Some good news

MacKenzie Scott Gives Big to Houston

Both the Greater Houston YMCA and Prairie View A&M have received funds from the philanthropist's donation of more than $4 billion to orgs across the country.

12/16/2020 By Dianna Wray

By the numbers

How Houstonians Fed Each Other During the Pandemic

A snapshot of the astounding impact Bayou City's nonprofits made during the first three months of the pandemic.

11/26/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Moments of Joy

Do You Volunteer for a Houston Nonprofit? Send Us Your Heartwarming Experiences of 2020

We're rounding up the most hopeful moments for our winter issue.

09/09/2020 By Houstonia Staff

Ace Attorneys

These Local Lawyers Are Helping Kids at the Border

Meet the heroes of the Children’s Immigration Law Academy.

12/01/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE

'A Night in Texas' to Remember at the Center for Hearing and Speech Gala

The Houston nonprofit's annual fundraiser brought in over $582,000 to support children with hearing loss.

07/01/2019 By Schaefer Edwards

Bayougraphy

Anne Chandler Is Seeking Justice for Houston's Most Vulnerable Immigrants

The executive director of the Tahirih Justice Center is "fighting like mad" for women and girls escaping violence.

05/24/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Getting Lucky

The Most Glamorous Game of Bingo Ever Happened at The Post Oak

Last month's event saw 250 guests test their luck, all to benefit local nonprofit iWRITE Literacy Organization.

05/10/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Bayougraphy

Jeanne Celestine Lakin Has One Million Reasons to Not Give Up

The Rwandan native survived a childhood of genocide and abuse. Her nonprofit hopes to stop that from happening to others.

12/31/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Do Good

This Houston Poinsettia Sale Benefits Families In Need

Cornelius Nursery's poinsettia sale raises funds for Lena Pope.

11/05/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

From Uganda With Love

Tribe + Glory, the Nonprofit Accessories Company that Helps Ugandan Women, Is Back on the Holiday Market Circuit

This week, find jewelry and housewares made by Ugandan artisans right here in Houston.

10/22/2018 By Clifford Pugh

Helping Houston

4 Ways to Shop and Do Good In Houston

These thrift stores all benefit local charities.

07/20/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Helping Houston

22 Nonprofits Worthy of Your Time, Money, or Both

Houston's nonprofit organizations—and the causes they support—could always use a helping hand.

07/20/2018 By Morgan Kinney, Gwendolyn Knapp, Nicki Koetting, Abby Ledoux, Laura Furr Mericas, and Dianna Wray

Helping Houston

6 Houston Activists We Admire, In Their Own Words

"Everything that is happening in our country is happening in Houston. We can be the model for this country, and we are not afraid.”

07/20/2018 By Laura Furr Mericas

Helping Houston

60 Ways to Make Houston a Better Place

From teaching someone to read to learning to merge in traffic, feeding the homeless to picking up after your dog, supporting the arts to voting to planting trees to not %$#&ing littering—and oh-so-much more.

07/20/2018 By Houstonia Staff

Ice House

When Refugees in Houston Need a Ride, Free Wheels Is Here to Help

This organization gives bikes to Newstonians who need a way to get around.

01/30/2018 By Heather Saucier

Where Fashion Meets Women's Empowerment

This Jewelry Company from a Houston Native Helps Support Female Entrepreneurs

Tribe + Glory empowers women in Uganda to live above the poverty line, all while equipping them to achieve their dreams.

11/13/2017 By Charnee Collier