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Houston Golf Association provides annual support to six 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. INTERFAITH CENTER OF THE WOODLANDS: A core charity since 1975. A human services organization which benefits The Woodlands and South Montgomery County. Among the programs it offers, Interfaith provides a large child-care center, a church-planning organization, assistance to senior citizens and emergency aid. Interfaith also provides psychological counseling and job re-training for the unemployed. 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. Located in Deer Park, Texas Cenikor was founded in 1967. Cenikor's residents live within a Theraputic Community (TC) where they learn and practice the tools necessary to overcome substance abuse disorders as well as the destructive behaviors that feed addiction. Cenikor's program of recovery helps people develop social, behavioral, vocational, educational and recreationsal skills to live a lifestyle free of substance abuse. The treatment program lasts 18-24 months. Cenikor is for men and women, 18 and older, who truly want to change. Cenikor's core values incorporate community as a method, faith, work and personal responsibility concepts. Cenikor is a place for recovery, a place for change. 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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