The goal is a path out of homelessness with next-step services giving a sense of dignity to families and individuals in need.

Local organizations offering a hand up for families needing assistance to make the holidays joyful.

KPRC 2 and our community partners at Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University and Exclusive Furniture are working with Harrison’s Heroes to bring joy to children at MD Anderson Cancer Center for the holidays.

KPRC 2 and our Community partners are helping create a holiday “tree farm” event for pediatric cancer patients

KPRC 2 and our partners at Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University and Exclusive Furniture are featuring The Restoration Team and the incredible work they do to help families around Houston with home repairs after natural disasters.

Our KPRC 2 Community spotlight for October is on Urban Harvest and their work to uplift communities through food education, support for local farmers and providing access to fresh, locally-sourced foods to communities in need.

Stray pets and overcrowded shelters are a persistent concern around Houston. Organizations are teaming up to provide solutions to help alleviate the problem.

KPRC 2 and our partners at Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University and Exclusive Furniture are featuring The Restoration Team and the incredible work they do to help families around Houston with home repairs after natural disasters.

The Restoration Team is dedicated to ensuring that every Houstonian has access to safe, sanitary, and secure housing. KPRC 2, along with community partners Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University, and Exclusive Furniture, joined forces to help Vicki Fowler, a Houston high school teacher whose house was severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl.

KPRC 2 is proud to once again join NBC and Telemundo's Clear the Shelters initiative and team up with Telemundo Houston and animal shelters in the Houston area to host the tenth annual Clear the Shelters nationwide pet adoption drive through September 10

KPRC 2 and our partners at Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University and Exclusive Furniture are featuring The Restoration Team and the incredible work they do to help families around Houston with home repairs after natural disasters.

You can help by donating school supplies, diapers, hygiene items and more.

Adventure begins at your library. That’s the theme for this year’s summer reading program with the Harris County Public Library (HCPL). Readers of all ages are encouraged to join the reading challenge, where they can read books to earn prizes.

Find summer reading lists and programs around Houston

Help us save lives on May 23

April is World Autism Month

Rania Mankarious, an author, podcaster, and the CEO of Crime Stoppers Houston, offers advice on how and when parents and caretakers should talk to their kids about bullying.

KPRC 2 Community spotlights David’s Legacy Foundation and their efforts to help keep kids safe from bullies

KPRC 2 Community snack drive runs throughout February

Elijah Rising provides outreach and restorative care to individuals who have been trafficked into labor or sex work in the Houston area.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace aims to build, assemble and deliver hundreds of beds to kids this holiday season.

In a typical year, The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program puts new clothes and toys under the tree for 1 million children across the country who would otherwise go without Christmas gifts.

On Thanksgiving Day, Operation Turkey will be conducting free turkey giveaways throughout Houston, Katy and Pasadena.

KPRC 2 and our Community partners at Energy Transfer and Houston Christian University are proud to feature Books Between Kids and the work they do to provide books to economically disadvantaged children in Houston.

KPRC 2 and our Community partners at Energy Transfer and Houston Christian University are spotlighting The Rose in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This month's KPRC 2 community spotlight is on Harrison's Heroes, and we need your help to fill care packages for babies in the NICU.

Shop our Amazon wish list with care package items hand-picked by NICU nurses

KPRC 2 is proud to once again join NBC and Telemundo's Clear the Shelters initiative and team up with Telemundo Houston and animal shelters in the Houston area to host the ninth annual Clear the Shelters nationwide pet adoption drive during the month of August

Last year, BEAR’s School Supply Drive provided backpacks full of supplies to more than 11,000 children around Houston. Find out how you can do your part to help this year.

With the start of school looming in August, now is a great time to give back to children in need of school supplies.

If you can’t make it to our studios, no worries! You can donate through June 12 at your Neighborhood Donor Center.

In honor of Military Appreciation Month, KPRC 2 and our Community partners at Energy Transfer and Houston Christian University are proud to feature U.S.VETS – Houston. Founded by veterans to serve veterans, the organization is on a mission to end veteran homelessness.

April, also known as Earth Month, is the perfect time to shine a spotlight on a green organization with a mission to plant and distribute trees around Houston.

KPRC 2 Community is partnered with BakerRipley and Telemundo Houston to host a tax help phone bank on March 30 until 6:30 p.m. Volunteers are standing by to take calls in both English and Spanish. The phone number to call is 713-778-8920.

This month, we are featuring the H. E. A. R. T. program (Housing, Entrepreneurship And Readiness Training), an organization that was founded to create new opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their potential

Operation Turkey is an organization dedicated to eradicating hunger by giving away free, prepared Thanksgiving meals throughout Houston, Katy and Pasadena on Thanksgiving Day.

On Thanksgiving Day, Operation Turkey will be conducting free turkey giveaways throughout Houston, Katy and Pasadena.

For uninsured or underinsured patients, The Rose screens for breast cancer and guides patients through treatment

If you are struggling to find ways to get accessible and affordable breast care, here are three ways to do so.

Sept. 29 marked 16 years since Jessica Phillips’ daughter Brooke passed away from cancer.

Members of the KPRC 2 team are spending time in an East End neighborhood Wednesday helping the organization Rebuilding Together Houston revitalize a home.

Rebuilding Together Houston has helped more than 15,000 families since 1982. They serve military families anywhere in Harris County, as well as, underserved families in neighborhoods like the East End and Third Ward.

Breast cancer. It’s a disease that impacts women and men. It’s an illness that changes the lives of both those battling and those who love and support them.

Have you ever wanted to help fight pediatric cancer, but haven’t been sure exactly how or what you can do?

KPRC 2 Community highlights organizations helping others. Sisters Network Inc. is the nation’s largest and only national Black breast cancer survivorship organization.

With the start of school looming next month, now is a great chance to give back to children in need of school supplies.

If you can’t make it to our studios, no worries! You can donate thru June 13 at your Neighborhood Donor Center or any of the locations below.

Red Nose Day, the fundraising event by Comic Relief US to help end child poverty, returns for its eighth year on May 26.

Learn more about a local organization giving back to veterans with housing, job placement programs and counseling services.

At KPRC 2, we’re proud to showcase those making a difference in the Houston area. Each month in 2022, we’re partnering with Energy Transfer to showcase a different nonprofit organization offering Houstonians a helping hand. This month, we are featuring the Houston-based U.S. Vets, an origination that was founded by veterans to serve veterans.

At KPRC 2, we’re proud to showcase those making a difference in the Houston area. Each month in 2022, we’re partnering with Energy Transfer to showcase a different nonprofit organization offering Houstonians a helping hand. This month, we are featuring the Houston-based U.S. Vets, an origination that was founded by veterans to serve veterans.

KPRC 2 is proud to partner with Texas Children’s, which is supporting Ukraine by hosting a donation drive at specific Texas Children’s locations Monday, April 18 through Saturday, April 23. The much-needed supplies will be gathered, sorted and shipped to the people of Ukraine.

KPRC 2 is proud to partner with Texas Children’s, which is supporting Ukraine by hosting a donation drive at specific Texas Children’s locations Monday, April 18 through Saturday, April 23. The much-needed supplies will be gathered, sorted and shipped to the people of Ukraine.

This month, we are featuring the H. E. A. R. T. program (Housing, Entrepreneurship And Readiness Training), an organization that was founded to create new opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their potential

Each month, the KPRC2 community along with our partners at Energy Transfer come together to spotlight those who make a big impact in our community.

This month, we are featuring the Houston Area’s Women’s Center, an organization that that describes itself as a place that serves thousands of women, children and families each year escaping domestic violence, sexual assault or sex trafficking.

As volunteers continued to work hard on Wednesday, a new homeowner received a nice surprise when he was presented with keys to a home from Houston Habitat for Humanity.

It’s a great day 2 give back!

Every Monday at Brentwood Baptist Church on Landmark Street, a dozen or more volunteers flock to the parking lot.

Many children who attend Houston’s Christmas Eve Super Feast this year may go without toys.

A local charity needs the public’s help in its push to bring Christmas cheer to some 500 area children.

A Houston area attorney just received a $10,000 grant from AT&T to continue helping young girls across the Houston area.

Local business owners turned a midtown warehouse into an art sanctuary to help share the joy this holiday season.

Houston Newsmakers: Celebrating a ‘Year of Joy’

Trucks made their way through the downtown area Friday afternoon, loaded with some essential winter apparel and other items for those in need.

The holiday season is heating up with the release of the Houston Fire Fighters 2022 calendar.

An organization that works to empower fathers throughout the Houston area aims to put smiles on the faces of children who are less fortunate this holiday season.

A historic home in the Freedmen’s Town community is at risk of demolition.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a cause we are closely connected to at KPRC 2 with our Bells for Abigail series.

September is Hunger Action Month, and Second Servings Houston is preparing for Hunger Action Day which is tomorrow.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins Wednesday and KPRC 2 is celebrating by bringing you Voices of Houston from the Hispanic community.

One Houston area businessman is teaming up with an organization to help kick off donations and adoptions in the Houston area.

The Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders has created an initiative that will help people with severe autism and caregivers for free.

He plays the firefighter in KPRC 2's Fight 2 End Pediatric Cancer PSA. We asked his mom Kimberly Rex to give KPRC 2 some background on Lane Rex's battle with cancer.

She plays the surgeon in KPRC 2's Fight 2 End Pediatric Cancer PSA. We asked her mom Marina Spargo to give KPRC 2 some background on Mia Spargo's battle with cancer.

She plays the police officer in KPRC 2's Fight 2 End Pediatric Cancer PSA. We asked her mom Shannon Green to give KPRC 2 some background on Eden Green's battle with cancer.

KPRC 2 is proud to once again join NBC and Telemundo's Clear the Shelters initiative and team up with Telemundo Houston and animal shelters in the Houston area to host the seventh annual Clear the Shelters nationwide pet adoption drive from now until September 19.