reVision needs pantry donations

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Food

YOU can immediately impact our young people by helping us provide drop-in center snacks and basic pantry necessities.

Click this link to see a list of suggested items.

Monetary

Spring resonates with the spirit of abundance and new beginnings. Thanks to volunteers' unwavering dedication and donors' benevolence, our youth can reVision the year.

A gift of any amount will go where it's needed most.

Send A Kid To Camp

Camp Good News is a summer camp for children aged 10-15 free to children of incarcerated parents.

Camp Dates are July 28 - August 3, 2024

Donate Today

Show our most profoundly disconnected youth that they are worthy of a life filled with hope.

Since 2012, reVision has harnessed the power of connecting kids to caring adults to change thousands of lives. reVision programs include mentoring, case management and community support, and education for teens in trouble at school, in juvenile detention, on probation or certified for imprisonment as adults. There is no other organization in Harris County with the capacity, expertise and existing relationships focusing on this population. Please donate to support our work with these kids on the edge, who have no hope and no other way to revision their future.

Camp Good News

Founded by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas

Camp Dates are July 28 - August 3, 2024

Camp Good News is a summer camp for children aged 10-15 free to children of incarcerated parents. Camp Good News is a Christian camp, and includes spiritual activities of prayer, praise, worship, study, along with the more physical challenges of swimming, canoeing, blobbing, archery, horseback riding, games, crafts, and more! Camp Good News is located at Camp Allen, in Navasota, Texas. There is no cost to the parent or caregiver, however, participation is limited to 60 children who are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

For more information contact: Francois Elize at francois.elize@houstonrevision.org

  • Give Now

    A gift of any amount will go where it's needed most, or you may designate a specific purpose in the 'comments' field. 

    $1,000.00 - Provides Case Management and Critical Services Including Housing, Counseling & Mentoring

    $750.00 - Provides Positive Peer Activities Like Soccer, Basketball, Dance, Art, Homework Help, CommUnity Night, Afterschool Drop-In

    $500.00 - Provides Food, Hygiene Products & Clothing For reVision Youth and Young Adults In Need

  • Give Monthly

    Demonstrate your long-term dedication to reVision youth by becoming a member of the reVisioning HOPE Giving Community. Members commit to a monthly donation to sustain and grow our work and reach more youth. Click below to choose a giving level and select 'Show my support by making this a recurring donation' to become a member

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Give with confidence. Read our donor privacy policy here. Download our most recent 990 here. 

OTHER WAYS TO GIVE

EMPLOYER MATCHING

Check to see if your company will match your donation to double your impact here.

FACEBOOK FUNDRAISERS

You can fundraise for Houston: reVision on social media and be sure that 100% of the funds raised support our mission. Facebook Fundraisers allow to you to raise completely secure donations with no fees, for an organization of your choice. Whether for a birthday or graduation, this is the easiest way for your friends and family to support you on a special occasion. Click here to get started!

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact our CEO at charles@houstonrevision.org or call us at (281) 656-6615.

check if your employer has a donation match program

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check if your employer has a donation match program 〰️

Loving Lamar

Loving Lamar was created to address the unique needs of a growing population of students experiencing homelessness at Lamar High School. All donations to the initiative will support basic needs including food, hygiene supplies, and clothing as well as providing academic, social, and emotional support.

Loving Lamar partners:
Houston: reVision
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Bethany Christian Church
Lamar High School Alumni Association

Please make a gift now using the form below.

reVision Facts

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    1. reVision is a community of kinship, connecting caring adult volunteers, case managers, mental health professionals, and faith communities with disconnected youth.

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    2. reVision is situated in the Gulfton neighborhood of Houston, which is the most densely populated area in Texas. It is also home to the highest number of refugees and immigrants compared to other places in the United States.

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    3. There is no “graduation” or “aging out” from reVision–once you’re part of reVision, you are always part of reVision as long as you want to be. Youth and young adults opt in and are never forced to be part of our community.

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    4. Our staff of 20 includes 13 former clients who benefitted from the program when they were younger.

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    5. reVision works throughout the school-to-prison pipeline, from middle schools to the juvenile detention centers to the adult prison system.

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    6. Our newest work includes providing housing for unstably housed youth between the ages of 16 and 24.

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    7. Referrals to our program come from partner agencies–Houston ISD, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and others in the community.

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    8. reVision has a Girl Scout troop that meets regularly.

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    9. Charles Rotramel, our CEO, has over 33 years of experience working with disconnected youth and our partners in Harris County.

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    10. As the primary partner of Harris County Juvenile Probation, we have contributed to the steep decline of youth incarcerated in Harris County since the inception of reVision in 2011.

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    11. Youth as young as ten can be part of our community and often choose to be, especially those coming from refugee backgrounds living nearby.

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    12. To provide a positive activity for our youth, reVision has four soccer teams–one in the UPSL for the over-18s and three for the school-aged young men. Two of those teams won State Championships in US Youth Soccer in 2023. reVision is developing a girls’ soccer team now.

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    13. reVision works with over 1100 youths annually, utilizing as many as 450 volunteers.escription goes here

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    14. During COVID, when we could not gather, our staff made well-checks with hot meals for the whole household six days a week until school resumed.

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    15. All of our youths are food insecure, and many are academically behind by two or more school years. All have experienced trauma in their lives.

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    16. On the First Friday of every month, we provide a youth group experience to young men aged 15-17 in the adult prison system.