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  • April 29th, 2025
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Join us as we celebrate our 2025 HandUp program graduates! 

    HandUp graduates have completed 9 months of budgeting, financial management, and parenting courses and have participated in ongoing peer support groups.
    Their dedication to ensuring their children receive an education uninterrupted by 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!  This year we are also celebrating our graduate LevelUp program as graduates move onto an additional two years of services the program offers ongoing coaching, education, and community resources to support graduates' continued progress, aiming to create economic stabilization.

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  • (1 remaining of 3)
    $25,000 fee

    Valedictorian

    Our Valedictorian Sponsors enjoy premier seating for 12, and every guest will have their choice of RaiseUp Families swag! Sponsors who commit before March 19, 2025 will be featured in our formal invitation to our event, as well as recognized on our social media channels, in the program, and throughout the event.

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    (3 remaining of 5)
    $10,000 fee

    Salutatorian

    Salutatorian Sponsors not only receive premier seating for 10, but every guest will also receive their choice of a RaiseUp Families t-shirt! Sponsorship commitments received before March 19, 2025, will be recognized in our formal invitation, and your name or company will be featured in our program, on our social media channels, and throughout the day at The Rustic. It costs $10,000 to fully stabilize a family and make sure they are on the road to success! "

    PURCHASE
    (Sold Out)
    $5,000 fee

    Summa Cum Laude

    Summa Cum Laude sponsors receive seating for eight at our event. Sponsorship commitments received before March 19, 2025, will be recognized in our formal invitation. Your name or company will also be featured in our program, on our social media channels, and throughout the day at The Rustic. The average cost of rent and utilities for two families for the first two months of our nine-month HandUp Housing Program is $5,000. This ensures that children have a safe and secure place to call home.

    SOLD OUT
    (6 remaining of 10)
    $2,500 fee

    Magna Cum Laude

    Magna Cum Laude sponsors will enjoy seating for six at our event, as well as recognition in our formal invitation (for commitments received by March 19, 2025). They will also be given the opportunity to share about their business on our social media channels and will be recognized throughout the day at The Rustic.

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    (7 remaining of 10)
    $1,000 fee

    Cum Laude

    Cum Laude sponsors receive seating for 2 at our spring luncheon, as well as recognition in our program throughout the day. $1,000 provides counseling services to all our families for one month to help them overcome the trauma of the past and move forward to brighter futures. "

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    Guest

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    $125 fee

    Honor Roll

    A single ticket purchase will help provide transportation for a parent to get to and from work. It also ensures entry to the luncheon, a delicious meal, and the assurance you will leave with joy in your heart!

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Valedictorian

  • Chapelwood United Methodist Church logo

  • Erich and Janice Teske

Salutatorian

  • Granite Properties, Inc. logo

  • Mark and Pam Callahan

  • Wilchester Men's Club logo

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

  • Barry and Sue Abrams

  • Elizabeth Chipinski

  • Fifth Third Bank logo

  • James and Mallory Shaddix

  • John and Kari Work

  • Liz Geevarughese

  • Lucy and Alexander Branca

  • Perry Homes

  • The Houston Constellation Group at Morgan Stanley

Cum Laude

  • Bob and Pam Leibrock

  • Chuck and Robin Stilwell

  • Frost Bank logo

  • Susan and Bob Bolling

  • Tammy and Scott Smith

  • Wendy and Eric Mattson

  • Williams Family Giving Fund

Honor Roll

  • Amy Bray

Contribution

  • Belinda Price

  • Bob and Mary K. Burtner

  • Del Monte Realty

  • Don and Joy Haley

  • Dot Vinyard

  • Franklin and Gail Olson

  • H-E-B logo

  • James Dunn

  • Janet Little

  • John and Christine Ogren

  • John and Maxine Heath

  • Leslie L. Alexander Foundation

  • Mary Lou Pringle

  • Q&S Technologies

  • Randy Elder

  • Texas Instruments Foundation

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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

2
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

$250

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

1
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

$100

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

5
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

$50

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

2
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

$25

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

MAKE A DIFFERENCE