Creating a Community of Kinship
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Drop-in Center
Located at St. Cloud Apartments, the reVision Community Center provides youth with hot meals Monday through Friday, daily snacks, essential resources, and a safe space to connect. Caring adults offer support and a variety of activities where young people can learn, grow, and enjoy being together
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reVision Breaking Dance / Sport Program
Houston reVision is legendary in the local hip-hop community. It is known for being the original supporter of an urban dance that is popularly known as breaking. We now support a competitive team and school programs build around breaking(Breakdance).
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reVision Football Club
Houston reVision is a non-profit organization with a No Pay To Play soccer program for youth and adults that provides opportunities for young people from all backgrounds to play soccer and assists them in developing vital life skills such as teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship. The organization is committed to providing its players with a free, high-quality soccer experience to help them reach their full potential.
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CommUnity Night
We hold CommUnity Nights at our partner facilties Two nights a week our youth meet with mentors, young men and women gather in fellowship. It is a decade old tradition that includes music, breakdance battles and sports.
CommUnity Night is about enjoying each other’s company and having a welcoming space.
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Juvenile Justice Innovators
One of the most successful juvenile justice reform efforts in the country is taking place in Harris County. Houston reVision is deeply involved in that movement by working with county officials as a part of their youth diversion program.
Mentors and case workers meet with teens in the diversion program and with youth who are held in detention, giving them a pathway that can steer them away from future criminal activity.
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First Friday
On the first Friday of each month, our reVision team enters the security doors of the Ellis Unit at Huntsville Prison to meet with the convicted youth serving adult sentences. We bring pizza, art, music and mentors, who meet with the youth one-on-one.
In some cases, we are the only visitors they will see while they serve their sentences, the only sign that the world outside hasn’t forgotten them.
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Camp Good News
Camp Good News is a summer camp for children aged 10-15 free to children of incarcerated parents. Camp Good News is a Christian camp coordinated by Houston reVision. It includes spiritual activities and the physical challenges of swimming, canoeing, archery, horseback riding, games, crafts, and more! Camp Good News is located at Camp Allen, in Navasota, Texas. There is no cost to the parent or caregiver, however, participation is limited.
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Loving Lamar
Loving Lamar was created to address the unique needs of a growing number of students experiencing homelessness and other challenges at Lamar High School. The program provides consistent support, resources, and a caring community to help students overcome barriers.
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Mentor
We meet disconnected youth where we can. Through regular drop in’s or one-on-one sessions, our volunteer mentors provide the positive, stable connection that is lacking in their lives.
“Houston reVision gives kids a place to find safety, refuge and a meal. After you volunteer for a night, as tired as you are, you feel good.”