the bras are back!

BRA ART Competition
Thru September 19
Get creative to fight cancer.  Find out how to enter T.H.E. craftiest competition in Houston.

BRAtober
October 1
7:30pm - 10:30pm
A high energy cocktail party benefiting the Bright Pink Foundation that you'd be silly to miss.  Get details and get on the guest list!


attention: retailers!
Here's your chance to entice Houstonians to shop at your place of business over the holidays - check it out!



Houston Resources for Volunteering & Giving



Looking for volunteer opportunities or organizations deserving of a donation?  This list is a work in progress of non-profit organizations in the Houston area.  If you know of other organizations that should be added to this list, e-mail us at
chicks@charitychickshouston.com.


Various Opportunities


Volunteer Houston
Volunteer Match
1-800-VOLUNTEER
The Encouragement Project
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston

Children & Teen Causes


Bo's Place
BEAResource for CPS Kids
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston
BONA Foundation
Candlelighters - Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
CASA de Esperanza de los Niños - The House of Hope for Children
Cherish Our Children International
Child Advocates
Children 4 Tomorrow
Children's Assessment Center
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Children's Museum of Houston
ChildBuilders
Chula's Mission
Collaborative for Children
Community & Children's Impact Center
Community Cloth Cooperative
Covenant House Texas
DePelchin Children's Center
Eye Care for Kids Foundation
Fairy Godmother Project
Genesys Works
Houston Children's Charity
Joe Joe Bear Foundation
Junior Achievement
Justice for Children
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Houston Gulf Coast Chapter
Laura Recovery Center
Layla Grace Foundation
Lemonade Day
Lindsay Foundation
Nurturing Dreams Foundation
Ronald McDonald House Houston
Shriners Hospital for Children
Snowdrop Foundation
Team Teen
Texans Together
Texas Adaptive Aquatics
Texas Children's Hospital
Volunteers of America

Environmental Causes


Memorial Park Conservancy
Sierra Club - Houston Regional Chapter
Sustainable Living in Houston
Urban Harvest
Weather Museum

Health Related Causes


AIDS Foundation Houston
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association - Houston Branch
Brain Injury Association of Texas
BONA Foundation
Candlelighters - Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Community Health Charities
Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation Texas
Gary Lynn Foundation
Gathering Place
Houston Ground Angels & Pilots
Joe Joe Bear Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Houston Gulf Coast Chapter
Harris County Hospital District Foundation
Hope Through Grace
Layla Grace Foundation
Lindsay FoundationM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Music Therapy Center of Houston
National Hemophilia Foundation - Lone Star Chapter
National Multiple Sclerosis Society -  Lone Star Chapter
PCOS Foundation (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
Retinoblastoma Center of Houston
Ronald McDonald House Houston
Shriners Hospital for Children
SIRE, Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Centers
Snowdrop Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Houston
Texas Adaptive Aquatics
Texas Children's Hospital
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation - Houston Chapter
Wish Upon a Wedding
Young Survival Coalition
Young Texans Against Cancer - Houston Chapter

Women's Causes or Groups


Asians Against Domestic Abuse
Bayou Belles Service Organization
Betty's Haven
Christian Women's Job Corps of Greater Baytown
Dress for Success Houston
Houston Area Women's Center
PCOS Foundation (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
Pink Door
Sarah's House
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Houston
The Women's Home
The Women's Resource of Greater Houston
Volunteers of America
Young Survival Coalition

Arts, Culture & Education


Children's Museum of Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Institute for Culture
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Junior Achievement
Literacy Council of Fort Bend County
Menil Collection
Museum of Cultural Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Music Therapy Center of Houston

Food & Shelter


Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries
Christian Community Service Center
Houston Food Bank
Houston Habitat for Humanity
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston
My Fellow Man Alliance
Palmer Episcopal Church - The Way Station
Sarah's House
SEARCH Homeless Services
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Star of Hope Mission
Target Hunger
The Turning Point Center
The Women's Home
Volunteers of America

Animal Causes


Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC)
Citizens for Animal Protection
Friends for Life Animal Shelter
Homeless Pet Placement League
Houston Dog Park Association
Houston Humane Society
Houston SPCA
Provisions Through Christ, Inc.
Pup Squad Animal Rescue
Recycled Pomeranians and Schipperkes
Rescue Bank
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP)
Texas Hearing & Service Dogs

Senior Citizen Causes


Sheltering Arms Senior Services
The Turning Point Center
Volunteers of America

Fair Trade


Scarlet Threads
Ten Thousand Villages Houston

Military Support


Cypress Cares