ASTROS JOIN HOmeAId
TO mARK HUNGeR
ANd HOmeLeSSNeSS
AWAReNeSS WeeK
Minute Maid Park became the fun way to help mark the annual
playing field for 20 families HHAW, co-sponsored each year
working through homelessness, by the National Coalition for the
as HomeAid Houston and the Homeless and National Student
Astros kicked off Hunger and Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week Homelessness.
(HHAW) with a joint event
“The average homeless family is
themed "Take a Minute." Astros
a single mother with two children
Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman,
under age six,” said Anthony
Hunter Pence and new Astros
Love, CEO of the Coalition for the
Manager Brad Mills joined the fun
Homeless in Houston. “This isn’t
by giving autographs and photo
a matter of choice for them but
opportunities. Families were treated
circumstance. It just takes a minute
to a Thanksgiving feast, tours of
to make a call to a homeless agency,
Minute Maid Park, base running,
or make a donation to help.”
autographs and gift bags.
HomeAid Houston, a GHBA
“Partnering with the Astros to
charity, has been building
raise awareness about Houston’s
transitional housing for the
homeless is a wonderful
homeless since 2003. Through
experience,” said Bette Moser,
its efforts and the donations by
HomeAid Houston executive
hundreds of association members,
director. “The organization’s
360 beds have been added to
professionalism and true
Houston’s homeless community
understanding of what homelessness
providing care for 4,200 adults and
means have added a new dynamic
children.
to HomeAid’s efforts.”
For more information on HomeAid
“Hunger and homelessness impact
visit www.homeaidhouston.org. For
thousands every day in Houston,”
more information on HHAW visit
said Marian Harper, vice president
www.nationalhomeless.org.
of the Astros in Action Foundation.
“Our goal with the Take a Minute
Photo 1 (at top): HAH board member Beth Avalos,
Floors Inc, with her guest family.
Day was to draw attention to their
Photo 2: Junction Jack bonds with a young
HomeAid Houston guest.
struggles and to ask Houstonians Photo 3: Cara Berkman; Marian Harper, Houston
Astros; and HAH board member Anthony Love,
to Take a Minute to rethink what Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and
Harris County.
homelessness really looks like and
Photo 4: Kathleen Stadler, Eric L Davis
what we can all do to help.”
Engineering, gets a Lance Berkman autograph.
Photo 5: Lea Pipitone, HAH, encourages her
little runner.
The Take a Minute event was a
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Take a minute. Go to www.homeaidhouston.org
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