The next few weeks will be a busy time for everyone and while we might be distracted with the hustle of the holiday season, HPD wants everyone to remember a few simple tips that will help you and your family stay safe. While shopping you should stay alert to your surroundings. Don't walk and talk [...]
Please join the City of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) for the Fall Public Hearings on the Needs Assessment findings from the Community Needs Survey and housing and economic data for Houston. Thursday, December 4, 2014 6:30 - 8:30 pm SOUTHWEST MULTI-SERVICE CENTER 6400 High Star Drive Houston, TX 77074 Tuesday, December 9, [...]
The HISD Board of Trustees, during closed session next week on November 13, will be discussing the bond scope for Westbury High School - specifically the fate of a campus expansion for WHS that HISD has already begun and had promised to continue as part of the 2012 Bond Program land acquisition. The fate of [...]
Need a lift to go cast your vote? METRO will be offering FREE rides to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4. All you need to do is show your valid voter registration card to the bus operator. FREE rides will be available on local bus routes and METRORail during normal hours of operation. The free [...]
September/October 2014 District K Contact Information ____________________ 900 Bagby, First Floor Houston, TX 77002 Main Office: 832-393-3016 Office 832-395-9410 Fax Satellite Office: 832-393-4209 Office 832-395-9410 Fax District Email: [email protected] Website: Click here Archived Newsletters: Click here Facebook: Click here Council Member Green Highlighted over $2 Billion in Large-Scale Projects for the Houston Region at [...]
The City of Houston is hosting the Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) conference from May 20 - 23, 2015 in Houston, Texas. NUSA is a non-profit group focused on building stronger communities by providing learning, information sharing and networking opportunities for its members. Meaningful and entertaining neighborhood tours are one of the key components of a successful [...]
Dear Friend, We created “District (K) lean it up, Green it up” as a way to actively involve District K residents and students in community beautification on a frequent basis. Too often our local parks and streets are tarnished by pollution from liter, cigarette butts, fast food wrappings, pet waste and much more. It is [...]
The City of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) is developing plans to spend a projected $200 million in federal grants by carrying out community development, quality of life, and affordable housing projects over the next five year.Help us understand your neighborhood by completing the Community Needs Survey. In 3 easy ways:1. Complete the [...]
The Only Thing We Have to Fear . . . President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the midst of the Great Depression, encouraged a worried nation with these hope-filled words: “. . . let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes [...]
The Neighborhood Matching Grant Program (NMGP) helps neighborhoods fund various beautification and improvement projects by providing matching grant (reimbursements) ranging from $500 to $5,000. Materials relating to the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program are now available on the Department of Neighborhood's website: http://www.houstontx.gov/neighborhoods/matchinggrants.html The material include the grant application, FAQs, and past grant recipients (which outlines [...]
