Houston Community News >> C.A.R.E brings Christmas Cheer to Bonita House of Hope
12/7/2007 (Houston, TX) -- On Saturday,
December 8, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., volunteers from the Chinese
American Relief Effort (also known as C.A.R.E.) will provide free lunch
to the beneficiaries of Bonita House of Hope. Donated by the Houston
Chinese Community Volunteer Association lead by director, Ms. Cecilia
Kan. In addition, Mrs. Stephanie Tan from the Viet Hoa supermarket also
donated the egg roll and utensil to enrich our lunch menu. C.A.R.E. is
made up of an alliance of over twenty Chinese-American civic,
faith-based, CYS ,and other
nonprofit entities. These entities, along with financial support from
will also be putting up Christmas decoration at the nonprofit
organization located at 2605 Parker Road (zip 77093). The event
co-chairs are Grace Yeh and Paul Liou.
C.A.R.E. was founded in 1993 when members of this alliance wanted to advance a mission of shared common interests and goals of helping the underprivileged, as well as enhancing harmony and communication among ethnic groups in the greater Houston metropolitan area. Many of C.A.R.E.'s earliest projects included provided meals to the homeless at the Star of Hope shelter, renovating a gymnasium stage and building a garden at the Richmond State School, hosting a Chinese New Year Festival for the senior residents at the Goldberg Tower, and building a winter wonderland for the children at Casa de Esperanza. However, C.A.R.E.'s signature project has been donating school supplies to over 10,000 elementary school students.
The Bonita Street House of Hope's mission "is to the redevelopment and revitalization of communities where conditions of poverty, crime, drugs and violence have staggered the hope and wounded the dreams of its people. The mission is to revive hope to a dying community and inspire people to DREAM." Founded in 1995 by Tyrone Evans, Bonita House provides many services, including substance abuse treatment and transitional living to substance abusers, homeless people, and ex-offenders. In May 2005, Bonita House opened a 64-unit facility to provide transitional and long-term housing, rehabilitation and childcare for women and children in the community.
C.A.R.E. was founded in 1993 when members of this alliance wanted to advance a mission of shared common interests and goals of helping the underprivileged, as well as enhancing harmony and communication among ethnic groups in the greater Houston metropolitan area. Many of C.A.R.E.'s earliest projects included provided meals to the homeless at the Star of Hope shelter, renovating a gymnasium stage and building a garden at the Richmond State School, hosting a Chinese New Year Festival for the senior residents at the Goldberg Tower, and building a winter wonderland for the children at Casa de Esperanza. However, C.A.R.E.'s signature project has been donating school supplies to over 10,000 elementary school students.
The Bonita Street House of Hope's mission "is to the redevelopment and revitalization of communities where conditions of poverty, crime, drugs and violence have staggered the hope and wounded the dreams of its people. The mission is to revive hope to a dying community and inspire people to DREAM." Founded in 1995 by Tyrone Evans, Bonita House provides many services, including substance abuse treatment and transitional living to substance abusers, homeless people, and ex-offenders. In May 2005, Bonita House opened a 64-unit facility to provide transitional and long-term housing, rehabilitation and childcare for women and children in the community.