Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.

Mental Health Awareness Month brings attention to the role mental health and recovery support play in building stability. It also reflects the work individuals put in every day to keep moving forward.

Our clients are doing the hard work, showing up for counseling, building routines, and taking steps toward employment and stability. That consistency builds momentum, and over time, it creates real change in people’s lives.

For many people returning home, stepping back into the workforce means navigating barriers that aren’t always visible. What stands out is the determination to keep showing up and move forward.

At CRR, our clients are building skills, gaining experience, and creating new paths for themselves every day.

This National Reentry Week, we’re recognizing the strength it takes to start again and the commitment our clients bring to their next chapter.

2 days until Picnic at the Polo Club.

This year’s event is especially meaningful as we celebrate 80 years of Career and Recovery Resources supporting people across Houston on their path toward stability.

Join us Sunday, April 26, 2026, for an afternoon that brings the community together in support of second chances and the work still ahead.

Get your tickets:
https://careerandrecovery.org/events/

10 days until Picnic at the Polo Club.
Tickets are going quickly. Join us Sunday, April 26, 2026 for an afternoon that supports veterans, unhoused Houstonians, and individuals working toward stability.

Every ticket helps provide workforce training, recovery counseling, and housing navigation for those ready to move forward.

Secure your spot before tickets sell out: https://careerandrecovery.org/events/

Have general labor needs? The UpRise team is ready.
Our crews support projects across Houston while building paid job experience.

Need a crew? Get a quote today:
https://careerandrecovery.org/uprise/

Support for Picnic at the Polo Club helps sustain the work happening every day at Career and Recovery Resources. Every ticket, table, and sponsorship helps provide workforce training, recovery counseling, and housing navigation for veterans, the unhoused, and others working to rebuild stability.

Each year, more than 4,000 individuals come through our doors ready to take their next step. Picnic at the Polo Club helps ensure those services remain available for those in need.

Be part of the impact. Get your tickets today:
https://careerandrecovery.org/events/

Sponsoring Picnic at the Polo is an investment in the people and programs that help Houston move forward.

Your leadership helps expand access to employment services, housing navigation, and recovery support for individuals building stability across our city. It is an opportunity to stand behind work that creates long term impact while joining a community of leaders committed to dignity, opportunity, and meaningful change.

We invite you to sponsor this year’s event and help strengthen the pathways that support people every day.

Become a sponsor:
https://hatsoffto80.givesmart.com

Nkechi Agwuenu

We’re grateful to Claudia Gonzales of Leadership Houston for serving on the Picnic at the Polo Club Planning Committee, led by Chair Brooks Ballard.

Her time and leadership help shape an event that brings people together in support of Career and Recovery Resources and the work we do every day across Houston. We appreciate her commitment to this event and to the mission it supports.