About Houston Junior Forum
Who We Are
The Houston Junior Forum is a nonprofit women’s organization committed to providing charitable service for children, youth, women, and senior adults in the greater Houston area.
HJF members volunteer their time at various service sites for some fifteen or so non-profit organizations. Volunteers provide a variety of services such as preparing and delivering meals, helping children learn to read, hosting events for seniors, helping women secure gainful employment, and distributing school supplies for underprivileged families.
Through our community partnerships, HJF has given over 1 million hours of community service during its 75 year history to organizations such as Amazing Place, Christian Community Service Center (CCSC), Dress for Success, Gracewood, Harrison’s Heroes, HJF Resale Shop, Holly Hall Retirement Center, Houston Food Bank, Interfaith Ministries, Meals on Wheels, Kids’ Meals, Literacy Now, The Nehemiah Center, See to Succeed, Third Age Learning Center (TALC), and Undies for Everyone
Who We Serve
HJF members volunteer their time at various service sites for some fifteen or so non-profit organizations, serving children, youth, women, and senior adults in the greater Houston area. Volunteers provide a variety of services such as preparing and delivering meals, helping children learn to read, hosting events for seniors, helping women secure gainful employment, and distributing school supplies for underprivileged families.
HJF has given over 1 million hours of community service during its 75 year history to organizations such as Amazing Place, Christian Community Service Center (CCSC), Dress for Success, Gracewood, Harrison’s Heroes, HJF Resale Shop, Holly Hall Retirement Center, Houston Food Bank, Interfaith Ministries, Meals on Wheels, Kids’ Meals, Literacy Now, The Nehemiah Center, See to Succeed, Third Age Learning Center (TALC), and Undies for Everyone.
HJF College Scholarship Program
The HJF College Scholarship Program was formed in 1976 to provide financial support opportunities to the children who graduated from the HJF Community House Preschool. To date, HJF has funded 260+ multi-year scholarships valued at $1,100,000+ to students who originally attended the HJF Community House Preschool. The HJF Community House Preschool served the Hispanic community for almost 60 years, from 1947 to 2009. Contact hjfscholarship@gmail.com for more information.
HJF Community Grants Program
Established in 2010, HJF’s Community Grants Program, provides grant funding to organizations that share a common philanthropic vision for assistance to the community. In excess of $525,000 has been granted to organizations that have applied for funding.
Included in the organizations receiving awards are: Amazing Place, Christian Community Service Center, Dress for Success, Holly Hall Retirement Center, Houston Food Bank, Interfaith Ministries, Literacy Now, The Nehemiah Center, TALC, Undies for Everyone, Angela House, Bel Inizio, Child Advocates, Children’s Museum, Da Camera, Emergency Aid Coalition, Gracewood, Heritage Society, Newspring, Second Servings, Spring Spirit, and Women’s Home.
We accept Grant Applications from charities providing services to women, children, youth and seniors residing in the greater Houston area. Please contact us at hjfcommunitygrants@gmail.com to request an application. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2021.
How We Serve
Volunteer Hours
Each year, HJF members provide tens of thousands of hours of services to many of the organizations providing services to children, youth, women, and senior adults in the greater Houston area. These volunteer hours are provided as requested by the organizations we serve and are valued at between $800,000 and $1,000,000 annually.
Resale Shop Program
Since 1969, HJF has operated a resale shop that has provided a service for its customers and helps to support HJF programs. Today the upscale Resale Shop is open six days a week with paid staff assisting HJF volunteers. Profits from the shop help support the programs of HJF.
HJF Endowment Fund
Formed in 1988, the Houston Junior Forum Endowment Fund, Inc. (the Corporation) was established to receive, invest, and manage contributions given to the Corporation to specifically provide financial support to assist the Houston Junior Forum, Inc. in fulfilling its mission.
Resale Shop Info:
Store Phone: (713) 868-6970
Store Location: 1815 Rutland, Houston, TX 77008
Email: hjfresaleshop1815@gmail.com
HJF Administrative Info:
Email Address: hjfinctx@gmail.com
Admin Phone: (713) 868-1850
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7941, Houston, TX 77270