The Village Centers

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there! 🏆✨

We are thrilled to announce a new volunteer opportunity! The Battenberg's Martial Arts & Fitness team needs assistance during their classes for the Villagers at our Day Program.

Before you volunteer, you must have completed the Volunteer Online Application and submitted the Required Volunteer Forms within one calendar year. The application and forms can be found on our website - www.thevillagecenters.org/volunteer

If you have any questions about completing the volunteer application process or need to check the status of your application, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Erin at [email protected]

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES!!!

Each year in October, the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) produces a poster for Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) featuring art created by a Texas artist with a disability.

Submit Your Art Entry for the 2024 Disability Employment Awareness Month Poster Art Competition by June 30th! This year's national theme is "Access to Good Jobs for All".

Original 2D art (including but not limited to paintings or drawings), and 3D art (including but not limited to sculpture or pottery) in all media are eligible. The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities will have the final authority as to what constitutes an acceptable entry.

Entries:
Each artist should submit an entry in one of the following formats:
• a digital image on USB flash drive or CD (.jpg or .gif file) or,
• a high-resolution photograph of the artwork, or
• an electronic version attached to an email to [email protected]

Or the entry can be submitted by U.S. mail to the following address:
NDEAM Poster
Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711

For questions or more information, contact:
Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-463-5739

For more information about the contest and submission requirements, please visit https://gov.texas.gov/organization/disabilities/ndeam_poster.

Entries must be received by email or postmarked by June 30, 2024. There is NO FEE to submit an entry.

Have a safe holiday weekend!

Huge shoutout to the Keller Williams team who tirelessly volunteered at our Day Program facilities, clearing out weeds, power washing, pulling dead bushes, and trimming hedges! Thank you for making a difference!

Unfortunately, our GO ASTROS Community Dance scheduled for today, Saturday, May 18th, has been Canceled due to power outages.

Our next Community Dance will be on Saturday, June 15th.

Tonight’s choir concert has been POSTPONED due to incoming heavy rain. We apologize for the inconvenience and will share the new date when it becomes available.

We appreciate your understanding!

Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! 💐✨

Our Spring Choir Concert is ONE week from today!

Join the Villager Choir as they perform select songs about the Wild West, cowboys, country music, and other fun and high falootin’ tunes, led by Director Heath Vercher! 🐎🤠🎤

VENUE CHANGE
Strawbridge United Methodist Church
5629 Kingwood Dr, Kingwood, TX 77345
6:30 PM
Admission is free!

The Village Day Program, Admin, and Thrift Store will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, May 3, due to ongoing weather and flooding concerns.

Please stay safe.

Thank you to the Kingwood Women's Club for supporting our work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities! We are grateful to be part of their Joy of Giving program.

Interested in learning more about Canva? Inspire ND is offering a 4-week course for neurodiverse individuals interested in career exploration. Check it out!

💻 ✨ 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚 ✨💻

Classes start soon! We have a few more spots available!
Join us for a specialized 4-week course tailored to empower neurodiverse individuals through the art of visual design using Canva. Participants will learn how to navigate the Canva platform, utilizing its user-friendly tools and features to create stunning graphics, presentations, social media posts, and more.

Computers will be provided for participants to use during the class. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for the course from Inspire ND. Class is limited to 6 participants! Including Kids, Inc. Empower Behavioral Health Project Beacon Texas

🗓️ Course Duration: 4 weeks
🕒 Time: Tuesdays | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
📍 Location: Inspire ND | 19143 Timber Forest Dr. Humble, TX

Email [email protected] for more information or to register.

We are excited to partner with Comcast and celebrate the launch of the new Comcast Lift Zone at the Kingwood Community Center next Tuesday, April 30th!

A special shoutout to Joslin Construction for generously replacing the fence between our Day Program and their office. Thank you for supporting our mission and being such wonderful neighbors!

Thank you HAAM for hosting us. It feels so good to give back!

Some of The Village Center’s members came out to volunteer at HAAM yesterday. They were a great help getting snack packs and hygiene packs together and we can’t wait to have them back!

Happy National Volunteer Month! Last Friday, volunteers from Insperity painted offices and organized our activity and craft supplies at the Day Program. Thank you Insperity!

Also, Villager Verl wanted to lend a hand and help sort too!

That's a wrap on the Tropical Paradise Poker Tournament, presented by Insperity! Thank you to our sponsors, guests, raffle and wine pull donors, and volunteers who brought their best "it's 5 o'clock somewhere" energy!

Read the full article at https://www.thevillagecenters.org/2024poker

Entertainment provided by Big Blue Thumb
Photography by Kristin Jamison Photography

Happy Easter Sunday! 🐰🌷 Whether you're enjoying time with loved ones or simply indulging in some sweet treats, may your day be filled with joy and positivity.

The Village Centers Admin and Day Program are closed today in observance of Good Friday. Normal hours will resume on Monday, April 1st.

Who's ready for Opening Day? We know Pete is!

⭐️⭐️⭐️LET'S GO ASTROS!⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our Enrichment Villagers and Staff were surprised with a visit from the Easter Bunny! 🐰

Ready for an evening in paradise?! Looking forward to seeing all of our guests tonight for the 2024 Tropical Paradise Poker Tournament!

Feeling lucky?! Join us this Saturday to buy raffle tickets and a chance to win many different exciting prizes, like four tickets to see Brooks & Dunn in the Woodlands! Chips won in the casino games and poker tournament can be exchanged for raffle tickets, or raffle tickets can be purchased separately.

Thank you to Poker Tournament special sponsors MINT National Bank, Anne Vickery & Associates Realty, OneDigital, The Forest Image Magazine and McDonald's/Laura Casey!

We are counting down the days until this Saturday's Tropical Paradise Poker Tournament. THANK YOU to our Queen and Jack level sponsors for making it possible and giving back to our Villagers!

Villagers and volunteers from the Holocaust Remembrance Association worked together to paint rocks for the Garden of Hope located in Kings Harbor. This project seeks to paint a memorial stone for each of the 1.5 million children who lost their lives during the Holocaust.

For more information about the project, visit https://holocaustremembranceassociation.org/