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Alex Harper of the Jersey Village FFA
Chapter in Texas was working on his eagle project, a food drive for cat
and dog food for a local animal shelter. He remembered all the left over
food from last years livestock show and thought he could gather it for
the SPCA. It was mentioned it at the club meeting and his teacher
Mike Cox thought the Boys and Girls country could use it. After all they
get half of the animals from the show donated to them. They keep the
livestock till after the Houston Livestock shows donated animals
arrive. The kids then have a livestock auction to raise money for the
Boys and Girls Country to help pay for food, cloths, medication and
other things needed for the kids and the facility. The Children
learn all about caring for the livestock during the year and show in
local livestock shows also. The food drive received more than 100 full
and partial bags of food for steers, hogs, lambs and goats. The Jersey
Village FFA chapter and Cypress Fairbanks ISD FFA challenge other FFA
chapters to also not waste leftover feed and donate to a great cause
like the Boys and Girls Country.
History of Boys and Girls Country
Vision: That every child has a place to grow up
and a sense of being home.
Boys and Girls Country was established in 1971 as a 501 (c)(3)
not-for-profit charitable Home. Our mission is to change the lives of
children from families in crisis by loving and nurturing them in a
Christian environment, raising them to become self-sustaining and
contributing adults. Our children are primarily from the greater Houston
area. We are located 35 miles northwest of Houston. Boys and Girls
Country has capacity to serve 48 boys and 40 girls, ages 5-18,
a total of 88 children at any one time. Not included in this number are
76 others each year who are still a part of our Home after they
have graduated from high school and gone on to college, trade school,
the military, or first jobs. We have been home for over 1,200 children
during our history.
Boys and Girls Country provides a warm, loving, family-like
Christian atmosphere where children have the opportunity to grow up safe
and secure and develop to their full potential. Residents live on campus
in cottages with trained houseparents and attend public school. They
also participate in outside activities, such as church, band, sports,
summer camps, etc.
Boys and Girls Country does not rely on federal or state
grants for ongoing support and is not a United Way member agency. We
look to caring individuals, businesses, civic groups, churches, and
foundations in the community for annual funding and volunteer support.
We are committed to serve children who need our Home. No child is turned
away because their family does not have money to pay for them
For more information on the Boys and Girls Country go to:
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Alex, Evan, Kyle, Cassandra and Mr. Cox
Jersey Village FFA Chapter.
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