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Mission statement: The Houston Texans Foundation was established in November 2001. Its missionis to encourage and enableall youth and families in Houston and the surrounding area to reach their full potential and to achieve success. The Houston Texans Foundation raises funds for five primary charities (Boys and Girls Country, Child Advocates, The Health Museum, Juvenile Diabeter Research Foundation, and Rebuilding Together Houston)and administers programs that promote leadership, integrity and character through its earned ticket programs, Heart of a Champion Character Education Program and NFL programs that recognize volunteers.FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING
NFL Programs Community Quarterback Awards for Volunteerism The NFL Community Quarterback Award Program recognizes outstanding volunteers who exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment to improving their communities. Six finalists were selected for extraordinary volunteer work. Five were selected to receive $1,000 each for their nonprofit organization. One overall winner will be awarded $5,000. For a downloadable version of the nomination form, click here.NFL All-Stars-Mini-Grants Program The 2006 NFL Student All Star Mini-Grant Program awards small level grants to young people, under 13, to help finance community improvements and volunteer projects. The Houston Texans Foundation awarded $250 to thosepromoting community improvement and volunteerism in projects such as food/clothing collection drives, community clean-ups, beautifications of youth or senior centers. The following are the 2006 NFL All-Stars Mini-Grant Recipients:
Pro Football Hall of Fame The Houston Texans and the Pro Football Hall of Fame are partnering to educate the youth of our country. The result of this partnership is a supplemental teacher activity guide designed to build an effective bridge between education and student interest. The activity guide includes a wide range of interdisciplinary, cross-curricular classroom exercises each aligned with national standards of education in language arts, mathematics, science, family and consumer sciences, social studies, visual art, and physical education for all grade levels. For a downloadable version of the Houston Texans activity guide, click here.CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS Heart of a Champion Heart of a Champion is a character education curriculum provided to 7,200 children in 10 local schools and is used by teachers to discuss topics such as leadership, commitment, integrity and respect. Houston Texans founder, Robert McNair and Janice McNair and several Texan players are highlighted in the curriculum. http://www.heartofachampion.org/All Pro Dad On Saturday, July 29 th the Texans invited fathers to bring their sons and daughters to a training camp practice at the Texans practice facility, 8:30AM to 11:30 AM. All Pro Dad national director, Bryan Davis, along with Texans Special Teams coordinator Joe Marciano and select Texans players addressed the crowd after practice on how to be better fathers, also known as an All Pro Dad. The first 1,000 fathers and chaperones received a free t-shirt and all attendees are invited to attend the Football Fiesta immediately following the program. http://www.allprodad.com/NFL Grassroots Program The NFL Grassroots Program is a partnership of the National Football League (NFL) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). The goal of the program is to provide non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. The program provides grants of up to $100,000 for capital improvement projects. The Grassroots program is intended not only to respond to the immediate shortage of playing fields, but to also build an infrastructure throughpartnerships and resident involvement that will sustain these open spaces for community use.NFL Play It Smart Program In 1998, NFL Play it Smart began with the idea that team sports have the power to strengthen kids and put them on the right track for life. Play it Smart takes a player’s dedication and passion for his game and team and transforms it into a catalyst for scholastic, community and career development. Play it Smart gives kids an opportunity to be part of a team, to develop their bodies and minds and to lift their aspirations for the future. The positive impact of the program has been remarkable with grades, SAT scores, and graduation rates rising across the board. Play it Smart trains academic” coaches and places them in schools to work with high school athletic teams for the whole year, taking the lessons learned on the field and applying them in the classroom and the community. By capitalizing on the positive peer pressure of the group, Play it Smart academic coaches work closely with their head coaches to change the norms of the team, creating a healthy gang environment where academic achievement and community involvement become the standard. |
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