 600 species. It receives 2.1 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States, surpassed only by the San Diego Zoo.

Thank you for your 2022-2023 sponsorships and donations!

School-Based Therapy – Great Minds Think Differently

• Ripple Effects provides customized, web-based SEL, behavioral supports, and educator tools provide positive, targeted intervention for students in a variety of learning and corrections settings.
  
  
  
• Sam’s Club is a members-only warehouse club store selling groceries, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and other goods in bulk with large discounts. 

Center for Safe and Secure Schools – Neighbor Helping Neighbor/Reunification Exercise

• CENTEGIX creates safer spaces by innovating technology to empower and protect people. They believe their values of empowerment, innovation, and advocacy keep us committed to creating safer spaces where all staff feel supported to call for help in any kind of emergency, from the everyday to the extreme. 
  
  
  
• Blue Knight Security, LLC is a full-service security guard company that takes pride in meeting and going beyond the expectations of our customers by offering outstanding commissioned and non-commissioned security guard services to protect you and your business. Specializing in custom security plans to fit your specific situation and location, our security officers are highly-trained and experienced, with yearly refresher courses and continuous on the job training to ensure our security officers are always “on their toes” for our clients’ needs. 

Procurement – iPASS 

• iCEV specializes in providing quality CTE curriculum and educational resources. iCEV is the most comprehensive online resource for CTE educators and students, offering curriculum for several major subject areas, including agricultural science, trade & industrial education, business & marketing, career exploration, family & consumer science, health science, law enforcement and STEM education. 
  
  
  
• Ion Wave Technologies help procurement teams of all sizes make more strategic sourcing decisions in less time.
   
  
• Nash Industries, Inc. has been building in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas since 1999. Nash Industries is a family owned and operated business that is focused on quality not quantity. From their start as a subcontractor to today’s multifaceted approach to commercial construction, Nash has grown by delivering time and time again. Every project, regardless of the size or product type, is viewed with the same commitment to excellence. Nash specializes in new construction and building modifications for existing commercial and institutional organizations.
   
  
• Versa Creative is a full-service marketing and advertising agency and is in the business of building and scaling powerful brands. Versa Creative services include digital, web, public relations, photography, and videography.

Thank you for your 2021-22 sponsorships!

The Center for Safe and Secure Schools – Virtual School Safety Forum 2020 

• Dura Pier Facilities Services Ltd. (dba Facilities Sources) provides quality construction services for commercial, educational, and institutional markets. Dura Pier Facilities has served LaMarque and Spring Branch ISD’s with building and emergency renovations. Facilities Sources services include repair and renovation in electrical, mechanical, HVAC and many other additional services.
  
  
  
• Instant Data Technologies (Indatatech) is a full-service management and consulting company specializing in supply chain processes, procurement, and logistics management services.
  
  
  
• 4Imprint has promotional products and merchandise to fit an organization’s needs.

The Teaching and Learning Center – 35^th Annual Early Childhood Winter Conference 2020

• All-Educate offers quality and unique educational resources for K-12 schools in the areas of Intervention Reading, Writing, Bilingual and ESL Programs, ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social and Emotional Learning, Mental Health Education and even After-School. 
  
  
  
• Achieve3000 For more than 20 years, Achieve3000 has been empowering educators and helping them unlock student potential and accelerate learning growth. Now, more than ever, schools and districts need proven solutions that can help them address unfinished learning and prepare students for success.  
  
  
  
• Benchmark Education provides comprehensive instructional materials.  
  
  
  
• Scholastic is a multinational publishing, education and media company that publishes and distributes comics, books and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. 
  
  
  
• Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a champion for play. From our research-based curricula to enriching classroom environments and innovative technology solutions, Kaplan's products and services inspire a lifelong love of learning in children and educators. We are architects of learning good and defenders of the imagination. We live for inseparable bonds and open minds. We encourage the eager and inspire the inspirers. Together, we transform lives through play. 
  
  
  
• SAVVAS, formerly Pearson K-12 Learning, is the next-generation learning company that combines new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new ways of interacting to create innovative learning solutions.  
  
  
  
• Learning Without Tears has a curriculum that focuses on providing developmentally appropriate instruction in handwriting, literacy, and math for students from Pre-K through 5th grade. The early learning portion of the curriculum has suggestions for dozens of academic activities to implement in the preschool classroom.  
  
  
  
• Zoo-phonics curriculum is a method developed to make children strong readers and spellers using a “phono” (hearing), “oral” (speaking), “visual” (seeing), “kinesthetic” (moving), and tactile (touching)—whole brain approach. Students learn the sounds of the alphabet and advanced phonemic concepts through an easily understood, concrete method of presentation. 
  
  
  
• Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and committed to quality assurance and continuous improvement of the institution. Walden University has 70-degree programs and over 260 concentrations and specializations that meet your needs—and the moment. 
  
  
  
• Teaching Strategies help early childhood educators build this environment and provide the foundation for success for every child by connecting teachers, children, and families to inspired teaching and learning experiences, informative data, and stronger partnerships through the leading early learning platform and solutions.  

The Teaching and Learning Center – Ron Clark Event 2021

• hand2mind supports teachers, inspire students, engage parents, and champion learning by doing.

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