Projects
One of the primary purposes of Kingwood Women's Club is to do volunteer work in the community. Some of our current projects are listed below.
Community Events: This project encompasses volunteer activities in support of other local organizations. Some examples are the Houston Food Bank, the YMCA Bridgefest, Celebrate the Arts, Support Our Troops, Kingwood Garden Club Christmas Home Tour, and Kleenwood.
FamilyTime: FamilyTime is a Humble, Texas area social service agency providing counseling and crisis intervention to victims of family violence or sexual assault. KWC members volunteer at the FamilyTime Resale Shop sorting and stocking items for sale. The money raised at the Resale Shop supports The Door, a local women's shelter.
Humble Area Assistance Ministries (HAAM): This organization is a community coalition supported by donations and Resale Shop proceeds, which provide social services and food to those in need. At Humble Area Assistance Ministries, KWC members volunteer in the Resale Shop, the Food Pantry, Social Services and help with receptionist/clerical duties. We also support the Back to School program and during the holiday season we help bag and distribute food items.
Kingwood Library: Members help with the Used Book Sale sponsored by Friends of the Library Kingwood (FOLK) both in the set up prior to sale and on the day of the sale. We also do a "Patron Count" on designated days and do shelving and other general volunteer work.
Local Elementary Schools: We support the efforts of Humble ISD elementary schools in the following ways: teacher assistance projects such as laminating, Xeroxing, coloring and assembling books; students selected by a school are given clothing bought by members twice a year; tutoring lower grade students in math and reading.
Project Mammogram: A major contribution of $5,000 was donated in 2001 to Northeast Hospital Foundation in Humble, Texas to establish a program which provides mammogram services to area women who either do not have insurance or whose incomes are not low enough to qualify for Medicaid. Through the 2007 – 2008 Club year, Kingwood Women’s Club has donated a total of $73,263 to Project Mammogram. Local women wishing to be considered for "Project Mammogram" need to be referred by their personal physician or through the Breast Center. If you would like more information about participating in this program, please contact The Breast Center at 281-540-6443. We will continue to support this project financially through the proceeds of our Holiday Marketplace. In addition, we do clerical work, follow-up phone calls and give breast health presentations to support this program. If you would like information about volunteering for or making a donation to Project Mammogram please call The Breast Center at 281-540-6443.
Society of St. Stephen (SOSS): We volunteer at this social service agency by bagging groceries in the food pantry, distributing clothing to clients and stocking and distributing holiday food bags.
Feed My Lambs: Members prepare and distribute lunch to shut-ins and low income families.
Kingwood Pines Hospital: Kingwood Pines Hospital is a community based mental health facility that provides short term resident care for adults and adolescents. Members provide volunteer hours in addition to donations of clothing, games, crafts and gifts on special holidays to the adolescent ward, many of which are Child Protective Services cases.
Safe Zone After School Program: We assist the Kumon tutoring program by providing instruction in study skills and homework assistance to children in Houston’s 3rd Ward.
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