Department of Neighborhoods launches bilingual phone messaging service

“Neighborhood Updates” notify residents of COVID-19 recovery resources and essential city services The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) announces Neighborhood Updates, a new way for Houstonians to stay informed of COVID-19 recovery resources, essential city services, and seasonal advisories via telephone voice and text messages in English and Spanish. The new service is especially catered to seniors, [...]

2020-08-04T11:24:20-05:00August 4th, 2020|Community|

August and September Activities for SWHouston2000

Dear Friends and Members of SWHouston2000,   We want to let you know what our plans are for August and September, due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.   AUGUST. NO meetings will be held.   SEPTEMBER. The status of our Bi-Monthly Breakfast at HBU on Tuesday, Sept 8 is uncertain. Our monthly speaker meetings will resume ONLINE via [...]

2020-08-03T18:31:58-05:00August 3rd, 2020|Community|

Thousands of Election Workers Needed in Harris County for the November General Election

The Harris County Clerk’s Office is looking for election workers to staff more than 800 voting centers that will be open for the November 3, 2020 General Election. Election workers are also needed three weeks prior to the election to work at approximately 100 voting centers during the Early Voting period, October 13-30.   “We [...]

2020-08-03T15:43:06-05:00August 3rd, 2020|Community|

District K: July 30 Update

HPD Southwest Division Virtual PIP Meeting We miss being in the community room with our District K residents. We hope you are well and in good spirits. COVID-19, unfortunately has limited our ability to hold public gatherings and meetings. This has affected our monthly Community PIP Meetings.    As we adapt to [...]

2020-07-30T07:46:59-05:00July 30th, 2020|Community|

Houston City Council Passes Small Business Economic Relief Program to Help Local Businesses Survive Challenges Created by the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

Mayor Sylvester Turner and members of Houston City Council today passed the City's Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP), which will be funded with $15 million of the City's allocated CARES Act 2020 funds. The program is for small businesses that are most in financial need and exhibit a moderate to high likelihood of surviving [...]

2020-07-29T16:06:36-05:00July 29th, 2020|Community|

Thousands of Students and their Families to receive Backpacks, School Supplies, Food and Masks at Mayor’s Back to School Fest presented by Shell

Mayor Sylvester Turner joined representatives from Shell Oil and the Houston Food Bank to announce details of this year's push to help children and families successfully prepare for the new school year. The  10th Annual Mayor’s Back to School Fest presented by Shell on will take place on Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2020 in the [...]

2020-07-28T18:05:06-05:00July 28th, 2020|Community|

India House: Free Programs and Services

During these difficult times we too are adversely affected, though temporarily closed, we are offering free programs and services online throughout the week to keep the members of our community mentally and physically fit. We have held more than 150 online classes /webinars since March 24th with overwhelming participation (Flyer attached for your reference). The [...]

2020-07-28T15:20:45-05:00July 28th, 2020|Community|

Elections Administrator Virtual Town Hall, July 24

This is a reminder of the Elections Administrator Virtual Town Hall that will take place tomorrow, July 24 at 4:30 pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/284367476320727/ We must be vigilant in protecting the right to vote and the integrity of our elections. That is why we are creating an independent, non-partisan Harris County Office of Elections Administration that focuses exclusively [...]

2020-07-24T12:44:22-05:00July 24th, 2020|Community|

City of Houston Announces the 10th Annual Mayor’s Back to School Fest

It is time to register for supplies or to volunteer at the Mayor's Back 2 School Fest presented by Shell. The City has partnered with the Houston Food Bank to distribute food, masks, backpacks, and school supplies for Houston-area elementary students and their families. Event Details Date: Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2020 Time: 8 a.m. – [...]

2020-07-22T13:32:14-05:00July 22nd, 2020|Community|

Brays Oaks Super Neighborhood Council #36 Meeting, Aug. 4

Brays Oaks SNC36 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting with Dr. Pretta VanDible Stallworth, Ph.D., PMP Houston Community College Board of Trustees District IX On the “State of Future Education” August 4, 2020, @ 6:30 PM Join Zoom Meeting Via Phone at +1.346.248.7799 Meeting ID: 862 5739 1009 Passcode: 528943 Questions call Sylvia [...]

2020-07-21T16:39:15-05:00July 21st, 2020|Community|
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