Deadline Movie Premiere
Benefiting Child Advocates, Inc.
The Houston Premiere of Deadline, the new movie starring Steve Talley and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, was March 2nd. Hosted by The Houston Chronicle, the premiere benefited Child Advocates.
“The Houston Chronicle is proud to partner with Child Advocates, Inc., the beneficiary of the Houston premiere of the movie Deadline. Inspired by a true story, the movie deals with a newspaper investigation into an unsolved murder of a black teenager,” said Jack Sweeney, Houston Chronicle Chairman. “Child Advocates, Inc. plays out a similar story every day in Houston by mobilizing court appointed volunteers to speak up for abused children.” The red carpet arrivals began at 6:00 with the Deadline premiere at 7:00. A Q&A with cast members and reporter Mark Ethridge followed.
Child Advocates, Inc. mobilizes court appointed volunteers to break the vicious cycle of child abuse. We speak up for abused children who are lost in the system and guide them into safe environments where they can thrive. “In an ideal world, stories like these wouldn’t have to be told. But the reality is we live in a world where injustices occur and children are abused by the people who are supposed to love and protect them,” Child Advocates, Inc. CEO Sonya Galvan said. “By partnering with the Houston Chronicle in the premier of Deadline’we are hoping to raise more awareness about our mission to break the cycle of child abuse in our community.” Every 8 minutes, a child in Texas experiences abuse or neglect. More than 5,000 children in the Houston area have experienced such life-threatening abuse or neglect that they had to be removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Child Advocates, Inc. trains everyday people to advocate for the best interests of these children in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.
