This whole thing started with a passion for people. Since I was young, I have watched friends and family struggle through family trauma and deal with it in many ways. This experience led me on a path that I never anticipated would bring me here to Houston, TX let alone fall in love with this place and its people and grow a passion for helping them.

Growing up my house always had an open-door policy; my brothers and my friends knew that they always had a place to stay and meal to eat no matter what was going on at home, so I guess that’s where I got this from. That grew into me deciding to get my degree in Family and Human Resources and start my own journey in serving people around me. It started with working at a homeless mission and interning with Fellowship of Christian Athletes while I was in school. After graduating though I stepped away from that and decided to take a job in sales to help put my wife through grad school. It quickly became apparent that something was missing from my life. I used some of my connections from the University of Oregon and FCA and got a coaching job where I got to coach the offensive line at a high school. I quickly learned that becoming a coach also meant becoming a mentor, teacher, big brother, counselor, and so much more. During this time coaching I felt like this roll suited me better than sales so my wife and I made the decision that I would apply for Teach for America and if I got it we would go wherever they sent us. We both agreed that we could do anything together for 2 years and then we would move back home to Portland where we grew up. 7 years, a house, and 2 kids later we are still here!

During this 7-year stretch, I have been teaching coaching, and learning how to serve students in the classroom. Fall of 2022 something started to move forward from the back of my mind though. This thought of, “you can do more for people.” It took me a while to realize what doing more would look like and coming to face the fact that my time in the classroom was limited. As I started to speak to my wife about this and some other close friends, I started to realize that it wasn’t just my students that I’m passionate about, it is their whole family. The family unit has been so important to my life and has always been something I can fall back on. Whether that family was blood or chosen family they have carried me through the toughest times of my life and stood by my side. I know that not everyone has the same experience, but I want to work to make sure that as many people as possible get it. That is why we started We Love HTX. We want to support the whole family unit through anything life throws their way. From restoring relationships to helping through the job acquisition process, or just being able to provide some basic family necessities our mission is to strengthen families and help cultivate loving and supportive family units and make the community stronger.

Getting Started!

By We Love HTX Inc.

Getting Started!

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