I Am Houston

Walter has been delighting Houston children and families as a professional Santa for eight years. As he ramps up for the holidays, Walter is battling…

Judson Baskett was 25 years old when he went missing during a routine cargo flight to Malaysia on November 27, 1945. On August 12, 2016,…

Passion, creativity, and unstoppable energy have placed Ahmad exactly where he needs to be–teaching in a personalized one-on-one teaching environment where he can nurture students…

Born and raised in Pasadena in 1954, Tommy started as a volunteer and progressed to full-time firefighter. From living with his wife and kids in…

At 11 years old, Ellie’s life centers on a single dream: to swim in the Olympics. She qualified for the 2016 Texas Age Group Sectional…

  Now 85 years old, Pete was already in his 40s when he moved to Houston with his family in the 70s. Over the course…

As Executive Director of Writers in the Schools (WITS), Robin seeks to bring out the unique stories, thoughts, and experiences in all Houston children; to…

A 6th-grade teacher at Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, Rebecca teaches to engage her students so they never have to ask, “Why…

Founder of Houston’s popular Kidventure camps, Mike McDonnell never puts on the brakes when it comes to exploring life, owning empathy, and living in gratitude.…

Owner of Houston’s iconic Blue Willow Bookshop, Valerie Koehler extends her love of reading to the community with story times, book festivals, plays, and monthly…