Thank you, Richard Schmidt and Freudenberg Oil and Gas Technologies, for your partnership, generosity and overall support!
Celebrating Former First Lady Barbara Bush
We join our fellow non-profit literacy friends in Houston in celebrating our amazing former First Lady for a life incredibly well-lived. What a blessing it is to Houston that she …
Celebrating Foundations in November
Dear Friends, As we near the end of our 10th year of service, we want to honor the many foundations who have helped sustain us these past 10 years. Not …
Giving Tuesday Tongue Twister Challenge
We’re so excited to announce that Making It Better’s new Ready, Set, Read bus is here! Now we’re on a mission to transform this bus into a mobile classroom, giving …
1st Annual Mixers with Magnums
Twenty-eight young professionals attended the Making It Better Young Professionals 1st Annual Mixers with Magnums held in concert with Magnums Makes a Difference. This next generation of philanthropists got in …
Magnums Made a Difference!
Two hundred and forty-one people joined Emcee and KTRKs Gina Gaston at the Ballroom at Bayou Place on Saturday, November 4th to enjoy fine dining from Masraff’s, a great selection …
Our Programs Have Begun
Programs are in full swing and we are excited!! Thanks to your support, we are serving 332 students in our Reading Intervention program in 9 HISD elementary schools throughout Houston, …
Local Philanthropists Adopt Ross Elementary with $25K Donation for Reading Intervention Program
On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, AnnaLee and Andy Waite made a very generous donation of $25,000 to Making It Better. This is the first major donation that will fund our Adopt-a-School …
Bruce Elementary Back to School Bash
This past Friday, Making It Better attended Bruce Elementary’s “Back to School Bash” to help prepare students for the new school year. With a portion of the donations received through …
We’ve Got Your Back
First and foremost, we hope that you and yours are safe and dry, have electricity and are being lifted up by the amazing acts of kindness and generosity being displayed …