Acres Home Center for Business and Economic Development

"When I first started my own business in ’93, I was hesitant about a lot of things. One of my neighbors told me I needed to go to the Acres Home Center for Business and Economic Development. Ever since that first visit, my business took off."
– Pat Austin

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Amigos de las Americas

"It was just so cool how much responsibility we had. I was 16 years old, trying to speak Spanish, gathering a town of people together, trying to come up with ideas with them to solve problems and allocate materials."
– Amanda Cleghorn

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Bayou Preservation Association

"Do we build well or do we build poorly? We could become the Calcutta or the Paris of the southern states depending on how we treat our surroundings."
– Kevin Shanley

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Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

“We’re not just focused on sticks and bricks, we also try to empower families living here.”
– Kathy Flanagan-Payton

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Fort Bend County Museum Association

"To see the people at the George Ranch take such an interest in Texas history, and understand that black history is a part of it, means a lot to me as a black student and as a black woman."
– Desiree Pipkins

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Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP)

“I’ve lived in Houston 25 years, and most of the progress in cleaning the air and drawing attention to the issue has been fueled by the efforts of local citizens and most often by GHASP.”
– Dr. Winifred J. Hamilton

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Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc.

"Migratory birds are a shared resource. They don’t belong to a specific country, they belong to all of us, like the air we breathe."
– Ian Hartzler

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Gulf Coast Institute

“I’m asking that we put some intelligence into our growth so we produce places people really love."
– David Crossley

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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

"I definitely want to pursue a career in landscape design. Those classes at the Arboretum really started something."
– Nicky Kleinhenz

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Houston Audubon Society (HAS)

“It’s important to protect good habitat like this for the future. A certain number of acres are needed to feed and sustain a bird. When those acres are gone, those birds are gone. If we don’t act now, they simply won’t be here for our children and our grandchildren.”
– Winnie Burkett

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Houston Clean City Commission

“We stress each individual’s responsibility to take care of the environment, and education is the foundation of what we do.”
– Robin Blut

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Houston World Affairs Council

"Because of our project, we had to do a lot of research about historic events, foreign policy and diplomacy. We were able to connect that to current events, which has changed and enlarged our view of the world."
– Melissa Gonzales

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Humane Society of Montgomery County

“Seeing a lost animal go home with its owner, seeing an animal that was adopted as a puppy come back to be spayed or neutered when it’s a little bit older or receiving a letter that thanks you for the best thing that’s ever happened in someone’s life makes it worthwhile. For every sad moment, there’s a happy one.”
– Denise Parker

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Inner City Youth

“Programs are all right, but we need relationships. The key thing we need to bring change here is a family-type atmosphere. A family provides security and guidance, and a lot of these kids just don’t have that. We’re not a nine-to-five agency; the kids almost live with us.”
– Prince Couisnard

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The Rothko Chapel

"Dominique de Menil said the Rothko Chapel had two components. One was contemplation; the other was action. And that action is grounded in the quest for human rights, both locally and internationally."
– Frances "Sissy" Farenthold

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