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Big Brunch: Building Blocks to the Future: A Celebration of Early Childhood
June 12, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

The Ballroom at Bayou Place
Sunday, June 12th from 11:00 – 3:00 p.m.
For Inquiries Contact: Michelle Bowman, mbowman@childrenatrisk.org or 713.301.6970



SEARCH’s House of Tiny Treasures (HTT) is one of the few early childhood education programs in Houston dedicated exclusively to serving children of homelessness. Without a program like HTT, our at-risk students will start kindergarten behind their more advantaged peers. HTT’s program includes a renowned curriculum, nutritious meals, transportation, and hands-on learning experiences, as well as individualized art, speech, and play therapy, to address the children’s needs and prepare them to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. By investing in the next generation, we are showing our students that their young lives are not defined by the trauma they’ve experienced, but rather that they are full of potential, possibility, and promise.

Small Steps Nurturing Center provides a high-quality education, social and emotional support, a nurturing Christian environment, transportation, and nutritious meals to economically at-risk children ages two through six living in the Fifth Ward and Gulfton communities of Houston, Texas. Comprehensive early childhood education programs are a scientifically supported intervention for low-income children. Small Steps’ nationally accredited program seeks to narrow the opportunity gap for our students and supports their holistic development, with the ultimate goal of changing the cycle of intergenerational poverty for their families and community.
Would You Like to Donate an Auction Item? Email mbowman@childrenatrisk.org


SHAPING THE FUTURE $15,000
Laura and Steve Jones
BRIGHT FUTURE
$10,000
First Horizon Foundation
SUNNY DAY $5,000
Doe and Henry Florsheim
Carrin F. Patman
Jenny and John Seo
Buddy Steves
HELPING HAND $3,500
Lisa Barksdale
Shawn & Donald Bowers
CBRE Inc.
David Cordua
Manon & Matt Kebodeaux
Marissa Kiefer
Kevin Kushner
Lina and Jay Pasale
SUPPORTERS $1,000 +
Kim Scates & Clay Albers
Veritex Community Bank
CHAIRS
Laura and Steve Jones
CHEF CHAIRS
Matt Harris
Craig Howard
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lisa Barksdale
Shawn and Donald Bowers
David Cordua
Manon and Matt Kebodeaux
Marissa Kiefer
Lina & Jay Pasale
Carrin F. Patman
Jenny and John Seo
Buddy Steves