Community

Hope For Three

Hope for Three is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit and autism advocacy group providing resources and support to families living with autism spectrum disorder. The nonprofit also generates awareness through outreach, education and events. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States affecting one in 59 children and one in 45 school-age children. More than 5,000 children diagnosed on the autism spectrum are enrolled in Fort Bend County public schools.

Rangeland President Chris Keene with participants in “Strike Out” Autism, Hope for Three’s annual key awareness and fundraising event held in conjunction with the Sugarland Skeeters Baseball Club. Rangeland is a sponsor of the event.
Rangeland President Chris Keene with participants in “Strike Out” Autism, Hope for Three’s annual key awareness and fundraising event held in conjunction with the Sugarland Skeeters Baseball Club. Rangeland is a sponsor of the event.

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Small Steps Nurturing Center Golf Tournament

Rangeland is a sponsor of the Small Steps Nurturing Center Energy Classic, the premier charity golf tournament in Houston held each fall. Since the first tournament in 1996, the Classic has raised more than $14.3 million for Small Steps Nurturing Center. The Center operates two preschools for economically at-risk children living in the Fifth Ward and surrounding areas of inner-city Houston, Texas. They provide a high-quality education, social and emotional support, a nurturing Christian environment, transportation, and nutritious meals to children ages two through six living in poverty. 

Morris Hurt, Managing Director at EnCap Investments, Rangeland’s Chris Keene and Steve Broker at the Energy Classic
Morris Hurt, Managing Director at EnCap Investments, Rangeland’s Chris Keene and Steve Broker at the Energy Classic

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Fort Bend County CASA Gala

Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program advocates for children’s “best interests” in the foster care system by recruiting, training and deploying community advocates called Guardians ad Litem or CASA Volunteers to provide a voice for children in the courts.

Rangeland is an annual gala sponsor.
Rangeland is an annual gala sponsor.

Child Advocates Fort Bend

Other organizations that Rangeland has supported include:

  • Fort Bend Junior Service League (Richmond, TX)
  • Logos Preparatory Academy (Sugarland, TX)
  • Citizens for Educational Excellence (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • Coastal Bend Bays Foundation (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • The Women’s Shelter of South Texas (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary (Jackson, MO) 
  • Fort Bend Education Foundation (Richmond, TX)
  • YMCA of Greater Houston 
  • Literacy Council of Fort Bend County