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karen, her two children and her husband are a one-income family. Karen’s husband

earns enough money to pay rent, but not enough to save for a home. With little money left for groceries and utilities, daily life for Karen’s family is a struggle.

Despite their best efforts, financial independence doesn’t seem within the family’s grasp.

For many, living paycheck to paycheck is a reality. But with help from The United Way of Greater Houston, thousands of low-income families are learning to become financially stable.

“Helping a family achieve self-sufficiency and long-term financial independence can change that family’s trajectory for generations,” said Ana Babin, president. United Way is one of 13 Combined Municipal Campaign federations and among more than 700 charities in the annual city employee charity giving drive.

“We provide a social service safety net for our community and invest in key initiatives like

education and family financial stability,” Babin said.

Initiatives like THRIVE, which give families access to job training, free income tax preparation, financial education, matched savings programs and low-interest loans.

“Last year, THRIVE helped put more than 52,000 families on the path to financial stability,” Babin said.

Last year, the United Way Reading Together program helped more than 100 students improve their reading skills.

tributeCombined Municipal Campaign 2015

For more than a decade, employee donations have helped charities launch futures

CMC changes lives one day at a time

by Lucha Morales

United Way of Greater Houston supports the success of local students with their education initiative that focuses on early childhood, mentoring and character development programs.

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Giving back can cause a ripple effect. You may think that your donation is a drop in the bucket, but it has far-reaching power. When you give, you are changing a life and creating a new future. Together, we have raised millions of dollars over the years and the

ripple effect from those dollars is boundless. Let’s keep it going. If every employee gave as little as $2 per paycheck, we could top $1 million this year. That’s about the cost of a bottle of soda or cup of coffee every two weeks. But for someone in need, it’s potentially life changing. The city strives to provide assistance for our residents, but there are

unmet needs that fall outside the city’s numerous programs. That $1 million dollars would go a long way toward feeding the

hungry, giving the homeless a place to sleep, helping someone who is unemployed attain new job skills, giving aid to families in need, finding homes for abandoned pets and generally leaving Houston a better place today and in the future. Join me in taking part in this year’s campaign. Let’s change lives and

launch futures!

Mayor Annise Parker

Want to know how a charity spends its money but are afraid to ask? Don’t be.

Donors care about the community they live in that’s why they participate in the CMC. So it only makes sense that they also want to know how their money will be spent.

Most agencies post financial information for donors on their websites. A list of CMC charities with links to their sites can be found at www.houstoncmc.org.

Federal Trade CommissionProvides information on wise giving and how to file a complaint. www.ftc.gov/charityfraud

IRSSearch charitable organizations for tax information. www.irs.gov

Charity WatchTips for giving wisely and other helpful hints. www.charitywatch.org

GuideStarInformation on more than 1 million nonprofits. Also, important questions to ask yourself if you can’t decide on a charity. www.guidestar.org

Charity NavigatorEvaluates the financial health of America’s largest charities. www.charitynavigator.org

An informed donor makes smart choices. Here are some websites that will help you learn more about giving.

how to be a smart Donor

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Since 1991, city employees have contributed more than $2.6 million to the United Way, helping to provide life-changing services to local families, children and veterans.

This year, the CMC is celebrating its Changing Lives and Launching Futures campaign by recognizing CMC charities that have helped those in need for more than a decade.

The greening of HoustonHow do you care for 50,000 acres

of green park space?You keep it beautiful.Keep Houston Beautiful,

a nonprofit that empowers communities to preserve green spaces, has helped beautify Houston’s trails, parks and communities for 35 years.

A CMC organization since 1999, KHB was created in 1979 as The Houston Clean City Commission d.b.a. Keep Houston Beautiful.

“Our goal is to educate and engage individuals to create clean and beautiful public places,” said Robin Blut, executive director.

“We work with community groups, individuals, civic groups, churches, nonprofits and businesses,” said program director Emily Barlow.

Barlow, who coordinates the

logistics of service projects, believes preservation is key for Houston.

“We have a lot of green space compared to other urban areas of our size,” Barlow said.

With warehouse space donated to KHB by the city’s Solid Waste Management Department, employee donations help buy the tools used for projects, such as lawnmowers, rakes and shovels.

“It’s how we do what we do,” Barlow said.

“We provide the right tools and resources to guide people’s understanding and actions to reduce waste, increase recycling and protect the natural areas of our communities,” Blut said.

Through its weekly beautification and cleanups, KHB is changing the way people think about Houston’s green spaces.

So far in 2014, KHB volunteers

removed more than 800,000 pounds of trash from Houston neighborhoods and public spaces, mowed more than 1,000 overgrown vacant lots, beautified 52 parks and planted more than 5,000 trees and shrubs.

“It affects everyone,” said Barlow of preserving Houston’s green spaces.

A community in needEleanor Munger’s heart was big.

And more than 20 years later, the CMC is ensuring the continuation of Munger’s charity work benefitting those in need.

“She saw the needs of the community,” said Nora Hall, grant writer for Bering Omega Community Services, a CMC charity that offers

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Keep Houston Beautiful Day, celebrated the first weekend in April, celebrates making Houston a more beautiful place with citywide community cleanups and beautification service events.

Keep Houston Beautiful demonstrates clean water practices to students during the city’s annual WaterWeek festival.

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2011 - $1,210,000

2012 - $1,109,000

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essential life services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. “Many of these people were dying alone in the street.”

In 1986, Munger, a retired schoolteacher and hospital volunteer, established Omega House, a residential hospice for terminally ill HIV/AIDS patients.

“The disease was very misunderstood and stigmatized in the 80s,” Hall said. “Hospitals would turn them away. She got initial funding from her church and opened up a house in Montrose.”

And what started as a residential hospice grew to include a dental clinic, day treatment and housing assistance programs.

In 1997 when Bering Omega joined the CMC, it was one of the few local charities to offer hospice to low-income terminally ill HIV/AIDS patients in Houston.

Two years later, the four core programs united under Bering Omega Community Services.

“A lot of people think they have HIV managed,” Hall said. “Without our services, many of these people would suffer from depression, isolation and other health needs.”

Bering Omega’s day treatment program provides patients with breakfast, lunch, snacks and medication management.

“This is their main food source,” she said.

More than 20,000 people in Houston live with HIV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority are black males.

“They’re getting medication and seeing their doctor,” Hall said. “But these things can be really expensive. Some have to choose between, food, rent or staying on meds.”

Lifetime costs for HIV per person can add up to $600,000, according to the Journal of Medical Care.

“Although Bering Omega receives government grants, we’re limited on what money can be spent on,” Hall said. “That’s where private funders like the CMC come in.”

For the past 18 years, generous employee donations have helped patients with their housing and transportation needs.

“One of the most important things about being a client of Bering Omega is that you have to keep in touch with your primary care doctor,” she said.

“If you’re in care, you’re taking your meds, then the likelihood of spreading the disease is greatly diminished,” she said.

“This is a place they can come, and they are not going to feel any

stigma or ignorance,” Hall, said. For more than 20 years, supportive

employees have donated more than 10 millon, to help feed and cloth needy families, support the medically underserved, and establish educational programs for youth.

Let’s commit to changing the lives and launching the futures of those in need for many years to come.

CMC

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Bering Omega’s day treatment program offers craft activities that help patients develop social skills and improve cognitive skills.

Last year, more than 2,000 AIV/AIDS patients were assisted with basic oral hygiene, medicine and surgery, tooth replacement and gum disease.

2012 - $1,109,000

2014 - $858,000

2013 - $896,000

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2201 The 100 Club, Inc. www.the100club.org2402 3 “A” Bereavement Foundation www.3abereavement.org2413 Air Alliance Houston www.airalliancehouston.org 2478 American Cancer Society www.cancer.org2831 American Leadership Forum - Houston Gulf Coast Chapter www.alfhouston.com2479 Apparent Project www.apparentproject.org2833 Appropriate Development Technology www.adtinc.org2445 Asia Houston Network www.asiahouston.org2204 AssisttheOfficer,Inc. www.assisttheofficer.com2470 Avenue Community Development Corporation www.avenuecdc.org2207 Bering Omega Community Services www.beringomega.org2801 Best Friends Animal Society www.bestfriends.org2802 Better Way Youth Ministry, Inc. betterwayyouth@gmail.com2220 Big Brothers Big Sisters Lonestar www.bbbstx.org2822 Bike Houston, Inc. www.bikehouston.org2208 Blue Santa Program, Inc. www.bluesantahouston.org2436 Blue Triangle Multi-Cultural Association, Inc. www.the-bluetriangle.org 2209 Bread of Life, Inc. www.breadoflifeinc.org2455 Brentwood Community Foundation www.brentwoodfoundation.org2484 Buffalo Bayou Partnership www.buffalobayou.org2409 Buffalo Soldiers Museum www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com2279 Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance www.candle.org

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agencies2434 Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos, Inc. www.casahope.org2416 Center for the Missing www.centerforthemissing.org2411 Change Happens www.changehappenstx.org2210 Channel 8-HoustonPBS/Houston Public Media www.houstonpbs.org2496 Cherish Our Children International www.cherishourchildren.org2211 Child Advocates, Inc. www.childadvocates.org2212 Children at Risk www.childrenatrisk.org2213 The Children’s Assessment Center Foundation www.cachouston.org2246 CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare www.christusfoundation.org2216 Citizens for Animal Protection www.cap4pets.org2203 Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County www.homelesshouston.org2803 Compassionate Touch, Inc. www.compassionatetouch.org2225 Cops In Action www.copsinaction.org2468 Crime Stoppers of Houston, Inc. www.crime-stoppers.org2433 Dennis W Holder Scholarship Fund c/o HFRRF www.holderscholarship.org2221 Descendants of Olivewood www.descendantsofolivewood.org2457 Dionysus Theatre www.dionysustheatre.org2815 Educational Leadership Inc. www.swschools.org2494 Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy www.curesma.org2403 The Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston www.fffhouston.org2499 Fresh Art www.fresharts.org 2401 Friends of BARC, Inc www.friendsofbarc.org2280 Friends of Hermann Park www.hermannpark.org

2227 Friends of the Houston Public Library www.friendsofhpl.org2269 Frisky Paws Rescue www.friskypawsrescue.org2821 Generation One www.generationone.net2819 Golden Age Hobby House of Houston, Inc. www.goldenagehhh.org2435 The Good Samaritan Foundation www.gsftx.org2231 Gulf Coast Chapter, NRHS, Inc. www.houstonRRmuseum.org2469 Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County www.habitatnwhc.org2812 Healing Species www.healingspeciestexas.org2472 Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston www.homeless-healthcare.org2497 The HEART Program www.educationalprograms.org2408 Helping a Hero www.helpingahero.org2244 HFD Pipes and Drums www.hfdpipes.com2829 HispanicOfficeroftheYear Committee, Inc. 2297 Holocaust Museum Houston www.hmh.org2473 Homeless Pet Placement League www.hppl.org2475 Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society www.1940airterminal.org2813 Houston Arts Alliance www.houstonartsalliance.com2206 Houston BARC Foundation www.houstonbarcfoundation.org2820 Houston Bike Share www.houstonbikeshare.com2456 Houston Center for Literacy www.houliteracy.org2249 Keep Houston Beautiful www.houstonbeautiful.org2229 Houston Department of Health and Human Services Foundation, Inc. www.houstonhealthfoundation.org2420 Houston Employee Relief Organization (HERO) www.houstonhero.com2824 Houston Fire Fighters Burned Children’s Fund www.houstonburnedchildrensfund.com

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2241 Houston Food Bank www.houstonfoodbank.org2828 Houston Habitat for Humanity www.houstonhabitat.org2243 Houston Police Athletic League, Inc. www.nationalpal.org2205 Houston Police Foundation www.houstonpolicefoundation.com2407 Houston Shifa Services Foundation, Inc. www.shifaclinichouston.org2277 Humble Area Assistance Ministries (HAAM) www.haamministries.org2283 Intercontinental Airport Interfaith Chapel www.houstonairportchapel.org2805 Katy Rocks, Inc. www.katyrocks.org2218 Kids Meals, Inc. www.kidsmealshouston.org2217 Knowledge-First, Inc. www.knowledge-first.org2458 Latino Learning Center www.latinolearningcenter.org2253 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.lls.org2811 Lone Star Veterans Association (LSVA) www.lonestarveterans.org2459 M.D. Anderson Family YMCA of Greater Houston www.ymcahouston.org/mdanderson2453 Medilife of Houston, Inc. 2260 National Forum for Black Public Administrators www.nfbpa.org2826 Nigerian-American Multicutlural Center www.namchouston.org2443 Open Door Mission Foundation www.opendoorhouston.org2814 Peach Outreach www.peachoutreach.com2830 Prairie View A & M Foundation www.pvamf.org2806 Project Row Houses www.projectrowhouses.org2810 Project C.U.R.E. (Benevolent Healthcare Foundation) www.projectcure.org2480 Pup Squad Animal Rescue www.pupsquad.org2485 Reach Unlimited www.reachunlimited.org

2816 Reasoning Minds www.reasoningmind.org2832 Red River Sankofa Historical Society www.redriversankofahs.org2405 Rescue Bank www.rescuebankhouston.org2462 The Rise School of Houston www.riseschool.org/houston2825 Row Houses Community Development Corporation www.rowhousecdc.org2807 Run to Hear www.runtohear.org2268 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center, Inc. www.shape.org2471 Second Chance Life Ministries, Inc. www.sclm.homestead.com2486 Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services www.sevenacres.org2270 SIRE, Inc www.sire-htec.org2452 Tejano Center for Community Concerns www.tejanocenter.org2808 Texans Together Education Fund www.texanstogether.org 2272 Texas Children’s Hospital www.texaschildrenshospital.org2477 Texas Lions Camp, Inc. www.lionscamp.com2809 The Posse Foundation, Inc. www.possefoundation.org2817 The Work Faith Connection www.workfaithconnection.org2417 Theatre Under The Stars www.tuts.com2827 Travis Manion Foundation www.travismanion.org2415 United Service Organizations (USO), Inc. www.uso.org2490 Urban Business Initiative www.urbanbusiness.org2823 Vita-Living, Inc. www.vitaliving.org2448 W.A.T.E.R. Fund www.houstonwaterbills.org2233 Wildlife Center of Texas www.WildlifeCenterofTexas.org2406 Workshop Houston www.workshophouston.org 2275 World Youth Foundation, Inc. www.worldyouthfoundation.org

Most of the agencies in the CMC are represented by a federation. For example, the TreeFolks is represented by EarthShare of Texas. The federation names are in bold and found above the alphabetical list of agencies they represent.

federations

1000 America’s Charities www.charities.org

1005 Amnesty International of the USA 1072 American Center for Law and Justice 1082 Animal Trustees of Austin 1084 Boy Scouts of America 1034 Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas 1076 Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (Prevent Cancer Foundation) 1049 Cancer Research for Children - CureSearch (National Childhood Cancer Foundation) 1010 Caring for Children Foundation of Texas, Inc. 1085 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals 1038 Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation 1055 Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Inc. 1066 Dress for Success Worldwide 1015 Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home 1067 Feed The Children 1080 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 1052 Foster Care to Success Foundation 1087 The Fund for Animals 1016 Give Kids The World 1041 The Hole In The Wall Gang Fund 1019 Human Rights Campaign Foundation 1018 The Humane Society of the United States

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1069 LIVESTRONG Foundation 1021 Make-A-Wish Foundation of America 1086 Melanoma Research Foundation 1024 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1025 NAACP Special Contribution Fund 1026 NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation 1027 National Black Child Development Institute 1061 National Down Syndrome Society 1058 National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) 1042 Native American Rights Fund 1056 I Have a Dream Foundation 1088 Ovarian Cancer Research Fund 1043 PetSmart Charities, Inc. 1036 Population Connection 1053 Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) 1031 Ronald McDonald House Charities 1089 Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance 1046 VSA Arts of Texas

1200 Black United Fund of Texas www.buftx.org

1201 Afrikan Center of Well Being 1217 Black Women for a Changing Society 1205 C.O.T.E.R. (Community of Tomorrow Economic Redevelopment Corp.) 1224 Class of 1981 Phillis Wheatley High School Association 1208 George Mickey Leland Library and Museum of African History, Culture & Social Change 1233 JSOF-Janine’s Sarcoidosis Outreach 1219 Launch Point CDC, Inc. 1212 Phoenix Outreach Community Development Corp. 1220 SEHAH Youth Program 1221 Senior Citizens Center of Greater North Side 1222 Sure Thing ST/2 Youth 1203 Urban Theater, Inc.

1300 Community Health Charities Texas www.texas.healthcharities.org

1301 AIDS Research Foundation (amfAR) 1352 Ability Connection Texas 1303 Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter 1304 AMC Cancer Research Center 1306 American Diabetes Association 1309 American Heart Association, Inc. 1308 American Kidney Fund 1311 American Liver Foundation, South Texas Chapter 1315 Arthritis Foundation 1371 Autism Speaks 1348 Be The Match Foundation 1372 Cancer Research Institute 1316 CaringBridge 1349 Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation 1318 The Children’s Heart Foundation 1317 Children’s Tumor Foundation 1350 Chilhood Obesity - Alliance for a Healthier Generation 1319 City of Hope 1346 Colon Cancer Alliance 1320 Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Houston Gulf Coast/ South Texas Chapter 1321 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Texas Gulf Chapter 1373 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - Greater Houston 1382 Easter Seals Greater Houston 1323 Endometriosis Association 1325 Epilepsy Foundation Texas Central and South Texas 1380 Huntington’s Disease Society of AmericaTexasAffiliate1329 JDRF International Houston Gulf Coast Chapter 1330 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Texas Gulf Coast Chapter 1332 Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter 1333 March of Dimes Foundation 1370 Mental Health America of Texas 1334 Muscular Dystrophy Association

1327 Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America 1337 NAMI Texas (National Alliance on Mental Illlness) 1328 National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence (NCADD) 1374 National Hemophilia Foundation, Lone Star Chapter 1335 National Hospice and Palliatiave Care Organization 1343 National Kidney Foundation 1345 National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1384 National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 1381 National Parkinson Foundation 1347 National Psoriasis Foundation 1339 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 1340 Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 1356 Prevent Blindness Texas, Inc. 1342 Sickle Cell Association of Austin, Marc Thomas Foundation 1385 Smile Train 1383 SpinaBifidaAssociationof Houston Gulf Coast 1359 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 1326 SusanG.Komen-HoustonAffiliate1361 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children 1386 The ALS Association Texas Chapter 1314 Tourette Syndrome Association

1400 Earth Share of Texas www.earthshare-texas.org

1401 African Wildlife Foundation 1402 American Farmland Trust 1403 American Forests 1404 American Rivers 1492 Arbor Day Foundation 1405 Audubon Foundation of Texas 1406 Austin Parks Foundation 1446 Austin Youth River Watch 1407 Bat Conservation International 1408 Bayou Preservation Association 1409 Beyond Pesticides 1485 Blackland Prairie Raptor Center 1497 Buffalo Bayou Partnership

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1410 Center for Health, Environment and Justice 1412 Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems 1471 Children’s Environmental Health Institute 1413 Citizen’s Environmental Coalition Education Fund 1414 Clean Water Fund of Texas 1490 Colorado River Alliance 1415 The Conservation Fund 1416 Conservation International 1417 Defenders of Wildlife 1418 Earth Day Network 1419 Earthjustice 1420 Ecology Action of Texas 1421 Endangered Species Media Project 1494 Environment America Research and Policy Center 1480 Environmental and Energy Study Institute 1423 Environmental Defense Fund, TexasOffice1425 Environmental Law Institute 1426 Friends of Big Bend National Park 1427 Friends of the Earth 1484 Galveston Bay Foundation 1424 Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance 1481 Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust 1479 Hill Country Conservancy 1429 Izaak Walton League of America 1458 The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation 1430 Katy Prairie Conservancy 1432 Land Trust Alliance 1433 National Audubon Society 1491 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1434 National Parks Conservation Association 1435 National Wildlife Federation 1496 National Wildlife Federation Southwest Regional Center 1486 Natural Resources Defense Council 1437 The Nature Conservancy of Texas 1487 The Ocean Conservancy 1495 Oceana, Inc. 1439 The Peregrine Fund 1440 Pesticide Action Network North America 1442 Public Citizen of Texas 1444 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

1445 Rainforest Alliance 1447 Rocky Mountain Institute 1482 San Marcos River Foundation 1449 Save Barton Creek Association 1450 Save Our Springs Alliance 1451 Scenic America 1452 The Sierra Club Foundation 1453 SPARK School Park Program 1473 State of Texas Alliance for Recycling 1454 The Student Conservation Association 1455 Surfrider Foundation 1448 Sustainable Food Center 1457 Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Fund 1443 Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund 1477 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation 1459 Texas Solar Energy Society 1461 TreeFolks 1478 TrustforPublicLandTexasOffice1464 Union of Concerned Scientists 1493 United Methodist Committee on Relief 1465 Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center 1466 The Wilderness Society 1489 WildflowerDonor,Inc.1467 Wildlife Conservation Society 1468 Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation 1469 World Wildlife Fund

1500 Global Impact www.charity.org

1501 ACCION International 1503 African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) 1504 Africare 1506 American Jewish World Service 1508 American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) 1509 American Refugee Committee 1510 AmeriCares 1511 CARE 1515 ChildFund International 1544 Church World Service

1543 CRWRC/World Renew 1516 Doctors Without Borders 1548 ECHO 1517 FINCA International 1518 Freedom From Hunger 1519 Health Volunteers Overseas, Inc. 1520 Heifer International 1545 Helen Keller International 1521 International Eye Foundation 1522 International Orthodox Christian Charities 1523 International Relief Teams 1524 International Rescue Committee 1525 Lutheran World Relief 1526 Mercy Corps 1559 Millennium Promise 1528 Opportunity International 1529 Pan American Development Foundation 1546 PCI-Media Impact 1513 Plan USA 1551 Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) 1532 Project HOPE 1533 Rotary Foundation of Rotary International 1534 Salvation Army World Service Office(SAWSO)1535 Save the Children Federation, Inc. 1561 SOS Children’s Villages- USA 1547 TechnoServe, Inc. 1536 UNICEF, U.S. Fund 1537 Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc. 1538 United Methodist Committee on Relief 1539 United Seamen’s Service 1562 Water for People 1553 William J. Clinton Foundation 1540 World Relief Corporation

1600 Local Independent Charities of Texas www.lictx.org

1601 Arc of Greater Houston 1680 AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. 1628 Angel Flight

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1801 Adoptable Children (North American Council) 2723 Adoption Center 2516 Adoption Exchange 1835 Adoptions by Cradle of Hope 1802 Adventist Development & Relief Agency International 2724 Aid For Starving Children 1805 AIDS Treatment and Research Information 1894 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 2534 Alliance for Cancer Research and Support - VHL 2557 Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation 1878 Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Fisher Center2706 American Association for Cancer Research 1816 American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)2746 America’s VetDogs - the Veteran’s K-9 Corps, Inc. 2743 American Freedom Foundation, Inc. 2744 American Humane Association 1895 American Indian College Fund 2745 American Library Association 2725 Amigos de las Americas 2747 Animal Slaughter & Child Starvation Stop Here! 2748 ArmedServicesMutualBenefit Association STAR Foundation 2701 Asian Children’s Rescue & Relief Fund 1813 ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2749 Autism Intervention and Treatment Research - Organization for Autism Research 2702 Autism Society of America 1807 Autoimmune Diseases Association 2538 Baptist Charities of America 2539 Baptist Children’s Home Ministries 2596 Believe In Tomorrow National Children’s Foundation

1670 Animal Defense League of Texas 1630 Arc of Texas 1663 Burn Survivors Throughout the World 1685 Campus of Hope 1632 CanCare 1686 Center for Public Policy Prioritites 1649 Guide Dogs of Texas 1665 Harris County Drug Court Support Foundation 1650 Helping Restore Ability 1666 Heritage Society 1634 Houston Hospice 1658 Houston SPCA 1687 Houston Symphony Society 1659 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program 1675 Jazz Walk of Fame, Inc 1676 Montgomery County Homeless Coalition 1667 Operation Homefront - Texas 1644 Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast 1688 Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, Inc. 1625 The Rose 1682 Shape Community Center Inc. 1619 Sight Into Sound 1678 Support Our Troops, Inc. - Texas Chapter 1641 Texas Association Against Sexual Assault 1679 Texas Council on Family Violence 1622 Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation 1668 Texas Hearing and Service Dogs 1657 Texas Homeless Network

1700 Neighbor To Nation, Inc. www.neighbortonation.org

1703 Home School Foundation 1754 Adopt America Network 1706 Aid to Children, Youth and Families 1701 AIDS Research Alliance of America 1702 Alpha-1 Foundation 1719 The Amen Foundation 1755 American Family Association

1705 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1742 Association of Christian Schools International 1756 Awana Clubs International 1713 Biblica 1707 Blessings International 1743 The Breast Cancer Research Foundation 1722 Child Aid 1711 Children’s Cancer Assistance Fund 1745 Children’s Food Fund/World Emergency Relief 1712 Children’s Hunger Relief Fund 1763 Christian Legal Society 1764 Christian Military Fellowship 1757 Christian Relief Fund 1717 Focus on the Family 1723 Food for the Hungry 1746 Foundation Fighting Blindness 1744 Gateway for Cancer Research 1718 Glaucoma Research Foundation 1720 Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 1714 Leukemia Research Foundation 1724 Lions Clubs International Foundation 1752 MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger 1727 Mercy Ships 1728 Mexican Medical 1730 Mission Aviation Fellowship 1708 National Brain Tumor Society 1765 National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund 1715 The Navigators 1760 Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Inc. 1732 Officers’ChristianFellowship1716 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation 1734 Prison Fellowship Ministries 1735 Samaritan’s Purse 1736 Society of St. Andrew 1761 The United Leukodystrophy Foundation 1740 The Voice of the Martyrs 1741 World Concern-A Division of CRISTA Ministries 1704 World Vision

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1881 Best Buddies for Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2750 Bethany Christian Services 2751 Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc. 1815 Black Charities for Children, Families, Communities 2579 Bone Marrow Donor Registry - American 2728 Boone and Crockett Club 2752 Boys & Girls Clubs of America 2580 Breast Cancer African American, Sisters Network Inc. 2705 Breast Cancer Crusade by Avon 2559 Breast Cancer Fund 2754 Buckner Children and Family Services 2581 C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation 2520 Cancer Coalition, The National 2582 Cancer Curing Society 2583 Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Foundation 2541 Canine Assistants 1818 Canine Companions for Independence 2522 Canines for Disabled Kids 1820 CASA - Court Appointed Advocates for Abused Children 1821 Catholic Relief Services - USCCB 2755 Catholics For The Poor and Needy Worldwide 2756 CHADD (Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 1882 Challenger Center for Space Science Education 2560 Child Find of America 1824 Child Rescue International 2598 Childhelp 2562 Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation 2504 Children of the Night 2708 Children’s Angel Airlines 2506 Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation 2585 Children’s Defense Fund 2757 Children’s Fire & Burn Fund 2509 Children’s Hospital & Research Center Foundation 2511 Children’s Hunger Fund 1830 Children’s Medical Ministries 2758 Children’s Organ Transplant Association

2759 Christian Care International-Food and Medicine for People In Need 1831 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America 1832 Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (COPS) 2523 Conservation and Protection of Public Lands 2563 Convoy of Hope 1834 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation 2543 CorrectionalPeaceOfficers Foundation 2760 Cure Alzheimer’s Fund 2761 Daniel Pearl Foundation 2586 Diabetes & Immune Disease National Research Institute 1836 Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation 1837 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust 2710 Disabled Children’s Fund 1867 Disabled Sports USA 1838 Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans (NEADS) 1886 Educate the Children 2587 Equine Land Conservation Resource 1839 FACES: The National Craniofacial Association 2524 Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute 1840 Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) 2762 Fisher House Foundation 2711 Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types, Inc. 2526 FRAXA Research Foundation 2763 Giving Children Hope 2764 Gluten Intolerance Group of North America 1827 Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation 2565 Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 2730 Guide Dogs of America 2731 Habitat for Humanity International 2588 HawkWatch International 2765 Help the Children 1845 Hepatitis Foundation International 2546 Herbal Medicine Institute 2527 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

1846 Hispanic Scholarship Fund 1868 Homes For Our Troops 2528 Hope For the Hungry 2712 Hope For The Warriors 2518 Hospice Foundation for End-of- Life Care 1848 Hospice Foundation of America 2713 Hostelling International - USA 2732 Humane Farm Animal Care 1888 India Partners 1842 Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund 1851 Institute for Creation Research 2733 Institute for Financial Literacy, Inc. 2766 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Inc. 1849 Kidney Cancer Research and Education Association 1889 Leukemia Clinical Research Foundation 2734 Lung Cancer Alliance 1890 Lymphoma Research Foundation 1876 MAP International 2514 Mercy Medical Airlift 2517 Methodist Mission Home 1884 Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research 2767 Military Child Education Coalition 2716 Multiple Sclerosis, Can Do 2549 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 2768 National Children’s Advocacy Center 2729 National Domestic Violence Hotline2548 The National Foundation for Transplants1852 Operation Compassion 2769 Operation Homefront 2736 orphanCare International 1896 Parkinson’s Research Center, Michael Stern Foundation 2590 PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 2568 PKD Foundation 1862 Planned Parenthood Federation of America 2770 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 2572 Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) 1869 Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation 2591 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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2738 Seeing Eye, Inc. 2718 Skin Cancer Foundation 2573 Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. 2508 Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) 1871 Special Olympics, Inc. 1872 Special Operations Warrior Foundation 2533 Spinal Cord Injury Network International 2772 Spondylitis Association of America 2719 Suicide Awareness Voices of Education 1873 Sunshine Kids Foundation 1859 Support Our Troops 2740 Thomas More Law Center 1874 Vegan Outreach 2773 Veteran Tickets Foundation 2741 Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation 2774 WildAid, Inc. 2593 Wildlife Conservation Fund of America 1877 World Impact 2722 Wounded Warrior Emergency Support Fund 2775 Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation

1900 Thurgood Marshall College Fund www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org

1901 Alabama A&M University 1902 Alabama State University 1903 Albany State University 1904 Alcorn State University 1948 BluefieldStateCollege1905 Bowie State University 1906 Central State University 1949 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 1907 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 1908 Chicago State University 1909 Coppin State University 1910 Delaware State University 1911 Elizabeth City State University

2002 Benedict College, SC 2041 Allen University, SC 2003 Bennett College, NC 2004 Bethune-Cookman College, FL 2005 ClaflinUniversity,SC2006 Clark Atlanta University, GA 2007 Dillard University, LA 2008 Edward Waters College, FL 2009 Fisk University, TN 2010 Florida Memorial, FL 2011 Huston-Tillotson University, TX 2012 Interdenominational Theological Center, GA 2013 Jarvis Christian College, TX 2014 Johnson C. Smith University, NC 2015 Lane College, TN 2016 LeMoyne-Owen College, TN 2017 Livingstone College, NC 2018 Miles College, AL 2019 Morehouse College, GA 2021 Morris College, SC 2022 Oakwood College, AL 2023 Paine College, GA 2024 Paul Quinn College, TX 2025 Philander Smith College, AR 2026 Rust College, MS 2027 Saint Augustine’s College, NC 2028 Saint Paul’s College, VA 2029 Shaw University, NC 2030 Spelman College, GA 2031 Stillman College, AL 2032 Talladega College, AL 2040 Texas College, TX 2033 Tougaloo College, MS 2034 Tuskegee University, AL 2035 Virginia Union University, VA 2036 Voorhees College, SC 2038 Wilberforce University, OH 2037 Wiley College 2039 Xavier University, LA

2100 United Way of Greater Houston www.unitedwayhouston.org 2101 Alliance for Multicultural Community Services 2102 American Cancer Society 2103 American Red Cross-Greater Houston Area Chapter

1912 Fayetteville State University 1913 Florida A&M University 1955 Florida A&M University Law School 1914 Fort Valley State University 1915 Grambling State University 1950 Harris-Stowe State University 1916 Howard University 1917 Howard University School of Law 1918 Jackson State University 1919 Kentucky State University 1920 Langston University 1921 Lincoln University 1922 Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 1923 Medgar Evers College 1924 Mississippi Valley State University 1925 Morgan State University 1926 Norfolk State University 1927 North Carolina A&T State University 1928 North Carolina Central University 1929 North Carolina Central University School of Law 1930 Prairie View A&M University 1931 Savannah State University 1932 South Carolina State University 1933 Southern University and A&M College 1953 Southern University at New Orleans 1954 Southern University at Shreveport-Bossier City 1956 Southern University Law Center 1937 Tennessee State University 1938 Texas Southern University 1957 Thurgood Marshall School of Law 1940 Tuskegee University 1941 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1943 University of District of Columbia 1958 University of District of Columbia Law 1942 University of Maryland Eastern Shore1945 University of Virgin Islands 1946 Virginia State University 1951 West Virginia State University 1947 Winston-Salem State University 1952 York College

2000 United Negro College Fund, Inc. www.uncf.org

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2105 Avance, Inc. - Houston 2189 AVDA 2106 Avondale House 2179 BACODA-Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol, Inc. 2108 Bay Area Rehabilitation Center 2109 Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. 2112 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston 2113 Boy Scouts of America-Sam Houston Area Council 2114 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, Inc. 2116 Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. 2104 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston 2181 Center for Hearing and Speech 2196 Child Care Council of Greater Houston, Inc. 2122 Chinese Community Center 2123 Colorado Valley Transit, Inc. 2197 Community Family Centers, Inc. 2126 Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc. 2198 Denver Harbor Senior Citizens, Inc. 2129 DePelchin Children’s Center 2168 Easter Seals of Greater Houston 2145 Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston 2188 Family Services of Greater Houston 2182 FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center 2132 Fifth Ward Enrichment Program, Inc. 2133 Fort Bend County Women’s Center, Inc. 2134 Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. DBA AccessHealth 2183 Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. 2107 Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much, Much More! 2138 Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council 2137 Good Neighbor Healthcare Center 2141 Houston Area Urban League 2142 Houston Area WomenÍs Center 2184 Innovative Alternatives, Inc. 2144 Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston 2146 Jewish Family Service 2147 Julia C. Hester House, Inc. 2154 Legacy Community Health Services 2149 Literacy Advance of Houston

2150 Local Initiatives Support Corporation 2195 Lone Star Legal Aid 2152 Mental Health America of Greater Houston 2199 Montgomery County Women’s Center 2156 Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA) 2157 Neighborhood Centers, Inc. 2160 San Jose Clinic 2161 Santa Maria Hostel, Inc. 2162 SEARCH Homeless Services 2165 Spaulding for Children 2166 Star of Hope Mission 2167 Target Hunger 2180 The Bridge Over Troubled Waters 2118 The Center 2178 The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston 2185 The Lighthouse of Houston 2155 The Montrose Center 2186 The Salvation Army 2175 The WomenÍs Home 2187 Volunteers of America Texas 2173 Wellsprings, Inc. 2174 Wesley Community Center, Inc. 2176 Y.M.C.A. of the Greater Houston Area

2300 Children’s Charitable Alliance of Texas www.ccaltx.org

2302 Boys and Girls Country of Houston 2366 Birthright Humble 2360 Burke Center for Youth 2367 CENIKOR Foundation 2348 Child Advocates of Fort Bend 2361 Child Advocates, Inc. 2304 ChildBuilders 2305 Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas 2332 Communities in Schools Houston, Inc. 2349 Covenant House Texas 2365 Dynamic Kids 2341 Family to Family Network 2314 Houston Can! Academy 2352 Junior Achievement of Brazoria County

2316 Kids Sports Network 2335 Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin 2321 Palmer Drug Abuse Program - Houston 2322 Prevent Child Abuse Texas 2324 Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio 2358 Ronald McDonald House of Galveston 2323 Ronald McDonald House of Houston 2337 Small Steps Nurturing Center 2326 Special Olympics Texas 2325 St. Jude’s Ranch for Children - Texas Region 2328 Texas CASA 2330 Writers in the Schools

2600 Christian Community Charities www.cccharities.org

2601 Arrow Child & Family Ministries 2602 Bereavement and Grief Camp for Children - Camp Agape 2620 Buckner Retirement Services 2605 Children At Heart Foundation 2606 Christian Community Service Center 2607 Dare to Dream Children’s Foundation 2609 Foster’s Home For Children 2610 Gracewood 2611 Kids Count Foundation 2612 Lutheran Social Services of the South 2613 Methodist Children’s Home 2615 Miracle Farm 2616 Northwest Assistance Ministries 2621 STARRY 2617 Texas Baptist Children’s Home 2618 TOMAGWA Healthcare Ministries 2619 Write-Way Prison Ministries

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DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR NAME PHONE

Administration and Regulatory Affairs Veronica Garza 832 393-8508City Council Brad Wray 832 393-0782City Secretary Carrie Roberts 832 393-1104Controller's Office Chanelle Clark 832 393-3408Department of Neighborhoods Landon Taylor 832 393-0857Finance Department Shelia Wates 832 393-9035Fire Department Sylvia Almazan 832 394-6700Fleet Management Jedediah Greenfield 832 393-6910 General Services Eboni Barnes 832 393-8126Health Department Cydney Cameron 832 393-4822Houston Emergency Center Helen Woods 713 884-3633Housing Department Cathi Dixon 713 868-8305Houston Airport Systems Karen Ellis 281 233-1027Human Resources Betty Davis 832 393-6137Houston Information Technology Leticia Juarez 832 393-0082Legal Department Fabian Izaguirre 832 393-6214Library Sara Pope 832 393-1700Mayor's Office Veronica Mosley 832 393-1053Municipal Courts Department Nydia Vega Trevino 713 247-4560Office of Business Opportunity Gracie Orr 832 393 0633Parks & Recreation Erika Reyna 832 395-7061Planning and Development Stefani Farris 713 837-7859Houston Police Department Seble Gebremichael 713 308-1228Public Works & Engineering Rochelle Bennett 832 395-2452Solid Waste Management Tracy Jones 713 837-9148

CMC Chair Nichole Robinson 832-393-6130

lead coordinatorsDonations to the CMC can be made by one-time or biweekly payroll deduction, checks or cash.

One-time payroll deductions will be taken out of the first check in January 2015. Biweekly deductions will begin with the first check in January 2015 and will run for 12 months, or 24 pay periods ending December 2015.

The CMC administrative fee is 4 percent of the total donation for the campaign year.

procedures

“The CMC gives us the opportunity to work together to strengthen our communities and

make Houston a better place to live.” - Nichole Robinson, CMC Chair

Thank you to all the 2014 Coordinators!

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2014 results competition AwardsLevel A Houston Airport System Largest percent increase in participation and highest percent of employees in the Above & Beyond Club

Public Works & EnginerringHighest percent of employees in the Above & Beyond Club

Police Largest Percent increase in contribution and highest per capita contribution

Level BParks & RecreationLargest percent increase in participation and largest Percent increase in contribution

Library Highest percent of employees in the Above & Beyond Club and highest per capita contribution

Level CMunicipal CourtsLargest percent increase in participation and largest Percent increase in contribution

Human Resources Highest percent of employees in the Above & Beyond Club and highest per capita contribution

Level DMayor’sOfficeLargest percent increase in participation

Dept. of Neighborhoods Largest Percent increase in contribution

CityController’sOffice Highest percent of employees in the Above & Beyond Club and largest percent increase in participation

DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTION

Administration & Regulatory Affairs 100% $19,700

Houston Airport System 46% $53,900

City Council 45% $3,300

City Secretary 100% $1,700

Controller’s Office 88% $22,300

Department of Neighborhoods 20% $4,800

Finance 92% $14,800

Fire 87% $183,500

Fleet Management 100% $11,400

General Services 85% $16,100

Health and Human Services 87% $39,100

HEC 100% $16,600

Housing and Community Development 84% $15,400

Human Resources 93% $54,000

Information Technology 62% $13,000

Legal 82% $20,800

Library 100% $52,400

Mayor’s Office 60% $11,200

Municipal Courts 100% $18,600

Office of Business Opportunity 66% $1,700

Parks & Recreation 100% $23,300

Planning & Development 100% $8,100

Police 8% $114,300

Public Works & Engineering 72% $111,800

Solid Waste Management 85% $26,400

Citywide Totals 58% $858,000

Name: ______________________________

Employee ID: _________________________

Dept: _______________________________

1% Contribution per paycheck*: __________

Contribution Type:Attach Cash, Check or Money Order (M.O.)

Per paycheck (24x)

By signing this form, I acknowledge I have read and understand the policies and procedures as stated in the CMC Tribute.

Agency Code Agency Name Amount

$

$

$

$

$

Total Per paycheck One time deduction Cash Check / M.O. $

$ Per paycheck total for 2015 (multiply by 24)

I would like to be an Above & Beyond Club contributor by giving 1% or more of my pay Yes No

I would like an acknowledgement from the agency that may be used as a tax receipt Yes No

Employee Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________

*How to calculate my 1%

Biweekly Total Gross Pay = ___________

multiply by 26 = ___________

divide by 24 = ___________

divide by 100 = ___________

Example Biweekly Total Gross Pay = ___________

multiply by 26 = ___________

divide by 24 = ___________

divide by 100 = ___________

$ 1,000$ 26,000$ 1083.33

$ 10.83

In this example, the employee would donate $10.83 from each paycheck to be in the Above & Beyond Club.

One time deduction CashCheck/M.O. made out to agency Check/M.O. made out to CMC

Contribution sign-up form

If yes, please provide an e-mail address @

The CMC admin. fee is 4%.Make a copy of this form for your records.