The Krist Samaritan Center for Counseling and Education will receive a generous donation of $50,000 from the Houston Endowment, Inc. as part of a two-year grant to support the Center’s Counseling Assistance Fund. Based on a sliding-fee scale, the Counseling Assistance Fund provides professional counseling services to children, adults, couples and families in need of guidance and healing.

With Houston Endowment’s charitable donation, the Krist Samaritan Center will receive much-needed support to provide affordable mental health care to individuals and families. Houston Endowment, Inc., founded by Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones, is a private philanthropic foundation that improves life for the people of the Greater Houston area through its contributions to charitable organizations and educational institutions. Houston Endowment’s assets have grown to approximately $1.4 billion, enabling the foundation to donate more than $70 million annually to help fulfill the Joneses’ vision of a healthy, vibrant community. To learn more about Houston Endowment, visit www.houstonendowment.org.

The Carole and Ronald Krist Samaritan Center for Counseling and Education is a not-for-profit faith-based organization committed to providing affordable counseling services and educational programs to people of all economic backgrounds, as well as training for church and mental health professionals. Founded in 1986, the Center is accredited as a service center and training program by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the Samaritan Institute. The Center has served over 30,000 families and has 18 office locations throughout the Houston and Galveston area.

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