In its fifth year, the popular “Shelter for Shelter” fundraising event benefiting YES to YOUTH - Montgomery County Youth Services has been set for Thursday, June 10, 2021 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands.
Presented by the Richmond Realty Group RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, guests will enjoy an evening filled with fun entertainment, delicious fine food by local restaurants, and refreshing spirits, along with an opportunity to network with community leaders and local businesses within the beautiful, spacious showroom of Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands located at 16917 I-45, Conroe, just north of The Woodlands. COVID-19 safety precautions will include masks, sanitizers, and social distancing will be encouraged.
YES to YOUTH - Montgomery County Youth Services provides crisis counseling, residential shelter programs, health services, and prevention services to strengthen families and empower youth. Mental health and homeless services are currently the top, urgent priority for the need to support this important community non-profit. Proceeds from ticket sales will help fund the shelter expansion project.
This year’s goal is to surpass last year’s fundraising success, which was held as a hybrid event (in person and virtually), far exceeded its goal of $25,000 by raising more than $44,000.
Dannette Suding, CEO of Yes to Youth comments, “The pandemic made for a challenging 2020, but thanks to the support of business partners like Richmond Realty and the supporters of Shelter for Shelter, we continued our fundraising efforts because we could not pull back on our mission to support kids in crisis who need shelter and/or counseling. We encourage local businesses, organizations, and individuals to save the date and sign up for a sponsorship or buy a set of tickets. This is truly a fun event that supports such a worthwhile cause.”
YES to YOUTH (formerly called Montgomery County Youth Services) is a non-profit organization that provides crisis counseling, residential shelter programs, prevention services and empowerment to young people to strengthen families, teach the youth that they are worth it, they deserve safety and security, and that they will succeed in life.
Services include individual, group and family mental health counseling; presentations and school counseling in crisis situations; suicide prevention for youth and families; BridgeWay Emergency Youth Shelter (for ages 10-17); street outreach for homeless teens; and Healthy Support Program for pregnant and parenting teens.
According to The Wolford Group, providing event management since the inception of Shelter for Shelter, sponsorships are available for $1,000 and include two tickets. Individual tickets are $100 per person. Registration is available at https://youthmc.ejoinme.org/2021ShelterforShelter. For more information, please contact Brooke Baugh of The Wolford Group at
To learn more about YES to YOUTH - Montgomery County Youth Services visit www.sayyestoyouth.org and visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sayyestoyouth/ or call 281.292.6471 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. YES to YOUTH also offers a 24/7 Crisis Hotline at 1.888.756.8682.
