ABOUT VARIETY OF TEXAS

Variety the Children's Charity of Texas is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health and well-being of children all across Texas.

Through a network of 52 chapters in 14 countries, Variety reaches into communities across the globe to offer financial assistance and services to children and organizations that serve children with special needs. Through hard work, thoughtful stewardship and single-minded focus on the needs of the young, Variety strives to make a lasting difference in the lives of children, their families, our communities and the world...one need at a time.

Variety has been committed to improving the quality of life for disabled and disadvantaged children, 18 years and younger, throughout Texas since 1936. Every dollar raised locally is used to ensure this committment is met to the fullest.

In 2008, Variety the Children's Charity of North Texas acquired the assets of Variety the Children's Charity of Houston. Thus, expanding its service area to include all the children of Texas.

Bike rides, beach days, trips to the park – these are all staples of childhood that kids with disabilities want to experience. They want to be active and mobile like other children in their communities.

This is where Variety steps in. Variety Kids on the Go! aims to help kids gain mobility, confidence, freedom, independence and the chance to join in the life of their community by providing funding for walkers, wheelchairs, specially-designed adaptive bikes, strollers, prosthetic limbs and other devices to families with the most need. The program also puts more Sunshine Coaches, specially-equipped passenger vans, on the road to provide mobility-disadvantaged children with much-needed transportation to medical care, school, and outreach activities.

View a detailed description of the programs Variety hosts across the state of Texas.

View a CBS Video of what Variety is doing for local families.