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sERVING & SUPPORTING CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE
Together, we can serve children everywhere.
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Inspired by Acres Homes
The foundation is based in Acres Homes, Houston, Texas, a historic community whose needs and resilience inspired the organization’s founding. While Acres Homes remains central to our work, Bethel-Mansfield (BEMA) Foundation increasingly collaborates with partners and communities beyond the neighborhood through research initiatives, awareness programs, and community support efforts.
56k
Total resident population
15k
Residents under 17 years old
24%
Percentage of residents living below poverty
10
Total schools
These figures are just the beginning of collecting valuable information about communities like Acres Home across the city, country, and around the world and give us key insight into how we should structure our programs to reflect needs.
Our Vision
A world of protected and prepared children.
The Mission
Our mission is to serve and support children by activating communities to respond to child maltreatment, advancing access to educational resources, and producing data-informed insights that strengthen prevention and intervention efforts.
Impact Highlight
100 kids at Highland Heights Elementary school received a backpack full of school supplies.
45K
sensitive skin laundry pods
800
glue items including glue sticks, bottles and pens plus scissors
300
pairs of socks
200
boxes of Crayola crayons and markers
100
composition books
100
packs of multi-color drawing paper for creative exercises
100
multi-use drawstring backs
This fall, we want to double our efforts for the kids at Mabel E. Wesley Elementary.
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Making A Tangible Difference
We are building a rich legacy of community commitment, cultivating an abiding passion for supporting society's most vulnerable. Our approach to meeting needs includes strategic program development, ensuring funds are allocated to programmatic functions that best serve our mission.
A Trustworthy Investment
Transparent spending is our top priority since we build relationships with community members and corporations based on authenticity and honesty.
Here is a breakdown of our operational spending, we allocate nearly 8% more than the national average to programs directly impacting children and their communities.
88
Programmatic Expenses %
8
Administrative Expenses %
4
Fundraising Expenses %
For programmatic spending, we allocate more than 50% to the BEMA KidRise program, providing essential school supplies to children in preparation for school success and in effort to reduce bullying due to lack of adequate resources.
70
% to BEMA KidRise
20
% to BEMA KidSafe
10
% to Other Programs
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