Community Involvement
Crescent Real Estate Equities recognizes the importance of promoting healthy communities in which to live and work.
The heart of Crescent’s commitment to the community is FACES of Change®, a unique adopt-a-school program Crescent began in 1997. Through this program, Crescent properties are partnered with local elementary schools that serve at-risk students and families. FACES of Change partnerships bring Crescent employees, customers, and business partners together to provide volunteer time, financial and in-kind gifts to partner schools. Since its inception, FACES of Change has established more than 61 successful business-to-school partnerships that have impacted the lives of over 30,000 children nationwide.
Houston Center is a proud participant in FACES of Change and is currently in its fourth year of partnership with Edward Blackshear Elementary School. Blackshear Elementary is part of the Houston Independent School District and is located 1.8 miles south of Houston Center in the Third Ward. Three hundred and fifty (350) students attend Blackshear Elementary in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is a Title 1 school with more than 96% of the students qualifying for the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.
To learn more about Houston Center’s FACES of Change partnership with Blackshear Elementary or to volunteer to help please contact Karen Stewart at 713.759.1442 or kstewart@crescent.com.
To learn more about the FACES of Change program and Crescent’s commitment to the community please visit www.FACESofChange.com.