Wimberly, Texas

One story that paints an all too familiar portrait for Texas families is that of the McCuistions from central Texas. Their experience echoes the unacceptable, yet increasingly common, story of a model American family struggling to make ends meet in the economic recession. Vicki and her husband work around the clock between their small family business and Vicki's 40+ hours a week at a local non-profit. Each of their three daughters has big dreams and is already embracing their parents' hard work ethic: they make straight A’s, run cross-country, work at their local church, and do mission work during summers.  Read more »

Houston, Texas

Not every child has a guardian angel, but for eight year old Destiny, Houston-based Univision executive Debbie Donner comes pretty close. Debbie and her husband have been fortunate to be able to provide for their own two children. One is an undergraduate, and the other completing advanced doctoral studies, both at excellent universities. Debbie recently contacted CDF-Texas with concern about another child, not her own, in desperate need of health care. Read more »

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