Demystifying Becoming a Literacy or Math Tutor
WE NEED YOU Our Summer 2023 tutoring session will kick off in June and we are expecting a high number of applications from our families. Our tutor applications for the Summer 2023 session are OPEN until May 15th! The Summer session runs from June 5 – August 5. Tutors and...
Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Karla Guevara and I am an intern working on graduating in Spring 2023 with a degree in Public Health at the University of Houston. When it came to choosing an internship site, I chose GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land because being here is a valuable and meaningful experience...
Read How Chrisy found her joy at GiGi’s
Best of All – March Chrisy started coming to GiGi’s in 2022. She was going through difficult time in her life. Her very sweet neighbor, Kathy, noticed her as she would take walks through the neighborhood, and they struck up a friendship. After learning about GiGi’s through a friend, Kathy...
Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Hannah Przybilla-Oujesky, I am a third year Doctoral student at Texas Woman’s University studying Occupational Therapy and excited to spend my last few months before sitting for my boards exam at GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land! I first became involved with GiGi’s when my sister-in-law, Kristi Oujesky, began...
Meet Our New Board Member – Alice Sims
Alice is a native Houstonian who currently resides in the Meyerland/Westbury area with her daughter Hailey (16yrs). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and International Business from the University of Houston and went on to receive her Master’s in Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University. She is Project Manager at Texas...
Fall Interns at Gigi’s Playhouse Sugar Land
Quynh Doan Hi am Quynh Doan Hi, my name is Quynh Doan and I am an intern working on my Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health at the University of Houston. When it came time to select a location for my internship, I chose GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land because I wanted...
Summer Snack Drive
My journey with GiGi's Playhouse Sugar Land started when I was a freshman in college and looking to volunteer more. I remember looking up places to volunteer on Google and out of the 50+ I found, GiGi's Playhouse stood out the most because of their mission to empower individuals with...
Interns Hard At Work – Sidney and Tracy
This Spring 2022 semester we were so blessed to have two AMAZING interns from the University of Houston, Sidney and Tracy! Both interns worked so hard over the last few months while simultaneously forming beautiful friendships with the GiGi's participants. It was delightful to watch these two young women grow...
Finding a Home Away from Home at GiGi’s
When we first heard of GiGi’s Sugar Land, it was a few months after giving birth to our third child, Jesley, who we weren’t expecting to have Down syndrome. My aunt found GiGi’s and sent their information my way, but I wasn’t ready to figure out this new way of...
