Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s Christmas Home Tour announced on October 10 that the 33rd annual Christmas Home Tour will be held on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2024.

The Christmas Home Tour welcomes more than 1,800 guests over the two days in some of Fort Bend’s most beautiful neighborhoods including homes in Alkire Lakes, Venetian Estates and Sugar Creek, all be beautifully decorated for Christmas in a variety of styles.

More than 700 volunteers will help as hosts in the homes, serve as entertainers or by baking delicious cookies.

“We have a lot of fun things in store for our guests,” said Child Advocates of Fort Bend Events Specialist Tarina Sheridan. “We offer unique sponsorship opportunities and NEW this year, an Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt and Merry Mocktails on Friday evening. Our Merry Merchandise area will feature an opportunity to purchase beautiful and unique ornaments and buy a chance to win a holiday décor item at our raffle. You can expect live entertainment by local musicians and homemade refreshments.” Tickets are $35 and go on sale November 1 at www.cafb.org.

The event began 33 years ago as a fundraiser to keep the agency’s doors open, according to the press release received by the Katy Times. A group of volunteers opened their homes, decorated them for Christmas, baked cookies and charged admission. The tour was a success and has since become a Fort Bend County holiday tradition, the release said.

In 2023, the agency served 3,293 children and families. “Your support of this event is essential to helping abused and neglected children in our community,” said a spokesperson in the press release.

Sponsorships ranging from $425 to $10,000 are now available. To become a sponsor or for more information, please contact Tarina at TSheridan@cafb.org.

About Child Advocates of Fort Bend:

Child Advocates of Fort Bend is a non-profit agency dedicated to ending child abuse by Strengthening the Voice of the Child, Healing the Hurt, and Breaking the Cycle of abuse and neglect for children and their families in Fort Bend and surrounding counties. Through its Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASATM), Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and more than 200 trained community volunteer advocates, Child Advocates improves the lives of more than 400 children each month and has served more than 23,000 children since opening its doors in 1991.

For more information on how you can get involved with Child Advocates of Fort Bend, contact Volunteer Services at 281-344-5123 or jbrown@cafb.org or log onto www.cafb.org.