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The Lone Star Chapter of the National MS Society is a community of thousands of individuals who are committed to achieving a world free of MS. The Chapter helps 20,000 individuals throughout 174 counties in Texas impacted by MS to move their lives forward.

Rehabilitation, Reconciliation, and Community Safety. Bridges To Life (BTL) brings healing to victims of crime, reduces recidivism among offender graduates of the program, and helps make our community a safer place.

The Center for Hearing and Speech (formerly known as Houston School for Deaf Children) is a non-profit, United Way agency that teaches children with hearing impairments speaking, listening and literacy skills.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.

The Lone Survivor Foundation restores, empowers, and renews hope for our wounded warriors and their families through health, wellness, and therapeutic support.

Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors.

The American Diabetes Association leads the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research.

Operation BBQ Relief strives to provide compassion and offer hope to those whose lives have been affected by disasters across the United States. Combining their expertise in cooking and catering barbecue meals with the ability to quickly mobilize, they serve where disaster strikes.

The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit Foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers.[3] The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time.[4] The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. The BSA's goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.[5][6] In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia), as well as close to a hundred separate camps and reservations specifically dedicated to scouts. The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for boys ages 6 to 11 years, Boy Scouting for boys ages 11 to 18, and Venturing for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) through 21. Learning for Life is a non-traditional affiliate that provides in-school and career education.[7][8] As of 2018, girls are allowed to join Cub Scout dens, and in 2019, a Scouting program for older girls will allow for a path to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. In 2019, Boy Scouting will be renamed "Scouts BSA".[9] The BSA operates traditional Scouting by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organization, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers.