Youth Development Center Houston

05/15/2026

To our sponsors, honored guests, and amazing chefs- THANK YOU-Over $325,000 raised!!! We admire and appreciate your generosity of spirit, enthusiasm for Bon Vivant, and support of Youth Development Center Houston students. Bon Vivant 2026 (Year 15) was truly inspiring, and we are renewed in our journey to INSPIRE, EQUIP, and GUIDE kindergarten through 5th-grade students in Northeast Houston.













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04/22/2026

It is almost time to attend Bon Vivant 2026. This year’s lineup offers 13 returning chefs. We are counting down to a night filled with exciting food and auction items, and we appreciate every chef and restaurant that continues to make this a “must-attend” event in Houston!

Where will you be on Monday, May 11, 2026? We’ll be at Four Seasons, and individual seats are still available. All proceeds benefit at-risk students in Northeast Houston.

Nishiki - Adison Lee
Barbacana – Christian Hernandez
Willie G's Seafood & Steaks- Brandon Soverall
Kau Ba Fishsauce- Nikki Tran
Camellia Monday Hospitality- Jess DeSham Timmons
Hilton Americas-Houston - Robert Gonzalez
Toro Toro Houston- Jonathan Esparza
Silver Stone Events - Elizabeth Stone
Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse- Manuel-David Menchaca
Augustine's- Dominick Lee
Verandah- Sunil Srivastava
Spice Boyz Supper Klub - Olayemi "Yems" Thomas & Khalieb
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-Monday, May 11, 2026
-Cocktail Hour | 6:00 PM
-Dinner | 7:00 PM
-Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Houston

Purchase individual tickets here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/youth-development-center-inc/bon-vivant-2026/bon-vivant-2026

04/14/2026

Bon Vivant 2026 is less than one month away, and we cannot be more excited! Join us for an amazing culinary event benefitting YDC's afterschool program.
www.ydc.org/bonvivant

Pictured here: Last year's unstoppable ensemble of chefs for Bon Vivant 2025.

Purchase tickets here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/youth-development-center-inc/bon-vivant-2026

03/20/2026

Youth Development Center Houston is grateful for Hancock Whitney's investment in our after-school program. It is a pleasure to have such an outstanding partner willing to support Greater Northeast Houston youth!

02/23/2026

So excited for Camellia Monday (Jess Timmons) to join us for Bon Vivant 2026. Her delicious food is almost as wonderful as her bright personality. Cannot wait to see you at Bon Vivant 2026!

12/16/2025

Youth Development Center Houston is a proud 2025 Inspire Change Grant recipient! We are honored to be recognized by the National Football League and the Houston Texans organization for our work in educating and supporting youth in Northeast Houston.

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, please join Youth Development Center Houston in supporting the students of Northeast Houston. Your gift helps YDC provide students with a state-of-the-art after school program, which increases literacy and numeracy rates while providing a safe and nurturing environment for learning.

www.ydc.org/donate

11/27/2025

Youth Development Center Houston wishes everyone a relaxed, joyful, and delicious holiday! Last week, the staff and students of YDC were blessed by an early Thanksgiving feast sponsored by Jae’ Sean Tate of the Houston Rockets and prepared by CJ’s Masterpiece Catering.

Our students and their families also received turkeys with all the trimmings sponsored by Bracewell LLP. Here at Youth Development Center Houston, we are eternally grateful for our students and their families, our staff, and the countless supporters who make this work possible.

09/14/2025

LAST DAY TO VOTE! HELP SUPPORT YDC!

Thanks to our partner, StellarBank, Youth Development Center Houston has the privilege of participating in the Houston Chronicle's Houston Gives contest for advertising dollars. Support YDC as we provide state-of-the-art programming to at-risk youth in Northeast Houston!

*Share widely and help us grow those advertising dollars!

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/gives/ #/gallery/503016087/

Houston Gives $1 Million Charity Ad Giveaway

09/04/2025

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR YDC!!!

Thanks to our partner, Stellar Bank, Youth Development Center Houston has the privilege of participating in the Houston Chronicle’s Houston Gives contest for advertising dollars. Everyone can vote once a day, and each vote earns YDC $100 in advertising. Support YDC as we provide state-of-the-art programming to at-risk youth in Northeast Houston!

Share widely and help us grow those advertising dollars!

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/gives/ #/gallery/503016087

Houston Gives $1 Million Charity Ad Giveaway

08/27/2025

Thanks to our partner, Stellar Bank, Youth Development Center Houston has the privilege of participating in the Houston Chronicle’s Houston Gives contest for advertising dollars. Everyone can vote once a day, and each vote earns YDC $100 in advertising. Support YDC as we provide state-of-the-art programming to at-risk youth in Northeast Houston!

Share widely and help us grow those advertising dollars!

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/gives/ #/gallery/503016087