Last weekend a great group of UH Pre-Law Society students assembled 405 food packs for high-need HISD families: 100 easy meal packs, 45 pantry staple packs, 200 mini food packs (for community engagement events), & 60 teen food packs. Thanks for your amazing work! @UHouston #HISD

Each week, Three Brothers Bakery donates day-old-but-still-tasty breads & pastries to COR, & board member Keith Solomon delivers them to Braeburn Elementary. 99% of Braeburn students live in/near poverty, & families eagerly await the baked treats. Thank you, @3brothersbakery!

Last week a child arrived at Foster Elementary wearing sneakers that were falling apart. (All of Foster's 334 students live in/near poverty.) The shoes wouldn't survive the walk home that afternoon, so staff contacted COR - & we delivered new shoes & socks (& hygiene supplies).

We work closely with S. Post Oak Walmart to buy in bulk, ensuring that we keep our most-requested items in inventory. Here, Walmart employees Daniel & Angel help COR intern Edwin Marquez load boxes of shampoo & conditioner for delivery to needy HISD schools. @HoustonISD @Walmart

Thanks to support from the KKG Charitable Foundation of Houston, we've been delivering packs of essential items to 50 high-need HISD schools. Each pack contains 16 pairs shoes & 40 pairs socks, 16 soaps, 16 large toothpastes, 32 shampoo/conditioner, 80 toothbrushes. 💛💙

COR sometimes receives donations of gently used school supplies; we make sure they're in great shape before delivering them to needy #HISD schools. These Scouts sorted, tested, sharpened, & counted hundreds of crayons, pencils, markers, & colored pencils. Thank you! @girlscouts

We've been delivering binders, pencils, glue sticks, computer sleeves, & other items to schools in the Yates, Wisdom, Bellaire, & Sharpstown feeder patterns. Here teacher Curtis Gibson is picking up bags for delivery; donations at https://t.co/Nt4SWcmrTS help us serve more kids!

We're so grateful for the Merrill Lynch group that spent last Saturday morning packing hygiene kits for students in high-need Houston ISD schools. They also donated packages of wipes & underwear, & 4000+ sanitary pads. If your group wants to help HISD kids, please contact us!

A recent generous grant from H-E-B will allow us to deliver 700 food packs to HISD schools. A typical pack includes tuna, pasta & sauce, rice, ravioli, vegetables, mac & cheese, oatmeal, & shelf-stable milk. Other packs include pantry staples & no-cook easy meals. Thanks, H-E-B!

Thank you, Willow Meadows Baptist Church, for donating dozens of hygiene kits for high-need #HISD kids. Each kit includes deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes/paste, & soap; girls' kits include conditioner & feminine hygiene supplies. These are in great demand! @willowmeadowsbaptist

COR delivered 300+ college packs to HISD high schools this spring. Each basket includes bedding, towel, shower caddy, power strip, laundry pods, hygiene items, & more. We're so proud of these hard-working students! (Note: we cover faces for privacy reasons.)

It's hard for kids to focus on learning if their clothes are dirty, or if they're sick, but some HISD families living in/near poverty lack adequate sanitizing supplies. We delivered 5,000+ cleaning items during the 24-25 school year; your donations help us continue this work. ❤️

COR delivered 300+ college packs this spring, including 19 to EMERGE students at #HISD's Madison, South Early College, & HAIS high schools; we hope to give more next year. EMERGE helps high-achieving kids from low-income communities thrive at the nation’s best colleges. Congrats!

At a recent event, Dr. Nath invited guests to bring supplies for needy HISD students - & she then donated them to COR. Thank you all for the socks, hygiene items, underwear, & uniform clothing! (Dr. Nath, a pediatric neurologist, is a candidate for HISD Trustee District 7.)

HISD families living in/near poverty have been gratefully receiving essential support from a range of fine Houston organizations, but much of that aid has now vanished or is under threat. With your help, COR will keep delivering basic items to students at HISD's neediest schools.

What a generous grant for essential items for 50 high-need HISD schools! Each school's pack includes 16 pairs shoes & 40 pairs socks, + soap, shampoo, toothbrushes/paste, & other hygiene items. We'll begin distributing these in August. Thanks, KKG, for helping so many students!

This year COR delivered 100+ of these bags (48 pads, deodorant, soap, wipes, shampoo & conditioner, & a zip pouch); we sometimes add a pack of underwear & a bra. The expense when a girl starts her period can be prohibitive for many HISD families. Thanks, donors. #periodpoverty

COR is distributing 300+ college packs - laundry baskets filled with bedding, towel, pillow, power strip, laundry detergent, hygiene items, & more - to high-need college-bound #HISD students. Many thanks to the Davis Family for their sponsorship! #firstgen #txed @BorrisLMiles

When students with special needs don't bring (expensive) pull-ups to school, it can be embarrassing for the child & disruptive for the class. When families can't buy (expensive) lice kits, students must remain at home until treated. COR = a reliable source for items like these.

We've been busy distributing 300+ college packs, plus our regular deliveries of food, hygiene items, & other supplies to some of HISD's neediest students. The packs include dorm basics such as bedding, power strip, towel, shower caddy, toiletries, & more. Thanks, Davis family!