Houston Golf Association provides annual support to eight local agencies, which provide workers at the Shell Houston Open. They are:
CHINQUAPIN SCHOOL: Located on Wallisville Road in Highland, north of Baytown, the Chinquapin school was founded in 1979. It was selected as the PGA TOUR's Charity of the Year for 1994 because of its successful program. Chinquapin is open to Houston inner-city youngsters, seventh through 12th grades, who have displayed academic potential despite coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. Curriculum stresses college preparatory courses, thus encouraging potential dropouts to broaden their educational horizons.
BOYS & GIRLS HARBOR: Founded in 1947 by the Optimist Club of Downtown Houston, the Harbor provides residential care for children 5-18 years of age who are experiencing family hardship, neglect, abandonment or abuse through no fault of their own. The Harbor offers children a family environment where they can learn to overcome self-destructive patterns, break cycles of abuse, develop social skills, learn responsibility, and work towards becoming healthy, happy, and productive members of society.
CENIKOR FOUNDATION, Inc.: Located in Deer Park, Texas Cenikor was founded in 1967. Cenikor's residents live within a Theraputic Community (TC) where they learn and practice the tools necessary to overcome substance abuse disorders as well as the destructive behaviors that feed addiction. Cenikor's program of recovery helps people develop social, behavioral, vocational, educational and recreationsal skills to live a lifestyle free of substance abuse. The treatment program lasts 18-24 months. Cenikor is for men and women, 18 and older, who truly want to change. Cenikor's core values incorporate community as a method, faith, work and personal responsibility concepts. Cenikor is a place for recovery, a place for change.
INTERFAITH CENTER OF THE WOODLANDS: A human services organization which benefits The Woodlands and South Montgomery County. Among the programs it offers, Interfaith provides a large child-care center, a church-planning organization, assistance to senior citizens and emergency aid. Interfaith also provides psychological counseling and job re-training for the unemployed.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, INC.: Junior Achievement teaches youngsters the ABCs of the real business world, through local school districts. The programs used by Junior Achievement help youngsters prepare for the workplace.
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST: Fulfills wishes for children suffering a terminal or life-threatening condition.
ACRES HOME YOUTH ASSOCIATION: This non-profit organization, was created to bring youth development programs to the Acres Home community for school-age boys and girls through after school and summer based programs. These programs promote academic achievement, sportsmanship, responsibility, social development, and self-discipline and represent an investment in the future of neighborhood youth.
STAR OF HOPE: Houston’s answer for the homeless -- giving broken men, women and children the opportunity to rebound into usefulness and self-esteem by overcoming the devastating effects of poverty, abuse, addiction and neglect. Positive life changes are encouraged through structured programs, which focus on spiritual growth, education, career development, life management and substance abuse recovery. Star of Hope has provided food, clothing, shelter for Houston’s Homeless since 1907. Each night more than 1,000 residents, including nearly 300 children, are housed.
