What: Cherish Our Children International (COCI)third annual luncheon
Where: The Junior League of Houston
PC Moment: The gathering of more than 330 was held at rapt attention during the discussion of No More Victims, COCI’s program, which is established in three Houston high schools thus far, to help teens whose parents are in jail. On stage to discuss the benefits of and need for No More Victims were the program’s founder Marilyn Gambrell; Dr. Chris Greeley, director of the child abuse pediatrics program at Texas Children’s Hospital, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez; and Khalilah Campbell, Worthing High School principal. A video featuring teenagers of incarcerated parents who have gone through the No More Victims program brought home the life-changing help it provides. Read more →