Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Brings Communities at the Children's Museum
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began 68 years ago as a way to help kids still affected by World War II. Since then, millions of children across the United States have gone door to door on Halloween with UNICEF collection boxes, calling out, "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!" The annual tradition of Kids Helping Kids® — involving donations big and small — has helped to raise nearly $177 million since 1950.
During the month of October, UNICEF USA participates in the Halloween celebrations at the Houston Children's Museum and inspires local communities to take part in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program. Children stop by and hang out with UNICEF USA representatives and pick up their Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF box. Additionally, UNICEF USA volunteers (UNITE) open dialogues to educate families about UNICEF and its programs. They talk about emergency relief for kids in need of clean water, medicine, nutrition, and education in the grandiose Kids' Hall of the museum.
We thank UNITE for their dedication and time to help UNICEF USA's goals. A special thanks to the students from the Houston Community College (HCC) who are certainly empowered with the resources and skills to be effective global citizens - thinking globally and acting locally for the world's most vulnerable children. HCC has definitely taken advantage of this opportunity and they are empowered to make a significant difference in the world.
Besides Trick-or-Treat, the UNICEF UNITE team in Houston has organized and supported numerous other activities and events. You can learn more about how to be involved with UNICEF USA and the UNITE team in Houston at unicefusa.org/unite.
HOW TO HELP
There are many ways to make a difference
War, famine, poverty, natural disasters — threats to the world's children keep coming. But UNICEF won't stop working to keep children healthy and safe.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories — more places than any other children's organization. UNICEF has the world's largest humanitarian warehouse and, when disaster strikes, can get supplies almost anywhere within 72 hours. Constantly innovating, always advocating for a better world for children, UNICEF works to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Would you like to help give all children the opportunity to reach their full potential? There are many ways to get involved.