Holiday Wishlist for HPF Mentees
Creating Normality.
Each purchase shows a child that they are deserving of love and help. Many of the gifts requested are for school and sports activities. Other gifts help them find their passion as they transition into adulthood, to use their creativity and skills to build a career. *Gifts can be mailed to West End Church (802 Shepherd Dr., Houston, TX 77007) Attention: Houston Pearls Foundation
Santana likes music and crafting. She plans on decorating her room to look like her style.
Aaliyah enjoys spending time with friends, and exploring new creative hobbies.
Kemari is respectful, organized, and helpful, loves doing hair and being outside.
Melony is a kind and motivated. She enjoys spending time with others and studying.
Nyreia enjoys swimming, watching movies, and cooking. She confidently advocates for herself.
Jaymee is creative, loves doing hair, and enjoys expressing herself in her own unique style.
Mi'angel is known to be positive and fun to be around; she does well in school and in basketball.
Dwayne is outgoing, loves arts, crafts, and video games, and gets along well with everyone.
Jade has been a mentee with PEARLS since 2023. She is working toward a strong future.
Neil is a kind musician who is working to finish school and do something he loves as a job.
Ka’Maoriee is very engaging and good at drawing. She especially likes to write poetry.
Nathaly is motivated and independent, focused on achieving her goal of independent living.
Octovian likes playing basketball, video games, and skateboarding. He strives to go to college.
Marcus enjoys paying video games, watching wrestling and has begun to make videos
Brian is creative and has a great imagination. Brian enjoys playing outdoors and being with animals.
Jakorrie is interested in fidget devices, gaming systems, bikes, and places he can go have fun.
Paola is creative and artistic, does well in school, and enjoys making friends and connecting with others.
Alahnna enjoys playing volleyball, doing arts and crafts, making bracelets and listening to music.
Kristopher enjoys playing basketball with his friends and as he works on his goal to go to college.
Aaron loves video games (his Nintendo Switch) football, basketball, and boxing.
Taylor is smart and enjoys school, getting her hair/nails done, to journal, and play basketball.
De’Aviance enjoys reading, likes gardening, fishing, video games, and sports. Future engineer.
Kyrie loves to play football when he can. He also loves to play video games.
Kayla enjoys social media, loves spending time with friends, and hopes to get a job creating content.
Bryan enjoys watching sports and playing want games, but aspires to make his own clothing line one day.
Joseph like helping neighbors with their dogs, building legos, and large/small cars.
Brody is interested in culinary school and the ROTC/Army. After high school he hopes to achieve both.
Cedric enjoys watching sports, cutting hair, and listening to music. He hopes to pursue barber school.
Jermaine spends time with friends, especially to play games, he’d like to make them one day.
Craig is a fan of watching and playing football. He is doing well in school and at home.
Damian is more than a music fan. He writes, raps, and wants a career in the music industry one day.
Taylor has many interests from being on the basketball team to being a theater techy.
Isariah is excited for the rest of this school year and to enjoy the holiday break.
Ae-Yonce recently turned 16 and is excited about learning to drive and taking a road trip.
De’Aiziah enjoys spending time with her sister and is working toward finishing school.
Julissa likes to cook, watch movies, and go shopping with friends. Any Opportunity to be social!
Nicholas expresses himself through his hair and clothing style. He hopes to style others one day.
Brickston is the youngest brother in a sibling family of 7. He loves all things fun.
Alex enjoys going to his brother’s basketball games and hanging out with his younger sisters.
Ethan is a older brother that loves basketball and his family. He’s excited for college and graduations.
Kiara customizes everything that she can to match her style from clothes to her backpack.
Carter is an all around nice person and enjoys making friends at school while trying to get on a team.
Amanda entertains everyone where she lives and aspires to go to PV A&M for nursing.
Mariah loves to dance and mentor younger children. She wants to be a nurse.
Don’Nedrian takes care of younger kids at his placement and is exploring jobs.
Zaaydyn plays the clarinet in his school band and on multiple sports teams.
Idana is new to PEARLS and is putting herself out there for friends and mentors.
Arianna loves to cheer, dance, sing, go out to eat, and get her hair, and nails done.
Zikeria is a PEARLS rockstar and enjoying the full highschool experince.
Brianna loves everything her sister loves while bringing her own style and personality.
Evelynne is in school for welding and is excited to start a career. She is known to be outgoing and fun.
Jasmin enjoys reading, cooking, and making new friends. She hopes to start a jewelry business.
Samuel is a middle schooler who likes all sports. He can be found in his backyard most days practicing.
Grace is a recent high school graduate and is excited to start college next year.
John likes the outdoors and video games equally. He wants to do both together one day.
Henry wants to work with sports players and learn more about photography.
Gailer is committed to school, family, and art. He wants to be the best at everything.