You can make a difference by giving!
Your contribution can help provide meals to people that are hungry, service dogs for our veterans, help for cancer survivors, support for shelters for survivors of domestic violence, and other programs that help Texans be healthy, safe, and strong.
Your support is needed now more than ever. Thank you for your consideration!
Four Steps To Giving:
1. Make Your Pledge Online or Fill Out a Form
Many state agencies and some universities are offering online pledging. Click here to see if your agency is online. If your agency or university offers online pledging through our system, click on the name of the region that you work in to get started in making a contribution!
- Have you given online before? Click on the “Existing Donors Login Here” button
- Are you a new online donor? Click on the “New Donors Register Here” button
- Need a Refresher on "How to Give Online"?
If your agency or university is not offering online pledging, please fill out a pledge form and send a completed copy to your agency's Campaign Coordinator.
This year's pledge form can be filled out on a computer, signed electronically, and are 508 compliant pledge form.
Not sure who your Campaign Coordinator is? Contact your Human Resources Dept. or your SECC Local Campaign Manager for assistance.
Three state universities and their systems (Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and the University of Texas) each offer their own online pledge platforms.
- Please contact your Campaign Coordinator or Human Resources Dept. for more information.
2. Decide How Much to Contribute
- Consider giving $4 per paycheck.
- If half of the state employees gave just $4 per paycheck, we could raise $6 million from those gifts alone!
3. Pick Your Charity
There are several ways to look up approved SECC charities, click here.
4. Smile...
you just made a positive impact in someone's life!
Questions?
- Please contact your SECC Local Campaign Manager with any questions we can help answer!
What will my gift provide?
• can help connect older adults and families to critical community resources such as rental, utility, and medical assistance.
• puts a book into the hands of 25 children in need.
• provides 72 meals to families and individuals struggling with food insecurity
• provides a care package to a deployed Service Member in need of a morale boost.
• provides trash bags and gloves for 100 volunteers at a community cleanup event.
• provides essential advocacy materials for a child’s court case.
• provides welcome boxes for 10 children newly-diagnosed with pediatric cancer.
• provides a full day of food and shelter for one disaster survivor.
• provides two hours of care services for a neighbor, including help with tasks around the house, personal care, respite, and companionship.
• provides Amber Alert Activation Training for one Law Enforcement Officer
• provides one round of critical puppy vaccinations for one puppy.
• sponsors an evening of fun and connection for adults with Down syndrome, allowing them to spread their wings in the community.
• supports a guided educational preserve tour for 100 students.
• provides a months’ worth of meals to families struggling with food insecurity.
• covers a 90-day supply of over-the-counter medications for children, addressing critical health needs.
• funds a lifeguard for one day to ensure swim safety in an ADA-accessible pool.
• provides six therapy sessions for a client to feel that he has control of a situation or has learned the skills needed to make positive changes in the community.
• funds six disaster cleanup kits for families to begin immediate recovery.
• provides an accessibility ramp to a home and increase the owner’s ability to access their home and the community.
• keeps a family warm in winter by providing utility assistance to the most vulnerable.
• provides diabetes medicine and treatment for 20 children.
• provides clinical services to a homeless individual for one month.
• returns 1,000 oyster shells from a restaurant to the ocean as new oyster reef, with each new oyster filtering and cleaning 50 gallons of water daily.
• provides 12 sessions of group counseling for a child.
• expands mobile food pantry services, helping to reach more neighborhoods.
• funds the Emergency Medical Technician Program for one student.
• provides quarterly asthma care management visits.
• provides one week of therapy services to a child with a disability or delay.