Mostyn Moreno Foundation Awards Grant to H.E.A.R.T. Program
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) April 03, 2014 -- The Glenda Jean Mostyn and Joe E. Moreno Educational Foundation has awarded a matching grant valued at $5,000 to the H.E.A.R.T Program of Houston, Texas. The grant will match every donation the HEART Program receives toward their “Give These HEARTs a Ride” campaign from April 2, 2014 to May 29, 2014.
The “Give These HEARTs a Ride” campaign is seeking donations to help the H.E.A.R.T. Program acquire a 2014 KIA Sedona LX minivan. This vehicle will be used to help transport participants of H.E.A.R.T. from home to training sessions and jobs. Many of the members have jobs, receiving minimum wage or above at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium, where the H.E.A.R.T. Program has been the exclusive vendor of Papa John’s Pizza since 2012. Transportation is vital to the success of our programs and helping adults with mental disabilities achieve their full success.
“Right now, H.E.A.R.T.'s fleet is limited and unable to transport the many people who desire this service”, says Jane Cummins, founder and executive director of the H.E.A.R.T. Program, “The H.E.A.R.T. trainees are adults, but they are unable to drive due to their disabilities. Many of them are also not able to ride the bus independently. Without H.E.A.R.T.'s transportation program, they will be unable to travel to their jobs.”
The H.E.A.R.T. Program has drivers on standby ready to launch this next level of their transportation program and trainees ready to ride! All that is needed...a minivan to take them there!
Go to: http://www.Razoo.com/story/Give-These-Hearts-A-Ride or contact the H.E.A.R.T. Program at 713-692-4278 to give.
About The H.E.A.R.T. Program
The H.E.A.R.T. (Housing, Entrepreneurship and Readiness Training) Program assists adults with developmental disabilities obtain meaningful and responsibly compensated employment.
At the core of its mission, the H.E.A.R.T. Program seeks to enable structured independence through innovative education, housing, training, and employments programs. As an initiative of Educational Programs Inspiring Communities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the H.E.A.R.T. Program has helped hundreds of people with developmental disabilities since its founding in 2006.
To learn more about the H.E.A.R.T. Program, please visit: http://www.heartprogram.org
About Mostyn Moreno Foundation
The Glenda Jean Mostyn and Joe E. Moreno Educational Foundation supports, promotes and operates programs, projects, and collaborative efforts in Texas, primarily in the East, Southeast and the Gulf Coast regions, that serve to encourage the abilities of children with special needs.
The Foundation was created in 2006 by successful Houston trial lawyers Amber and Steve Mostyn to honor the memory of two caring and generous Texans: Glenda Jean Mostyn, mother, grandmother, sister and educator in East Texas and Texas State Representative Joe E. Moreno, son, brother, friend and legislator. Both cared very deeply about education and providing the best for children of Texas. The Foundation’s focus is specifically on children with special needs and supports our community through our “Christmas Lights” program - an experiential life skill training program, our “Community of Opportunities” program – a special needs child assistance program for families, our “Rodeo Day” – Ritch’s Little Raiders rodeo extravaganza, and our “Spa Day” program – a high school girls’ self-esteem improvement effort.
To learn more about the Mostyn Moreno Foundation, please visit: http://mostynmoreno.org
Monte Osburn, Mostyn Moreno Foundation, http://www.mostynlaw.com, +1 (713) 395-2020, [email protected]
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