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Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth or infant mortality.
Around 1 million people in the 18 southeast Texas counties served by Houston Food Bank are considered food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough nutritious food to fuel a healthy life. In order to address this issue, the Houston Food Bank distributes food and other essentials to those in need through a network of more than 1,600 community partners. In addition, we also provide programs and services aimed at helping families achieve long-term stability including nutrition education, job training, health management, and help in securing state-funded assistance.
Our mission is to enable underprivileged high school students to join the economic mainstream by providing them the knowledge and work experience required to succeed as technical professionals.
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Community enhancing non-profit
SETRAC unites the finest medical minds and providers across nine counties to embrace best practices and to powerfully focus upon emergency medical care for you, your family and your business. Our focus includes disaster preparedness, emergency trauma, cardiac and stroke care, and others.
The primary resource for financial executive education and leadership development and the principal avenue to influence financial matters in Houston.
A non-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of human resource management, offering networking and professional development opportunities, including meetings, conferences and workshops.
A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988 to develop business growth and economic relations between Australia and USA.
Professional organization of physicians in Harris County, with a membership of more than 11,000 physicians and medical students, making it the largest in the United States.
Trade association for companies that supply capital goods and services to the energy industries worldwide
Provides a comprehensive set of social services to 1.5 million Catholics in Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller counties.
Working to ensure that our community makes mental health a priority; actively seeking to replace misperceptions and misunderstanding about mental illness with compassion and proper treatment.
A nationwide, community-based organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy and services.
Nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected through research, education, advocacy and patient services.
A national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
a leading resource for employers dedicated to improving the health and wellness of their employees. HBCH brings together all stakeholders (employers, health plans, physicians, hospitals, and regulators) to lower costs and improve quality, which contributes to the economic viability of the Houston business community.
Kelsey Research Foundation
Volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cures for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.
A coordinating vehicle for providers of indigent care to facilitate service efficient delivery and to bring in additional resources to support indigent healthcare cost.
