Author Archives: Caring Friends

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 […]

Third grader reading scores correlate with high probability for students who may wind up in prison. Student who cannot read eventually drop out and are on the streets. In May 2012 Caring Friends gave new top ranked Scholastic books to the top two (2) readers in each class in each grade level at Cunningham Elementary […]

The first annual Booker T. Washington award presentations were given to contest winners at Pro-Vision Charter School in Houston. Pro-Vision youth wrote essays about how the life and hardships of Booker T. Washington might inspire them to be all that they are intended to be through hard work, strong character, and intentional commitment. Winners received […]