
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Junior League of Houston
1811 Briar Oaks Ln, Houston, TX 77027
11:30am Registration | 12:00pm Lunch & Program
Business Attire
Event Chair: The Honorable Ellen Cohen
Honoring:
Sarah and JC Howell | Kiewit
Your sponsorship is more than a contribution; It is a powerful statement that survivors are not alone. It helps ensure that individuals and families have access to emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, and other critical services that empower them to heal, rebuild, and thrive.
Together, we can transform lives, strengthen our community, and move closer to a future free from violence.
Join us in making a difference. Become a Believe Sponsor today.
Believe Sponsor levels range from $5,000 – $100,000. Houston, we need your support!
For more information, reach out to HAWC’s Development Officer of Special Events, Naibi Rivera at NRivera@hawc.org.
Your 2026 sponsorship commitment directly supports survivors who reach out for safety and ensures we are always ready to answer. Believe Sponsors are recognized as part of our Leadership Society, a community of dedicated supporters who make this work possible year-round.
Every contribution — at any time of year — makes a difference.

Helps provide comprehensive services (food, shelter, counseling, education, legal services, security and more) to families living on-site at One Safe Place Houston.
- Exclusive naming recognition as Presenting Sponsor
- Premier table for 10
- Unique volunteer opportunity for an employee engagement event at One Safe Place Houston
- Commemorative gift for 10
Assists with creating family-centered counseling, enrichment and violence prevention programs for children and youth throughout Houston and Harris County.
- Premier table for 10
- Unique volunteer opportunity for an employee engagement event at One Safe Place Houston
- Commemorative gift for 10
Supports our 24/7 crisis hotline, where trained advocates help survivors make a safety plan, find shelter, and access services such as legal help.
- Preferred table for 10
- Unique volunteer opportunity for an employee engagement event at One Safe Place Houston
- Commemorative gift for table host
Reinforces economic and financial stability education to families rebuilding their lives and reclaiming their futures.
- Table for 10
- Unique volunteer opportunity for an employee engagement event at One Safe Place Houston
Helps sustain One Safe Place Houston, HAWC’s secure 350–capacity emergency shelter that features a state of the art, full-service campus, where the violence stops and healing begins.
- Table for 10
Support our vision of a community free of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- 1 Individual Ticket
To be included in printed event recognition, sponsorship details must be received by October 1st.
2026 BELIEVE SPONSORSHIP
Sponsors
Guardian
Diana Hudson & Lee Kaplan
Believer
Mary Alexander Jones
Susan Bailey-Newell & Jim Newell
Sarah & JC Howell
LyondellBasell
Protector
Akin
Anonymous
The Fant Foundation
Forney
Houston Methodist
Tana Pool
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Women of Wine Charities
Marcie and Bob Zlotnik
Ally
Laury Adams
Joan Alexander
Camden
Mindy Davidson
Fox Residential Services Group
Frost Bank
Haynes Boone
Sylvia Landry
Lisa Modica
Naimeh Salem & Associates
New Hope Housing
Bonnie Rosensteel
Jennifer Smith
Nikki R. Van Hightower & Raul Castillo
Friends of HAWC
Mary E. Ainslie
Denny Anderson
Bayport Laboratories
Carvana
Becky Eisenberg
Nancy & Chuck Faust
Elizabeth Gregory
Cynthia Hablinski
Katherine Hinze
Patricia & Mike Journeay
Bill Kelly
Catherine Lamboley
John W. Lindsey
Peggy A. Moore
Larissa Potiomkin
Claudia Pruitt
Regina Rogers
Peter Stout
Emilee D. Whitehurst
Paulette Wolfson
