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Houston Golf Association provides annual support to five local agencies, which provide workers at the Shell Houston Open. Find out more about each organization by clicking on the name: BOYS & GIRLS HARBOR: A core charity since 1974. Founded in 1947 by the Optimist Club of Downtown Houston, the Harbor provides residential care for children 5-18 years of age who are experiencing family hardship, neglect, abandonment or abuse through no fault of their own. The Harbor offers children a family environment where they can learn to overcome self-destructive patterns, break cycles of abuse, develop social skills, learn responsibility, and work towards becoming healthy, happy, and productive members of society. CHINQUAPIN SCHOOL: A core charity since 1979. Located on Wallisville Road in Highland, north of Baytown, the Chinquapin school was founded in 1979. It was selected as the PGA TOUR's Charity of the Year for 1994 because of its successful program. Chinquapin is open to Houston inner-city youngsters, seventh through 12th grades, who have displayed academic potential despite coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. Curriculum stresses college preparatory courses, thus encouraging potential dropouts to broaden their educational horizons. MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST & LOUISIANA, INC.: A core charity since 1995. Fulfills wishes for children suffering a terminal or life-threatening condition. CENIKOR FOUNDATION, Inc.: A core charity since 1996. Founded in 1967 by a group of inmates in a Colorado state penitentiary, Cenikor was extended a personal invitation to expand its services to Houston by Mayor Louie Welch in 1970. In 1994, Cenikor moved its South Texas operation to Deer Park where they currently occupy an 80,000-square foot facility that houses 180 individuals seeking treatment from the disease of addiction. Cenikor offers assistance to anyone seeking the skills needed to become responsible citizens free of substance abuse. Cenikor upholds six core values: Therapeutic Community, Work, Safety, Faith, Sobriety, and Personal Responsibility. Through a recent acquisition, Cenikor has expanded its services to include adolescent treatment through a collaborative partnership with Odyssey House of Texas located in Southwest Houston. ACRES HOME YOUTH ASSOCIATION: A core charity since 2004. This non-profit organization, was created to bring youth development programs to the Acres Home community for school-age boys and girls through after school and summer based programs. These programs promote academic achievement, sportsmanship, responsibility, social development, and self-discipline and represent an investment in the future of neighborhood youth.
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