Department of Public Affairs
More
than 650 Families Served by the Furniture Bank
Provided furniture and other furnishings to 418 MHMRA consumer
families and 235 client families from partner agencies of
the Furniture Bank.
Raised
Funds to Expand the Furniture Bank Program
Raised more than $125,000 from the third annual benefit dinner.
Funds raised are used for the expansion of the Furniture Bank
program.
Value
of Donations Exceed $664,000
Collected public donations of furniture and furnishings valued
in excess of $664,000.
Juvenile
Offenders Assist Furniture Bank as Community Service
Entered into collaboration with the Harris County Juvenile
Probation Department whereby juveniles could perform community
service by helping at the Furniture Bank.
Adopt
A Family Assists 365 Consumers, Families
Matched 190 families to donors and distributed donations of
non-perishable food, gift certificates, toys, and clothing
to 175 other families through the holiday charity.
Nearly
850 Volunteer Hours a Month Benefit Programs, Special Events
Produced, on average, nearly 850 hours a month of volunteer
service for programs and special events. An average of 55
people volunteered each month for events such as the grand
opening of the NeuroPsychiatric Center, the Houston Children’s
Festival, and the agency’s Consumer Conference.
Provided
More than 70 Presentations to Community Groups
Provided, through the Speakers Bureau, subject matter experts
for more than 70 presentations before a total of more than
7,800 individuals on issues concerning mental health and mental
retardation.
Generated
Publicity Valued in Excess of $4.5 Million
Promoted the agency and its programs in newspaper articles
and in radio and television interviews. The Fiscal Year 2000
value of this publicity is $4,603,324, or an average of more
than $380,000 a month.
Produced
the MHMRA Web Site, www.mhmraofharriscounty.org
Introduced, in April, the Internet home of MHMRA of Harris
County, www.mhmraofharriscounty.org. The site includes agency
news, program descriptions; an event calendar; job postings
and related links.
Agency
Newspaper Named “Best in Texas”
Honored by the Texas Public Relations Association with a Silver
Award, top honors, in the Best of Texas Silver/Spur periodicals
category for Interface, the agency news publication. The award
cited “achievement in using individual communication
tools in support of specific public relations objectives.”
