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Alternatives in Motion
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Adoption agency geared to the needs and concerns of young women faced with unplanned parenting. Offers an organization introduction, adoption information, and newsletter.
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Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos
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A safe place for children in crisis due to abuse, neglect, or HIV/AIDS. Information about their activities and their volunteer programs.
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Center for the Healing of Racism
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Serves as a catalyst for the healing of racism through the education and empowerment of individuals. Offers newsletters and a description of services.
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Children at Risk
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Seeks to improve the lives of children in the greater Houston, Texas area through advocacy, policy analysis, and research. Issues, data, and publications.
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DePelchin Children's Center
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Provides children and families a broad-based program of services including counseling, parenting programs, foster care, and adoption. Offers organization and program information.
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Freeman Center for Strategic Studies
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Focused on research into military and strategic issues pertaining to Israel-Arab conflicts. Includes information on the research staff, a monthly newsletter, resources and links.
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GeoParent: Houston
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Offers community links, feature articles, and a message board for local parents.
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Houston Achievement Place
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Nonprofit agency in provides a continuum of services for families and children, including therapeutic foster care and in-school programs for teaching social skills. Details of programs, success stories, and how to help.
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Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association
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Houston firefighters labor organization. Offers shift calendar, photo gallery, and memorial section.
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Initiatives For Children, Inc.
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Promotes quality in early care and education through helping parents find child care and training caregivers. Offers community and corporate referral services.
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Mission of Yahweh
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Homeless shelter for abused women and children offering food, clothing and shelter as well as rehabilitation. Includes information on programs, policies, and how to donate or volunteer.
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National Marriage Encounter Houston
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Offering marriage encounters to help promote dialogue between husband and wife and strengthen marriages.
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Right Choices, Inc.
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Nonprofit that serves at-risk youth. Includes news and thanks.
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The Children's Assessment Center
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Provides a safe haven for sexually abused children and their families. Offers a conduit to report abuse, volunteer opportunities, and a press center.
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The Downtown Club
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Formed from union of The Met Business and Sports Club, The Plaza Club, and The Houston Center Club. Offers hours, location, membership, and business affiliation information.
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Troop 145
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Boy Scout troop. Offers a brief overview and history of the troop including information on summer activities.
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Adoptation
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Collaborative alliance among seven adoption agencies with a goal of placing all the children in the Houston area currently waiting for adoptive families.
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AdopTexas
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Licensed non-profit adoption agency. Offers information for adoptive and birth parents and adoption photos.
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Casa Juan Diego
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Addresses current issues in the light of Catholic social teaching, the Catholic Worker movement. Newspaper articles, information on charitable programs, and volunteer opportunities.
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Houston Archaeological Society
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Investigates sites that range from prehistoric times to the historical era. Information on its activities, projects, officers, and publications.
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Houston Church of Freethought
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A community supporting the atheist, agnostic, humanist, doubter, skeptic, freethinker, "or whatever you call yourself." Events, news, contact details, and literature and background about the Freethought movement.
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Houston Institute for Culture
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The Houston Institute for Culture promotes cultural arts and activities, as well as cultural awareness and education in Houston and the Southeast Texas region. The Houston Institute also supports world music, regional music, cultural history and educational travel.
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