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70% of offenders in prisons are school dropouts 50% of dropouts are functionally illiterates 3rd grade reading scores are said by some to be an important predictor of who might be in prison $300 provided a simple Caring Friends reading incentive program for 15 classes at Cunningham Elementary in 2012. As a Friend In Deed […]

Thanks to FRIENDS-IN-DEED who collectively made it happen! Friends gave collectively a total of $2000 and a new water well will be dug early in 2013 in a rural village in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Pictures of this well will be posted on the website sometime in the winter-spring of 2013!

Many different FRIENDS-IN-DEED gave collectively $1500 and made it happen! A school in Haiti will get biosand filters that can filter out harmful pollutants and provide clean water for school children for years! Pictures of this school and the biosand filters will be posted on the website after the installation later in 2012 or early […]

Carolyn Meub 2012 White House Champion of Change In 2012 Carolyn Meub, CEO of Pure Water for the World, was honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. Caring Friends, Inc. has partnered with Pure Water for the World (PWW) because of their best practices. After visits with Carolyn Meub in Houston and […]

Learning how to be “Attentive” is a huge plus in both school and the workplace, and Urban Outreach, Inc. is making an impact. In after school and some in-school classroom programs, children in at risk communities are being taught the value of character qualities. When a child learns the value of listening to a teacher […]

Susan Butler, on June 16th at the special Artisan’s Market in William Sonoma’s Highland Village Houston store, combined her entrepreneurial and marketing expertise with a philanthropic heart in presenting her creative baking product, The Cookie Thing. The line at her artisan’s table buzzed for hours! Profits from the proceeds for the day went to Caring […]