*NOTE TIME OF AVAILABILITY WITH YPAC COORDINATOR* The Houston Police Department is inviting Houston area high school students to apply for the 2016-2017 Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC). Students will address issues affecting youth and the community, participate in community service projects and attend youth leadership conferences throughout the state. Additionally, the YPAC meets regularly [...]

The City of Houston's Draft Action Plan for Disaster Recovery 2015 Flood Events (Draft Plan) serves as an application for $66.5 million in federal funds associated with disasters declared on May 29, 2015 and on November 25, 2015. The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) is conducting a public meeting to solicit ongoing input and [...]

National Childhood Obesity Month September is recognized as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the YMCA of Greater Houston would like for you to join us in the effort to help our children become healthier. Childhood obesity has increased more than fourfold among those ages 6 to 11. More than 23 million children and teenagers [...]

Y Rewards Houston Dash The Houston Dash will take on Alex Morgan and the Orlando Pride this Saturday, September 3 for the "Return from Rio" game at BBVA Compass Stadium! Be there to welcome back our seven Dash Olympians including Carli Lloyd, Morgan Brian, Lydia Williams, Andressa, Poliana and Canadian Bronze medalists Janine Beckie and [...]

Y Rewards: AdvoCare Kickoff Football Game Kick off the college football season in Houston's NRG Stadium Saturday, September 3! The University of Houston Cougars will take on the University of Oklahoma Sooners this Labor Day weekend in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. Limited seats remain, so act fast! Call 832-667-2390 or click the button below for [...]

Partners from the angler, environmental/conservation, business, and governmental communities have come together to improve a long-standing issue that impacts the health and quality of ecosystems in Houston's bayou system. The result is the Inaugural Invasive Fish Round-Up & Carp-A-Thon Fishing Tournament that will take place along the Brays Bayou watershed on Saturday, September 17, 2016. [...]