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Check out the Fall 2019 newsletter to see the exciting things that are happening at Cherish Our Children, Inc and No More Victims.
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- Jul 7, 2020
2nd Annual Luncheon Event
When: Friday, April 6, 2018 Where: River Oaks Country Club Co-Chairs • Dominique Sachse and Nick Florescu • • Karen DeGeurin and Peter...
- Jul 7, 2020
When Parents Go To Prison, Children Serve Sentences
When parents go to prison, children serve sentences Studies indicate a child with a mother or father in prison is likely to be impacted...
- Jul 7, 2020
Around The Clock, We Are There For The World's Most Vulnerable Children
A Message From COCI’s Founder, Juli Hall 7 A.M. Houston – A teen-ager is getting ready to walk to high school. The son of incarcerated...
- Jul 7, 2020
Enjoy The Beach
And Don't Forget Our Mission Doesn't Take Vacations Summer months are always lean times for charities. Cherish Our Children International...
- Jul 7, 2020
What Makes More Sense
Build More Prisons or Help Teens Stay Out of Prison in the First Place? It costs $88 a day to keep an inmate in prison in America. We...
- Jul 7, 2020
The Art of Bouncing Back- A No More Victims Story
A message from Chaille Hutcheson, Cherish Our Children International First Vice Chair Watching Isabella walk the stage to receive her...
- Jul 7, 2020
What Happens When Dad or Mom Goes To Prison: A New Study
“This data points out that children are the invisible victims of mass incarceration, and our country has not thought about the indirect...
- Jul 7, 2020
10 Most Inspiring Teachers: Marilyn Gambrell
Beliefnet had chosen Marilyn Gambrell, founder of COCI’s signature program, No More Victims, as one of the 10 most inspiring teachers....
- Jul 7, 2020
COCI Board Member Sydney Scott on Working With Children of Incarcerated Parents
A Day With No More Victims: A Message From COCI Board Member, Sydney Scott Do you remember the speech Coach Jim Valvano gave at the ESPY...
- Jul 7, 2020
Friday Letters: Overcoming The Odds
Take a look at our letter to the editor from August 24th’s Houston Chronicle. Our No More Victims program is helping create an...
- Jul 7, 2020
One Year After Hurricane Harvey
Storm Clouds Remain For Houston's Most Vulnerable Children One Year After Hurricane Harvey, Children Of Incarcerated Parents Still Feel...
- Jul 7, 2020
Houston Looks at Options For Improving Challenged Schools
At Cherish Our Children, we are closely monitoring some innovative proposals for improving Houston schools. Our No More Victims program...
- Jul 7, 2020
Incarceration is Like a Disease
Our No More Victims Program is Like a Vaccine to Prevent it. Please take a look at this map and tell me: shouldn’t we fix this? A message...
- Jul 7, 2020
Feed a Child's Appetite and Spirit- A Note From Arlene Levy
The students in our No More Victims program come from broken homes. A parent is likely to be in prison and the rest of the family may...
- Jul 7, 2020
Beating The Odds- A Message From Gabriel
A message from Gabriel, a veteran of our No More Victims program for children of incarcerated parents. I grew up where the drugs, guns...
- Jul 7, 2020
Change a Child's Life and Create a Safer Houston
We want to alert you to a local and national problem that threatens some of our most vulnerable children and is one of the reasons that...
- Jul 7, 2020
When The Local News Wanted to Know What Jailing a Parent Does to Kids
They Asked Our No More Victims Founder, Marilyn Gambrell More than 90,000 children in the Houston area will have a parent wind up in the...
- Jul 7, 2020
Third Annual COCI Luncheon
More than $210,000 was raised for the No More Victims program at COCI’s third annual luncheon. On Friday, April 5 more than 330...
- Jul 7, 2020
So Little Can Mean So Much
Toothpaste is little thing, until you can’t afford to buy it. The students in our No More Victims program have parents who have been in...