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Event Beneficiary
 The
Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping
children and families in crisis by supporting the efforts of
caseworkers. Recognizing that state aid was often not
immediately available to children and families in crisis,
the Rainbow Room was established to provide immediate access
to frequently needed emergency supplies. The Rainbow Room is
stocked with emergency supplies such as diapers, school
supplies, snacks, clothes, toiletries and other items. These
items may be distributed by caseworkers to Fort Bend
families in crisis and relies heavily upon the generosity of
the community to provide for these needs.
www.fbrr.org
Event Beneficiary
 The
Fort Bend Junior Service League Community Assistance Fund
was created to allow FBJSL to extend their financial support
even farther in the community by providing multiple smaller
grants to a greater number of charitable causes in Fort Bend
County. Ten percent of the SPM funds from this year will be
donated to this fund. Applications for the FBJSL Community
Assistance Fund can be obtained on their website at
www.fbjsl.com.
Event Beneficiary
 Child
Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) is a not-for-profit
organization that successfully works to provide a voice for
abused and neglected children (ages birth to 18). Their work
is based on the belief that every child deserves a safe and
permanent home. CAFB accomplishes their mission with
specially trained community volunteers and staff through two
intensive advocacy programs – Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) and the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC).
The CASA Program trains community volunteers to advocate for
the best interest of children involved with Fort Bend Family
Protective Services because of abuse, neglect or abandonment
by their caretaker. Each volunteer works to facilitate a
permanent, nurturing home placement suitable for the
children they represent. The CAC is a multi-disciplinary
team approach to working child sexual abuse and serious
physical abuse cases. Working to lessen the emotional trauma
t o children who are going through the civil and criminal
systems, the Center provides a child-friendly, safe, neutral
environment for children to tell their stories so as to
reduce the number of times the child has to be interviewed.
To learn more about CAFB, please visit their website at
www.cafb.org.
Event Beneficiary
 The
Fort Bend County Women's Center (FBCWC) is a not-for-profit
organization that helps survivors of domestic violence and
sexual assault and their children with comprehensive
services that help them live violence-free, away from their
batterers and abusers. Besides providing emergency shelter,
FBCWC services include counseling, crisis intervention,
advocacy (including legal advocacy and accompaniment to
court), case management, financial assistance when
appropriate, transportation (emergency and other), job
training and life skills classes, information and referrals
to other social services agencies, GED/ESL classes,
referrals into scholarship programs, rental assistance, a
Children's Program (counseling, evaluations, tutoring,
mentoring, etc.), and an Aftercare Program to assist clients
once they leave the shelter. Services are available to both
resident and non-resident clients. For more information
about the FBCWC, please visit their website at
www.fortbendwomenscenter.org.
Event Beneficiary
 The
Literacy Council of Fort Bend County (FBLC) is a 501 (c) 3
non-profit organization established in 1987. The mission of
the Literacy Council is to end intergenerational cycles of
illiteracy by improving adult literacy skills and generating
community-wide literacy awareness. Primary programs and
services include: One-on-one Basic Literacy training for
adults needing help with reading, writing, and basic
computation; small group instruction for English as a Second
Language (ESL), and GED classes focusing on preparing
students to pass the GED test. For more information on FBLC,
please visit their website at
www.ftbendliteracy.org.
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