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DEPELCHIN CHILDREN’S CENTER

DEPELCHIN CHILDREN’S CENTER

About

What Is It?

A nonprofit agency that works to break the cycles of child abuse and neglect, integrating “prevention, foster care, adoption and post-adoption programs to improve the mental health and physical well-being of children who are at risk of entering or are in the State’s child welfare system.”

Help Needed:

Collect and donate new items such as school supplies, holiday gifts, household items, toys, and clothing. The Center provides holiday wish lists and other information.  Please contact the Center for COVID-related updates. 

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

None, to collect/donate needed items. (Volunteers must be at least 18 to help with the children at the Center.)

Time Commitment

Flexible

Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?

Yes. Groups can get together to collect needed items or sponsor children by providing gifts from their holiday wish lists.

Training Needed

None

Help Needed

HOLIDAY PROJECT

This annual effort provides gifts and basics needs to the children and families who use DePelchin’s services. You can sponsor a child by buying the items on his / her wish list. You can also host a toy drive. More information about the Holiday Project is here.

FAMILY BASKETS

Many of the Center’s families use large quantities of household cleaning items because of the complex issues they face with the children in their homes. The families are grateful to receive laundry baskets filled with basic household necessities like paper towels, washcloths, toilet paper, Windex, antibacterial wipes, bleach, and other household cleaners.  (Ideally, the Center would like for each basket to value a total of $50-100.)  Other basket ideas are here.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

The Center partners with generous supporters to provide basic school supplies for its children to ensure that they are ready to learn on their first day of school. All supplies should be delivered to the donation station during the first week of August. For a list of needed school supply items, please contact the Center.

COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS

The Center always needs NEW toys, household items, diapers, and clothing to give to children when they come through its programs. Hosting a donation drive is a great way to help. For a list of needed items, please contact the Center.

Contact Details

Contact

Kelsey Pett, Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager

Email: kpett@depelchin.org

Website

https://www.depelchin.org/

Location

DEPELCHIN CHILDREN’S CENTER

4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007

Location Details

4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007

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Additional Information

Examples of past Scout projects

Eagle: Zach G (Troop 55) conducted a donation drive that resulted in a donation of nearly 400 toys and gift cards, as well as cash donations. (2010)

Eagle: Woodley B. (Troop 354) designed and made cornhole game boards and built ten bookshelves. (2018)

Gold Award: Roni K. assembled 120 welcome kits (including clothing and toiletries) and 150 fleece blankets, and built a large display case to exhibit children’s art at the Memorial campus. (2008)

Gold Award: Assembled 280 themed birthday bags, including cake mix & frosting.

Gallery

Hannah Hester made 280 birthday bags for her Gold Award project, 2015
Hannah Hester made 280 birthday bags for her Gold Award project, 2015
Holiday gifts that Trinidad Drilling collected, 2016
Holiday gifts that Trinidad Drilling collected, 2016
Sorting donated school supplies, 2015
Sorting donated school supplies, 2015
G&A Partners delivering toy donations, 2016
G&A Partners delivering toy donations, 2016
Preparing a Thanksgiving gift, 2016
Preparing a Thanksgiving gift, 2016
Shell volunteers, 2015
Shell volunteers, 2015
Thanksgiving gifts for the Center's families, 2016
Thanksgiving gifts for the Center's families, 2016
The Center's Young Professionals in Energy group preparing Thanksgiving gifts, 2016
The Center's Young Professionals in Energy group preparing Thanksgiving gifts, 2016
The Upper Kirby Apartments donated toys, 2016
The Upper Kirby Apartments donated toys, 2016
Universal Home Experts collected holiday gifts, 2016
Universal Home Experts collected holiday gifts, 2016
Wrapping Thanksgiving food gifts, 2016
Wrapping Thanksgiving food gifts, 2016
The Center's main office
The Center's main office
Trinidad Drilling collected school supplies, 2017
Trinidad Drilling collected school supplies, 2017
New back-to-school backpacks, 2016
New back-to-school backpacks, 2016
The Ivan family donated toys to DePelchin, 2016
The Ivan family donated toys to DePelchin, 2016
Cases of Hope donated 19 suitcases, 2015
Cases of Hope donated 19 suitcases, 2015
Messiah Lutheran Early Childhood Center donated supplies, 2016
Messiah Lutheran Early Childhood Center donated supplies, 2016
Toy delivery from HOPE Church Pearland Outreach Ministry, 2015
Toy delivery from HOPE Church Pearland Outreach Ministry, 2015
Hannah Hester made 280 birthday bags for her Gold Award project, 2015
Holiday gifts that Trinidad Drilling collected, 2016
Sorting donated school supplies, 2015
G&A Partners delivering toy donations, 2016
Preparing a Thanksgiving gift, 2016
Shell volunteers, 2015
Thanksgiving gifts for the Center's families, 2016
The Center's Young Professionals in Energy group preparing Thanksgiving gifts, 2016
The Upper Kirby Apartments donated toys, 2016
Universal Home Experts collected holiday gifts, 2016
Wrapping Thanksgiving food gifts, 2016
The Center's main office
Trinidad Drilling collected school supplies, 2017
New back-to-school backpacks, 2016
The Ivan family donated toys to DePelchin, 2016
Cases of Hope donated 19 suitcases, 2015
Messiah Lutheran Early Childhood Center donated supplies, 2016
Toy delivery from HOPE Church Pearland Outreach Ministry, 2015

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