Upcoming Events
TX C.U.R.E , in association with our partners, affiliates, sponsors, donors, and supporters, like you, who believe in giving back, provide these necessary and meaningful events for our families and our justice impacted youth.
Kids At The Capitol Recap
You can assist in many ways
Sponsoring events, volunteering or just by becoming one of our donations champions. These events truly make an impact and are one of the many ways we are providing results to our community.
TX C.U.R.E. Wayland Baptist University Family Outreach Support Program
• Group Activities • Parent Activities • Kid Activities • One-on-one Consultations
In support of families seeking help Parents, Grandparents, family members and children dealing with the incarceration of loved ones are invited to join our Wayland Family Support Team for emotional support, guidance, advice, and answers.
Join us
AS WE BEGIN OUR 6TH SEASON WITH WAYLAND, WE WANT THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE JOINED US AND CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
WE MEET EVERY SATURDAY THE UNIVERSITY IS IN SESSION
FROM 0900-1100HRS
AT
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
8300 PAT BOOKER ROAD,
LIVE OAK, TX 78233
JOIN US IN PERSON OR IF YOU RESIDE IN TEXAS, YOU CAN REGISTER TO JOIN VIA ZOOM
For Those Who Cannot Make Our Saturday Events, Join Our Team Lead, Dr. Mee Gaik Lim, Every Thursday Night
U.S. NAVY BLIE ANGELS WINGS OVER SOUTH TEXAS AIR SHOW
OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS ARE INVITING ALL JUSTICE IMPACTED YOUTH BETWEEN 6 AND 17 TO JOIN US ON MAY 10TH, 2025 in Corpus Christi.
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 35 CHILDREN!!!!
THIS IS A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE INVITATION. REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5PM ON MAY 5TH.
More information about the Air Show can be found at https://www.wingsoversouthtexas.com/
THANK YOU STATE REPRESENTATIVE DENISE VILLALOBOS FOR SUPPORTING THIS EVENT
THANK YOU KD JOHNSON AND THE ALVAREZ FAMILY FOR SPONSORING LUNCH
OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME ON APRIL 19TH, 2025
More information about the Air Show can be found at https://www.dyess.af.mil/Wings-Over-West-Texas-2025/
U.S. AIR FORCE WINGS OVER WEST TEXAS THUNDERBIRDS AIR SHOW
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to all of our sponsors supporting this event, especially Lt. Zoey Monroe for her assistance with the event and making sure we got the kids to the autograph session. WYLIE ISD for getting us to the Base and back safely, and to CONGRESSMAN JODEY ARRINGTON and his REPRESENTATIVE, MICHAEL DEAN, for sponsoring our coffee and donuts as we began the day and for sharing time with us on the tarmac.
THERE ARE TOO MANY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO SHARE THEM ALL. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
LET THE DAY BEGIN
GETTING THROUGH SECURITY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
BOUNCE HOUSES
STATIC DISPLAYS
THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO SET UP CAMP
THUNDERBIRDS!
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
AND THAT ONE?
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
LOOK! THREE!
OK...I'M BORED. THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO THIS THAN AIRPANES JUST SITTING HERE.
TIME TO GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
AND THEN, MAD DASH TO THE BUS AND DRIED OFF BECAUSE WE GOT RAIN DELAYED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES
THEN WE LEARNED THEY MOVED THE THUNDERBIRDS UP AS MORE SEVERE STORMS WERE ON THEIR WAY IN
SO BACK TO THE BASE WE WENT
WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER THE RAIN WHILE YOU WAIT ON THE THUNDERBIRDS?
BEING A KID STINKS. TOO YOUNG TO FLY. TOO YOUNG TO PILOT THE BOAT...
I HAVE AN IDEA. LET'S GO JOIN THE MARINES!
THANK YOU SGT. ALEMAN AND YOUR RECRUITING TEAM FOR GIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE TO KNOW THEY CAN DO IT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY
I WANT TO DO CHINUPS!
TOUGH ENOUGH!!
YOU GUYS DESERVE A TREAT
ROBOTS
MODEL PLAINES AND THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR
2 LBS? RIIGGHHHTTT
THIS FEELS AWKWARD
THANK YOU SSGT. SMITH
IF SHE CAN DO THIS, SO CAN I
PHOTGRAPHS AND AUTOGRAPHS!!
I GOT ALL OF THEIR AUTOGRAPHS
PUTTING MY AIRPLANE TOGETHER
I MADE MY OWN CHALK BOARD
Let the day begin
We made the Capitol Calendar!
Staging
Making our way into the Capitol
A legislator in the making
Let's do this!
Making our way down the E2 hallway to the Legislative Conference Center
Starting the day with Justice Kevin Yeary
Jennifer Hankins Lundy, Representative Gene Wu, Steven Peterson, Charlie and Justice Kevin Yeary
Representative Gene Wu
Jose Alcala introducing Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez to Cody Lee, Legislative Director, Representative Terry Wilson, and Charlie
Representative Garcia Hernandez and Charlie
Representative Garcia Hernandez listening to the voice of the impacted youth
Thank you Backpack Friends and Hometown at the Backyard
Special guest and chaperone Steven "Ocho" Peterson, Retired MMA/UFC Champion interviews Ambassador Ethan
Jim Morales, Legislative Director for Senator Donna Campbell, Steven, and Charlie
Time for Office Visits
Time for Office Visits
Ryan Heare, Policy Advisor to Senator Lois Kolkhorst takes questions
Start at the bottom and work our way up
Working our way up and around
Representative Ron Reynolds stops to meet with the Ambassadors
Representative A.J. Louderback takes time to meet with the Ambassadors
Representative Denise Villalobos with the Ambassadors
Representative Josey Garcia took a break to visit with everyone
The wonderful staff of Representative Penny Morales Shaw made sure the kids got snacks and drinks
Our view from Representative Alma Allen's offce
Thank you C.U.R.E.., but politics flat out wore us out!
CHECK OUT OUR RECAP VIDEO OF TODAY'S EVENT
THANK YOU AMY'S FOR AFTER THE CAPITOL ENJOYMENT
Decisions, decisions, decisions!
Tasty fun for everyone! Thank you again, AMY!!
THANK YOU HOMETOWN AT THE BACKYARD
FOR SPONSORING LUNCH FOR OUR LEGISLATORS IN TRAINING
We would like to extend a SPECIAL THANK YOU to State Representative Terry Meza for sponsoring the Legislative Conference Center for this event. We look forward to our State legislators, Supreme Court Justices and Appellate Judges stopping by and introducing themselves to the Youth Ambassadors.
We want to thank our constituent impacted family members for joining us. We had an awesome day exploring the Capitol, watching events in the making and meeting with our Representatives and Senators and their amazing staffers
Let the day begin!
An amazing sight on our way to floor activities
Let the activities in the Senate begin!
LT Governor Patrick taking control
Enjoying lunch in the Capitol Grille
Constituent meeting with Senator Birdwell's staff
Round and Round We Go!!
8 offices. Not enough time in the day! Can we please do this again?
Mystic Quarry Campout Funding Provided By A Grant From The
YOUTH AMBASSADORS 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
Donate
Your Donation regardless of the amount may just be what they need.
With specific needs in all of the programs we offer, your donation can make a world of difference to a family struggling with events that they did not cause. Faced with the realities of the justice system and it's impact on the Family unit, these families and children need your help.
Make a difference today with your donation. As a non-profit we can only continue to make change happen with your help. Make the decision to donate now. No donation is too small.
Volunteer
Help comes in many forms and it all starts with you.
Understanding that not everyone can afford a monthly commitment given the state of the economy today, You can still help. We have many programs that we are continuing to build out and we need volunteers. Maybe you have a business service you can offer to support our efforts. Maybe you want to take a leadership role in your region.
You've already made the first step, now just reach out to us and we will answer any questions you may have.