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Thursday, September 24, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
River Oaks Country Club
Join Collaborative for Children for the 2026 Building Blocks Luncheon, where Houston’s leaders come together with a shared purpose: to invest in the earliest years and strengthen what comes next.
This year’s theme, Championing Young Futures: Hope Takes Root, reflects a simple truth: when we show up early for children, we change what’s possible for them and for our entire community.
Too many children in Greater Houston are starting behind:
These aren’t just education challenges, they shape the future of our workforce, our economy, and our region.
Championing young futures means facing these realities and choosing to change them.
Download and Print Sponsorship FormCollaborative for Children works at the earliest and most critical stage of development, birth to age five, when the foundation for lifelong success is built.
Through our 125 Centers of Excellence, we support children, educators, and families with proven, high-quality early learning programs.
The results are measurable:
This is what it looks like to champion young futures with intention, consistency, and impact.
At this year’s luncheon, we are proud to honor Enbridge for its commitment to building stronger communities.
Their leadership reflects the same principle that drives this work: long-term investment creates lasting results. Whether in infrastructure or education, strong systems begin with strong foundations.
Aligned with our 2026–2028 Strategic Plan, Collaborative for Children is expanding access to high-quality early education, strengthening partnerships, and building a more connected system of care across Greater Houston.
But progress at this scale requires partnership.
It requires people willing to step forward, not later, but now to champion the next generation.
Every child deserves the opportunity to start strong regardless of zip code.
When you support the Building Blocks Luncheon, you help expand access to high-quality early education, strengthen families, and build a more prepared, resilient workforce for the future.
Collaborative for Children recognizes the absolute value educators bring to early childhood education. We believe that while children are the building blocks of the future, educators are the foundation upon which that future is built.
Resources for EducatorsAll parents dream of seeing their children grow and thrive, and the choices they make in the first five or six years of life play a major role in realizing those dreams. So we connect them with the care, resources, and services that ensure their child gets the early learning experience they need, the 21st century skills necessary for lifelong success, and the confidence to grab any opportunity that finds them.
LearnCollaborative for Children helps early learning child care centers become stronger, more sustainable organizations by pairing quality improvement, leadership development, and operational guidance, so centers can grow without losing sight of their mission.
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