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  • RaiseUp Families 30th Anniversary Graduation Celebration logo
    April 30th, 2024
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    on this monumental occasion as we celebrate our 2024 HandUp program graduates! 

    HandUp graduates have completed 9 months of budgeting, financial management, and parenting courses and have participated in on going peer support groups.

    Their dedication to ensuring their children receive an education uninterrupted by an eviction is matched only by your commitment to ensuring that no family experiences homelessness and that every child has the opportunity for a brighter future!  
  • $717,756

    raised of $300,000 goal
    supporters
  • Location / Venue

Valedictorian

  • Chapelwood United Methodist Church logo
  • Erich and Janice Teske

Salutatorian

  • Evan and Christy Ray

  • Granite Properties logo
  • Pam and Mark Callahan

  • Wilchester Men's Club logo

Summa Cum Laude

  • Carlton and Kathy Cook

  • Christan & Matt Fuqua

  • First Congregational Church of Houston logo
  • John and Patti Gillies

  • John and Patti Gillies

  • Melissa Ratnala

  • Nicole and James Spaur

  • Regions Bank logo
  • Sarah Holm

  • St. Peter's United Methodist Church logo

Magna Cum Laude

  • 5th/3rd Bank logo
  • Alexander and Lucy Branca

  • Bonnie Dienna and Tammy Smith

  • Don and Joy Haley

  • Elizabeth M Chipinski

  • Inez Branca Family Foundation

  • Joshua and Jennifer Brown

Cum Laude

  • Gary and Angela Burgess

  • Harvey and Cindy Brown

  • John and Kari Work

  • Kathy and Wayne Washburn

  • Kellie and Richard Gutman

  • Shanna & Brett Hetherwick

  • Susan &Bob Bolling

  • Wendy and Eric Mattson

RaiseUp Families logo
In Support of RaiseUp Families
RaiseUp Families stabilizes parents from vulnerable communities who face unexpected financial crises so their children can focus on their education, giving them the opportunity for a better life. These families live paycheck to paycheck and have fallen behind in rent due to an unexpected financial crisis. 
 
Our mission is to stabilize families in their homes before an eviction occurs, then provide them with skills and resources to become self-sufficient so their children can focus on their education, giving them the opportunity for a better life. Established in 1994 as Westside Homeless Prevention (and later known as Westside Homeless Partnership), RUF’s founders completed 2 years of research on how best to create life-long stability. 
YOUR GIFT MATTERS

$500

Offers 2 families with childcare for a month as they pursue their dreams

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$250

Purchases a mattress and bedframe for a child sleeping on the floor

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$100

Provides Internet Services for 2 families for one month so they can participate in online peer support groups and career advancement workshops

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$50

Offers counseling for an hour for a parent working to build new confidence and improve habits

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$25

Helps offset the cost of credit card fees for clients working to get out of debt

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