The annual Woodlands Christian Academy’s Auction and Gala, taking place on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, will be all about the theme “Seaside Soirée.” Its success is driven by your support and participation. Thanks to generous supporters, the last Auction and Gala raised $2.08 million. Learn More

Your generous contribution strengthens the academy’s ability to provide a Christ-centered, college preparatory education to equip future leaders ~ spiritually, academically, physically and socially ~ to reach their highest potential for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Night of Hope is the annual Gala on Saturday, May 8, 2021 supporting Love Fosters Hope for children and teens in foster care. Learn more and purchase tickets at LoveFostersHope.org

Love Fosters Hope is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that brings hope, healing and a bright future to children and teens in foster care who have been abused, abandoned and neglected.

According to the Love Fosters Hope website, every four minutes a child age one to 18 is abused in America; by 18 years of age, 59 percent of kids in foster care are likely to be incarcerated as a juvenile; three in 10 of the nation’s adult homeless were foster kids; and only 1 percent of former foster children earn a college degree.

The goal of Love Fosters Hope is for every child to grasp that they are significant, valued, worthy, and loved. Proceeds from Night of Hope will benefit the following Love Fosters Hope programs:

• Summer Camps: for children and teens in foster care, ages 7 to 19 years old
• Mentoring Program: year-round program for teens in foster care, ages 12 to 19 years old
• Rescue Home: our safe home for young adults who have aged out of foster care and at risk of homelessness
• Reach: encouraging, inspiring, and fun visitations to teens living in Residential Treatment Centers (special group homes for at-risk teens in foster care)
• The Net: support for teens as they age out of foster care

Guests at the gala will enjoy a delicious dinner, an exciting silent and live auction, and a wine and jewelry pull. Sponsorships and Individual tickets are available. There are also many underwriter opportunities.

For more information, to make a donation, or to purchase a Night of Hope sponsorship or ticket, visit NightofHope2020.org or call 832-823-1889.

Photo by Love Fosters Hope

Community Assistance Center’s Legacy Luncheon honors outstanding service to our community. The event begins with mimosas and a silent auction at 10:00 am. Liz Murray, Co-Founder & Executive Director of The Arthur Project, will be the event’s inspirational keynote speaker.

From homeless to Harvard…it is an unlikely turn of events. Liz Murray’s life is a triumph over adversity and a stunning example of the importance of dreaming big. Murray was raised in the Bronx by two loving but drug-addicted parents. She grew up in poverty, often without enough food, chronically absent from school and most of all, struggling to connect her education to a viable future.

Her story sounds like a Hollywood movie—and it practically is. Lifetime Television produced a movie about Murray’s life story entitled Homeless to Harvard, which was nominated for three “Emmy Awards.” Murray is the recipient of the White House “Project’s Role Model Award” and Oprah Winfrey’s first-ever “Chutzpah Award.” Her memoir, Breaking Night, is a New York Times bestseller and an international bestseller published in twelve countries, in eight languages.

Proceeds from this special event will support Community Assistance Center (CAC) programs that provide immediate basic needs, financial assistance and case management services, promoting self-sufficiency for individuals and families throughout all of Montgomery County who are struggling through times of crisis.