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    Your year-end gift helps parents like Sondra keep their families stable during crisis and rebuild hope for the year ahead.


    When a sudden crisis hits – a lost job, an unexpected car accident, a medical emergency – families can lose everything in weeks. This year, your gift keeps vulnerable parents from sliding into homelessness and helps children stay safe, stable, and in school.

    Sondra knows this firsthand. Last spring, she received a call that changed everything:

    “I had about two hours to decide if I would take in my two nieces.”

    She said yes. But that yes came with eviction notices, a repo warning, a bank account with 32 cents, and long nights making impossible choices like food or rent payment. 

    “I remember sitting in silence wondering how I would stretch a few cents to make a dollar.”

    Because of supporters like you, Sondra found RaiseUp Families right when things were unraveling. Your generosity kept her housed, kept her car running, and kept food in the fridge.

    And her nieces?

    “They went from asking why they are here to decorating their rooms.”

    That’s the power of stable housing. That’s the power of you.

    Your year-end gift today:

    • Provides emergency financial support when families face a crisis

    • Keeps kids in school where safety, routine, and growth happen

    • Opens the door to coaching, goal-setting, and long-term stability

    DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT TODAY! 

    Thanks to the generosity of The Morton Family Foundation, up to $25,000 of all donations received between now and December 31st will be matched!  This is your chance to double your impact and help ensure no family experiences homelessness and every child has the opportunity for a brighter future!

    Consider making a donation through your DAF. Our EIN is 76-0447678 and our address is 2500 Tanglewilde Street, STE 350, Houston, TX 77063.

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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. We currently offer a holistic program focusing on five life domains: Financial Literacy, Housing Stability, Emotional Wellness, Academic Enrichment and Professional Development. We have a current 91% graduation rate and last year's graduates saw a 26% increase in their income. 
YOUR GIFT MATTERS

$30

ensures internet service with 100 Mbps for families through an internet essentials program for struggling families (average cost per carrier)

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$50

offers a parent a 30-minute counseling session with a licensed clinician.

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$100

helps 1 adult secure transportation to get to and from work.

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$250

purchases a mattress box spring and bedframe for a child sleeping on the floor or sofa.

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$500

gives 2 families safe after-school care for their children while parents are working.

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$1,500

provides one month’s rent, utilities, and continuing education courses to help parents increase their earning potential.

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$5,000

is the average cost of rent and utilities for 2 families for the first two months in our nine-month HandUp Housing Program, ensuring that children have a safe and secure place to call home.

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$10,000

is the average cost of rent and utilities for 4 families for the first two months in our nine-month HandUp Housing Program, ensuring that children have a safe and secure place to call home.

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