Krause is a residential treatment center for girls ages 12-17 who have survived complex trauma and abuse. Upbring is a leading Texas-based, faith-inspired nonprofit organization working to break the cycle of child abuse by empowering children, families and communities.
Upbring embraces public-private partnerships with individual stakeholders; federal, state and local government agencies; community groups; small businesses; and large corporations to deliver services that produce measurable progress toward five key markers of every child’s well-being: safety, life skills, education, health and vocation. Upbring benefits nearly 30,000 families each year with its life-changing programs—including foster care, adoption, education, residential treatment and community services. While Upbring has evolved over more than 135 years of service, our organization remains firmly focused on delivering innovative programs and services that address the root causes of child abuse and neglect.
Upbring embraces public-private partnerships with individual stakeholders; federal, state and local government agencies; community groups; small businesses; and large corporations to deliver services that produce measurable progress toward five key markers of every child’s well-being: safety, life skills, education, health and vocation. Upbring benefits nearly 30,000 families each year with its life-changing programs—including foster care, adoption, education, residential treatment and community services. While Upbring has evolved over more than 135 years of service, our organization remains firmly focused on delivering innovative programs and services that address the root causes of child abuse and neglect.
Mission: To break the cycle of child abuse by empowering children, families and communities.
National Charity League empowers today's girls to become tomorrow's leaders. The National Charity League, Inc., Star Chapter, NCL Lady Bird Chapter and NCL Azalea Chapter gifted our girls with treats and goodies including custom designed water bottles with inspirational messages, snack packs and winter hats that they will enjoy all winter long. Through their gifts the mothers and daughters with NCL are empowering the girls at Krause. #empoweredwomenempowerwomen
We invite you to join us for 1 night with 1 community united together for 1 mission: breaking the cycle of child abuse. Upbring’s 2021 Virtual Gala will benefit Krause Children’s Center and other Upbring programs. RSVP today upbring.org/2021
Happy New Year, Krause Family! In 2021, more children will be able to heal from abuse and neglect, thanks to you. We look forward to continuing our life changing work in 2021, united as one community, working together for one mission—breaking the cycle of child abuse.
Thank you to all of our volunteers that supported Krause this year. ❤️ Volunteer groups like The Jordan Projects Ministries showed up every month in 2020 to make sure the girls were able to enjoy every holiday and each girl was celebrated on their birthday. 🎂 Thanks to groups like The Jordan Project Ministries and all of our amazing supporters, spiritual care is available for every girl who requests it.
Here are a few snapshots from our Christmas morning! 📸 Thanks to the combined efforts and generosity of the Katy community, 65 girls received over 800 gifts this year! "Krause Children's Center has the best community," said Quana Smith, our Director of Volunteer Services. "Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and donors that support Krause! I wish you could have seen the girl's faces when they woke up and saw Christmas trees surrounded by presents. For some of these girls, this was the first Christmas they received presents." 🎁
Our children use art as an outlet to express their emotions, thanks to you. “Being creative calms me down and helps me get my feelings out in a positive way,” said Octavia, a girl who experienced healing at Krause Children's Center. Pressing colored pencils to paper, each stroke she sketched helped ease the flashbacks that sometimes surfaced because of her painful past. Our children's center staff and therapists specialize in supporting girls like Octavia using trauma-informed care. Through individual and group therapy sessions, Octavia learned coping skills that helped her express her feelings using creative outlets like drawing and songwriting.
Thank you Holden Roofing, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Igloo Coolers and Adams Law Firm for giving our girls a merry Christmas! The Christmas gifts and gift cards brought them so much joy!
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Krause Children's Center. ❤
Thank you Current - A Christian Church, Second Baptist Church - 1463 Campus, the Katy Aglow Lighthouse Community group and Agape Legacy Charities for your generous support! Your prayers, gifts, devotions and activities are a light lifting us up this season.🌟
We love the creative Christmas artwork our girls are making!
At our children’s centers sweet, furry emotional support animals bring companionship and big smiles to our girls’ faces. “I feel an instant connection with animals. We relate to each other because we are both learning to trust,” said Elizabeth, a girl who experienced healing at one of our children’s centers. These support animals comfort our girls as they navigate different emotions during therapy and begin their healing journey.
The girls at Krause are experiencing the joys of the holiday season. This means creating new memories decorating cookies, delighting in the beauty of glowing Christmas trees, and feeling the thrill of unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning. 🎄 Being in a safe and stable homelike environment surrounded by caring staff brings our girls feelings of hope this Advent season.
Our girls will be able to make hot chocolate and s'mores thanks to the staff from the ICU and PACU unit at Houston Methodist West Hospital! At a time when they're giving so much to help those in need, they chose to support our girls at Krause as well. Thank you Houston Methodist West Hospital! ❤️💚❤️
Thank you Lacy Estes- Fowler for bringing stockings to deck the halls at Krause! Lacy thoughtfully filled stockings for our girls filled with puzzles, calendars and self-care products! 🎁
Dear Santa 365,
Thank you for being Santa for us this season! You checked off all the boxes on the Christmas lists for our girls in foster care and gave them suitcases, so they have a place to keep their belongings wherever they go. Your gifts show our girls that people are rooting and caring for them, even ones they have never met before. Christmas morning can't come soon enough! ❤️
- Krause Children's Center
A BIG thank you goes out to our maintenance team members who put these lights up for us! They remind us of the beauty of Christmas. ✨
Thanks Project Protect Our Children for making Krause bright and festive for the Christmas season! Your decorations are bringing joy to the girls in our care and our staff.🎄
We give thanks for each of our Upbring Golf Houston sponsors!
Thank you to our Upbring Golf Houston sponsors for making an impact and supporting the girls at Krause Children's Center this Giving Tuesday!
Thank you Chick-fil-A Morton Ranch for celebrating your three years of service by making a $1,000 gift to Krause Children's Center! We are so thankful to have a supportive community dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children.
Thank you to everyone who supported the girls at Krause Children's Center today by golfing and giving back! We appreciate you.
Thank you to everyone who supported the girls at Krause Children's Center today by golfing and giving back! 🎉
This #GivingTuesday golfers from across Houston are supporting the healing journey of girls served by Krause Children's Center! 🏌️♀️
This #GivingTuesday golfers from across Houston are supporting the healing journey of girls served by Krause Children's Center today!
We express our gratitude for all of our outstanding colleagues, community partners, donors and volunteers who help support our girls at Krause Children’s Center as they begin the healing process.
Happy Thanksgiving ❤
We will be sharing quotes from girls at Krause over the next few months to highlight the impact of Krause on their journey to healing and personal growth. Today we're sharing a quote from Octavia that highlights the positive impact therapy at Krause has had on her ability to process trauma.
Octavia was able to find healing at Krause Children’s Center thanks to our innovative, trauma-informed care. Read more about Octavia and her journey to healing through art and sports: https://bit.ly/3lp48YV
Green, brown, blue and yellow. Those are the colors Octavia used to draw a picture of the forest. Pressing colored pencils to paper, each stroke she sketched helped ease the flashbacks that sometimes surfaced because of her painful past. At Krause Children’s Center, our staff and therapists specia...
Shout out to PAPPA GYROS and Proud Pie for making our Halloween celebration even more special! 🎉Thank you for providing a hot dog bar and sweet treats, making this year's event truly memorable.
At Krause Children's Center, we love to celebrate! This Halloween we decorated our doors and trick or treated! Check out these photos of our festive doors and outstanding staff!🦇
Our girls are amazing, joyful and brave. Thank you Hope City for giving our girls these daily reminders to rejoice in self-love and bringing a DIY Manicure Day to us 💅 #funfriday
The staff members at Krause Children’s Center are always thinking outside the box for ways to bring joy and light to the lives of the girls they serve. A few years ago they started a new tradition: celebrating Christmas in July. Read more: https://bit.ly/2FHUYGN
This summer our girls woke up early at Krause Children’s Center in the dark morning dawn. They were anticipating a break from their routines and a reason to celebrate: Christmas. The staff members at Krause Children’s Center are always thinking outside the box for ways to bring joy and light to ...
Thank you to everyone who made this year's Christmas in July a success!🎄The Ramnath family donated shoulder purses, makeup and all the items for the hot chocolate bar, Chicktime Katy, TX gave hugs and kisses candy in beautiful boxes, National Charity League, Inc. - Azalea Chapter donated the gift bags, Christmas cards, flip-flops, and candy, Current - A Christian Church donated fanny packs and candy, Kinsmen Lutheran Church donated fanny packs and makeup, 9Round Fitness donated make-up and lip balm, Redeemer Community Church gave sandals, earbuds and makeup and Diane Covert helped organize the event. https://bit.ly/2FHUYGN #ThankfulThursday
Thank you Thoni Berry and Marilyn Gilbreath for supporting #selfcare at Krause! Our girls truly appreciate your efforts and these products will help them feel their best. 😊
Thank you Starbucks for making our morning a little brighter! ☀️ Our girls appreciated the tasty snacks and refreshing drinks.
Vibrant shirts for vibrant girls! Thank you Lutherhill Ministries for donating the wonderful shirts! 😁
At Krause, we take education seriously because we know it can lead to so many opportunities and a lifelong love of learning. Thank you Church of the King, Katy,TX for providing school supplies so our girls can reach their goals. ✏️
At Krause, we believe in empowering our girls so they're ready to take on the world. 🌎 Thank you Ambassadors for Christ Youth Ministries for providing a virtual summer learning series focused on essential life skills like budgeting and public speaking. 👩💼
Our girls experienced great joy this weekend as they celebrated Christmas in July! Thank you Proud Pie and PAPPA GYROS for providing delicious food to help us celebrate. ☃️🎄🥧 Stay tuned for photos from our celebration!
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Thank you to the 100+ golfers, volunteers, and members of the Upbring Golf committee who made our 28th Annual Upbring Golf Houston tournament a success! With your love and support, we are able to make a substantial impact in the lives of so many girls and young women. Together we are breaking the cycle of child abuse.
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Here are some of the things we heard the girls say during their ARTreach dancing lesson. "“I think we all worked together well as a team," and "I didn't know I could dance before this." A huge thank you also to the Texas Commission for the Arts for helping to fund this worthwhile activity!
ARTreach is here at Krause all week, teaching the kids how to do screen printing!
A sneak peek at the singing and worship brought to the Krause youth by Living Word Lutheran Church recently.
BP is here and they are hard at work making the Krause gardens look even more beautiful!
Adventure Sports Ministry came out to Krause this past weekend to do some worship and crafts with the kids. There were a lot of volunteers and a lot of smiling Krause kids!
There are so many volunteers who dedicate their time to the Krause kids. We truly appreciate Second Baptist Church for coming out on the weekend to play music and sing songs to celebrate all the kids birthdays and remind them how special they are. More pictures to come later!
The volunteers at Adventure Sports Ministry opened the volunteer activity with a beautiful song for the girls.
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