6200 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 533-6500
6200 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 533-6500
This mission has been the vision and driving force behind Ronald McDonald House Houston for more than three decades. Today that vision has grown to include: * Holcombe House a freestanding 50-bedroom home for longer 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 * Family Room inside MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital
We are interested in enriching the lives of our animals, by stimulating their natural instincts and behaviors.
Established in 1960, Chamber Music Houston, formerly known as Houston Friends of Chamber Music, is a key actor of the Houston music scene, and one of the nation’s premier chamber music presenters. Directed by a team of passionate music experts, the nonprofit brings the world’s most celebrated chamber music ensembles to Houston for a full season of intimate, engaging concerts inside the beautiful and acoustically ideal Stude Concert Hall, on the Rice University campus. Called “an unheralded leader among mainstream presenters” [Houston Chronicle], Chamber Music Houston invites audiences to experience the intimacy and excitement of chamber music at its best. In addition to its main concert series, the organization conducts outreach events to develop the appreciation for music within the community and to foster the young students’ appreciation of music and arts. The 2014/15 season of Chamber Music Houston starts with a new name and a beautiful new logo. Houston Friends of Chamber Music becomes Chamber Music Houston and introduces a new look to convey the excitement, intimacy and energy presented by its concert experience.
One Year Young Professionals Circle (YPC) Membership - $50: - Free general admission for one person for one full year - Discounts on all YPC events - Exclusive invitations to all VIP exhibit openings - Special discounts on museum programs - Monthly updates on museum announcements and upcoming events - Special volunteer opportunities at The Health Museum
In February 2013, a historic Houston estate in one of the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods will be transformed into a stunning designer showhouse for the benefit of Preservation Houston.
The mission of the Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is threefold. We facilitate scientific research and collaborative efforts in the neurosciences, creating an atmosphere of scientific exchange through multiple routes. We are involved in training and information exchange for the scientific community, particularly at the graduate and postdoctoral fellow level. We are involved in community outreach and public education through collaborations with the Dana Foundation and Partners in Education.
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. A program of Kesem, Camp Kesem operates over 70 free summer camps in 33 states for children ages 6 to 16 who have been touched by a parent’s cancer. This camping experience has a lasting impact on children by providing them a peer-support network that understands their unique needs, builds confidence and strengthens their communication skills. In 2015, Camp Kesem served over 5,000 children coast-to-coast - all funded by generous donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners.
Program Activities • Financial Literacy • College Preparation • Career Development • S.T.E.M. • Completing Applications • Foreign Languages • Public Policy • Gardening • Creative Writing & Poetry • Chess • Film Making • Cooking • Arts Appreciation • Abstinence • Yoga & Exercise • Health & Nutrition • Academic Empowerment • Junior Toast Masters - Public Speaking • Counseling / Conflict Resolution • Internships • Volunteering • Self-Esteem Building • Study Skills
Actors from across Rice University — students past and present, staff, and faculty — endeavor to present lively, intimate, and high-quality performances with fast entrances and exits and frequent interaction with the audience, thus recreating the experience of Shakespeare's own day.
The purpose of this organization is: 1. To develop sustainable programs providing immediate relief services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, monthly preparation and delivery of sack lunches for the homeless, hygiene kit distributions, and volunteer placements at local non-profits servicing the economically disadvantaged. 2. To cultivate sustainable programs providing long-term reincorporation services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, serving as volunteer agents for the economically disadvantaged via resume development, job application assistance, and public housing placement support. 3. To hold educational events that provide students and community members with a more nuanced understanding of the challenges associated with homelessness, the difficulties in becoming reincorporated, innovative ideas in addressing urban poverty, and the network of services currently being offered for the economically disadvantaged in the city of Houston. 4. To serve as an incubator for creative social entrepreneurship projects geared towards the economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, holding “Creativity in Service” competitions and offering scholarships for project ideas/implementations aimed at addressing urban poverty. 5. To collaborate with citywide non-profits and relief agencies in providing services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged of Houston, Texas. ... Join our listserv: http://CoalitionRice.LaunchRock.com ... Learn more about our partners: Food Not Bombs https://www.facebook.com/houstonfoodnotbombs Emergency Aid Coalition http://www.eachouston.org/ Star of Hope Mission http://www.sohmission.org/NetCommunity/ Turning Point Center http://www.turningpointcenter.org/ Palmer Way Station http://palmerchurch.org/ministry/serve/outreach/way-station/ The Salvation Army Houston http://www.salvationarmyhouston.org/ The Beacon http://www.chomhouston.org/default.aspx?name=chom.thebeacon Search Homeless Services http://www.searchhomeless.org/ Houston Coalition for the Homeless http://www.homelesshouston.org/
Looking to mix things up? HMNS Catalysts are a diverse, vivacious group of young HMNS members in their 20s and 30s, committed to the idea that science is an action that causes a reaction! More than your typical young professionals group, the HMNS Catalysts go beyond cocktail hours and theme parties to encompass a dedicated membership level for the next generation of loyal, life-long HMNS patrons.
Zoo Crew is a unique program offered to youth between the ages of 13 and 17 who seek to enrich their lives and gain important job skills by volunteering at the Houston Zoo. The Zoo Crew program gives teens exposure to careers in the Zoo field while learning about animals and the conservation efforts and methods at the Houston Zoo. Summer Zoo Crew volunteers participate in a eleven week volunteer program from the first week in June to the middle of August. Fall Zoo Crew volunteers participate in a four month weekend volunteer program from the end of September to the first week in December focusing on Conservation.
Innovation and customer service above all in the pursuit to provide opportunities through advanced audio visual equipment using the most current technologies available for greater teaching opportunities to enhance our quest for excellence in education, research and clinical service.
Fresh Start Fitness Group "Fresh Fit Saturdays" are held every Saturday at Hermann Park on the Hill. We try to encourage each and everyone to live a healthy FRESH lifestyle by working out and changing our eating habits. The first step to make the commitment to change your lifestyle is always the hardest but yet the most pivotal. Being fit shouldn't be something that's done as a hobby but should be more of a Lifestyle and that's what we focus on. Each Saturday we bring a series of exercises that challenge the total body physically and mentally and will definitely put you on the right path to pursuing your goal to live a Fresher healthier lifestyle. Come get #FRESHFIT. Are you up for the challenge?
Zoo Crew is a unique program offered to youth between the ages of 13 and 17 who seek to enrich their lives and gain important job skills by volunteering at the Houston Zoo. The Zoo Crew program gives teens exposure to careers in the Zoo field while learning about animals and the conservation efforts and methods at the Houston Zoo. Summer Zoo Crew volunteers participate in a eleven week volunteer program from the first week in June to the middle of August. Fall Zoo Crew volunteers participate in a four month weekend volunteer program from the end of September to the first week in December focusing on Conservation.
We are interested in enriching the lives of our animals, by stimulating their natural instincts and behaviors.
Innovation and customer service above all in the pursuit to provide opportunities through advanced audio visual equipment using the most current technologies available for greater teaching opportunities to enhance our quest for excellence in education, research and clinical service.
The mission of the Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is threefold. We facilitate scientific research and collaborative efforts in the neurosciences, creating an atmosphere of scientific exchange through multiple routes. We are involved in training and information exchange for the scientific community, particularly at the graduate and postdoctoral fellow level. We are involved in community outreach and public education through collaborations with the Dana Foundation and Partners in Education.
Students Improving Global Health in Texas (SIGHT) aims to further awareness of global health issues among medical students and advocate long-term, sustainable relationships with medically underserved populations both locally and internationally, by encouraging students to engage in global health efforts through clinical medicine, public health, and research.
The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine focuses on enabling healthy living for our patients by developing an encouraging healthy choices and strategies that last a lifetime. We do this through outstanding clinical care, breakthrough research and educational services. Through this three-tiered approach, our patients are better able to integrate healthy choices and methods into their daily routines, not only improving the quality of their lifespan, but also increasing their independence as they age.
It’s innovation in education and the time is right. OpenStax College offers free, peer-reviewed textbooks written by professional content developers that meet scope and sequence requirements for most college courses. Free online and low-cost in print, OpenStax College books are built for today’s student budgets.
Bringing together faith & reason... Establishing the intellectual voice of Christ at the university.
Established in 1960, Chamber Music Houston, formerly known as Houston Friends of Chamber Music, is a key actor of the Houston music scene, and one of the nation’s premier chamber music presenters. Directed by a team of passionate music experts, the nonprofit brings the world’s most celebrated chamber music ensembles to Houston for a full season of intimate, engaging concerts inside the beautiful and acoustically ideal Stude Concert Hall, on the Rice University campus. Called “an unheralded leader among mainstream presenters” [Houston Chronicle], Chamber Music Houston invites audiences to experience the intimacy and excitement of chamber music at its best. In addition to its main concert series, the organization conducts outreach events to develop the appreciation for music within the community and to foster the young students’ appreciation of music and arts. The 2014/15 season of Chamber Music Houston starts with a new name and a beautiful new logo. Houston Friends of Chamber Music becomes Chamber Music Houston and introduces a new look to convey the excitement, intimacy and energy presented by its concert experience.
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. A program of Kesem, Camp Kesem operates over 70 free summer camps in 33 states for children ages 6 to 16 who have been touched by a parent’s cancer. This camping experience has a lasting impact on children by providing them a peer-support network that understands their unique needs, builds confidence and strengthens their communication skills. In 2015, Camp Kesem served over 5,000 children coast-to-coast - all funded by generous donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners.
The purpose of this organization is: 1. To develop sustainable programs providing immediate relief services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, monthly preparation and delivery of sack lunches for the homeless, hygiene kit distributions, and volunteer placements at local non-profits servicing the economically disadvantaged. 2. To cultivate sustainable programs providing long-term reincorporation services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, serving as volunteer agents for the economically disadvantaged via resume development, job application assistance, and public housing placement support. 3. To hold educational events that provide students and community members with a more nuanced understanding of the challenges associated with homelessness, the difficulties in becoming reincorporated, innovative ideas in addressing urban poverty, and the network of services currently being offered for the economically disadvantaged in the city of Houston. 4. To serve as an incubator for creative social entrepreneurship projects geared towards the economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, holding “Creativity in Service” competitions and offering scholarships for project ideas/implementations aimed at addressing urban poverty. 5. To collaborate with citywide non-profits and relief agencies in providing services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged of Houston, Texas. ... Join our listserv: http://CoalitionRice.LaunchRock.com ... Learn more about our partners: Food Not Bombs https://www.facebook.com/houstonfoodnotbombs Emergency Aid Coalition http://www.eachouston.org/ Star of Hope Mission http://www.sohmission.org/NetCommunity/ Turning Point Center http://www.turningpointcenter.org/ Palmer Way Station http://palmerchurch.org/ministry/serve/outreach/way-station/ The Salvation Army Houston http://www.salvationarmyhouston.org/ The Beacon http://www.chomhouston.org/default.aspx?name=chom.thebeacon Search Homeless Services http://www.searchhomeless.org/ Houston Coalition for the Homeless http://www.homelesshouston.org/