Watters & Houx
Children’s Fund
The Frank Watters & Mary Anne Houx Children’s Fund was established in 1994 to combat the high incidence of child abuse and neglect in Butte County and provide additional funding for services to meet the needs of children and families in our area.
Award announcements coming soon.
Frank Watters was an economics professor at Chico State University and Mary Anne Houx was on the Butte County Board of Supervisors for many years. They both felt that citizens want to help reduce child abuse and, if given the opportunity, would do so by donating to a fund for the cause.
Donors contribute to this fund by donation either via PayPal or by mail as instructed in the insert in property tax bills. This has been a collaborative effort with the Child Abuse Prevention Council, Children’s Services Coordinating Council, and the Department of Employment and Social Services of Butte County as well as other community organizations. Numerous agencies and individuals donate time and money to the Frank Watters & Mary Anne Houx Children’s Fund. Butte County Child Abuse Prevention Council (a local 501(c)(3)) has been given the responsibility to disperse these funds to help children and families in Butte County.
Fiscal year 2022–2023
306 Donors
$25,539.28
in donations
7 Programs Funded:
Youth for Change
Four Winds Indian Education
Girls on the Run
Oroville Rescue Mission
Wayfinder
Children’s Hope Foundation
Chico Arts & Cultural Foundation
(Boys and Girls Club)
Grant Applications are currently
being accepted! Apply today.