Houston Food Addicts in Recovery
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous “Offering a Better Life” for our West Houston Community Non-Profit OCWH Agency Partner Spotlight: Many people resort to desperate measures to control their weight and the way they eat expensive diets, surgery, medications, excessive exercise, purging, abuse of laxatives, and extreme food restriction. Others don’t know where to turn or…
Read MoreLeadercast Live 2018 Houston
Bringing Leadercast Live 2018 to West Houston Outreach Center of West Houston is pleased to again bring Leadercast Live 2018 to our West Houston/Katy, Texas community. Leadercast is shaping the way the world views leadership by filling the world with leaders worth following. Leadercast Live 2018 is the largest one-day leadership event held in Atlanta…
Read MoreHurricanes, Snow, & Elves
What a year! Houston hosted the Super Bowl, had a hurricane, won the World Series, and played in the snow! It is hard to believe that 2017 is already coming to a close. At the Center, our community partners planted a community garden over the summer, served as a food pantry for hurricane victims, and…
Read MoreBig Give Houston
We’re excited that we are part of Big Give Houston on November 28, 2017, as part of national Giving Tuesday. We wish all non-profits across our region much success raising awareness of their cause and gaining much-needed end of year financial support. Every dollar donated to Outreach Center of West Houston gets us one step…
Read MoreOCWH Recap
A little recap of some recent activities at OCWH and their community partners: The Center served as one of five locations for the Houston Food Truck Relief Rally on Sept.16, sponsored by The Greater Houston Black Chamber and Shell. OCWH’s community partner, St. Thomas Presbyterian Church at the corner of Memorial and Bateswood opened as…
Read More2017 Charity Golf Tournament
12th Annual “We’re Here For You” Charity Golf Tournament More Important Than Ever OCWH’s 12th Annual “We’re Here for You” Charity Golf Tournament is October 16, 2017. Special thanks to our 2017 Golf Tournament Sponsors! This golf tournament is one of the Center’s major fundraisers of the year. Monies raised from this event will go…
Read MoreWe Are #HoustonStrong
As our neighbors are dealing with recovery efforts from the flood, I have been encouraged by the many examples of how good folks are at their core. It is times like these when community matters most, and the phrase “We’re here for you” carries more meaning than ever. Once again, the OCWH community rallied together…
Read MoreFood Truck Relief Rally
We had a great day on Saturday, September 16, as one of five locations for the Food Truck Rally Relief! It was great to be able to host the food trucks sponsored by Greater Houston Black Chamber and Shell! The extra love and care shown to our immediate community was appreciated by all. And, the…
Read MoreHurricane Harvey Relief/Recovery Update
From the Executive Director Temporary Shelter Once again our community has stepped up during a time of need when Hurricane Harvey dumped massive amounts of rain on our Texas communities. Our partner St. Thomas Presbyterian Church set up a temporary shelter. On Tuesday of last week they had offered shelter to five families growing to…
Read MoreFamilyPoint Says Thank You!
“It has been an exciting summer at FamilyPoint. We connected with over 200 children in West Houston through our 15 summer enrichment programs. All of our summer programs were made successful by the commitment of over 150 volunteers from this community. They showed up each day willing to do more than just lead groups through…
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