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Obamacare Enrollment Blows Away Expectations at Nearly 9 Million, Despite Shortened Sign-Up Window
Final open enrollment numbers for the Obamacare federal marketplace were surprisingly strong, with 8.8 million customers selecting a plan by the sign-up deadline, officials said Thursday.’
Hogg Foundation Awards $11.5 Million in Grants to Address Well-being in the Houston Area
The Hogg Foundation has awarded $11.5 million in grants to 11 organizations for the Communities of Care initiative. The initiative supports collaborative approaches to well-being in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grants will strengthen efforts to transform the environments where people live, learn, work, play and pray, bringing a population health approach to support resilience, mental health and well-being for all members of a community, and with a focus on children and youth of color and their families.
HCDE Summer Enrichment Programs Prevent 'Summer Slide'
National Summer Learning Week is celebrated July 8-13 to advocate the important of keeping kids learning, safe and healthy every summer and ensuring they return to school in the fall, ready to succeed. CASE for Kids provides resources and activities to promote the weeklong awareness campaign at www.afterschoolzone.org .
Bayou Preservation Association’s virtual gala “20 Reasons to Celebrate Our Bayous in 2020” raises funds for ongoing programs
The Bayou Preservation Association’s virtual gala, “20 Reasons to Celebrate Our Bayous in 2020,” raised nearly $65,000 to help support ongoing programs, including stream restoration, trash-free bayous, bayou citizen science and bayou appreciation.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston hosts national webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME to celebrate historical significance of Juneteenth holiday
Other events also planned
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH), in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, will host a national livestreamed webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME Church on Thursday, June 16 from noon to 2 p.m. CT to celebrate the historical significance of Juneteenth, which had its origin in Galveston. Reedy Chapel was one of the locations in which General Order #3 was read on June 19, 1865, announcing the end of slavery in Texas.
Avocado Crack is Bringing Flavor and Giving Back this National Avocado Day!
National Avocado Day is just around the corner on July 31! We use avocados in so many dishes like guacamole and salads, and the most famous dish is classic is avocado toast. Avocados don't have to just be enjoyed cold; we are exploring them in hot food like fried avocados, soups, and eggrolls. But one lady is changing the avocado game and giving this superfood LIFE!
Red Cross Honors United States Army Veteran Chester Jourdan Jr.
This Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, the American Red Cross is recognizing veterans who continue their service in local communities across the country like Southeast and Deep East Executive Director Chester Jourdan Jr.
AARP Texas Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications
The annual program aims to make communities in Texas more livable for people of all ages
AARP Texas invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and more.
Center for Safe and Secure Schools to host two-day emergency reunification training
More than 100 education and emergency management professionals from local and regional schools and districts will gather at Goose Creek ISD on June 6-7 for Operation SRM-Rex (Standard Reunification Method-Reunification Exercise), a two-day workshop where participants will learn how to safely reunify students with their parents or guardians during crisis situations.
Getting COVID shots in all kids begins with understanding community barriers
The new year begins with good news for anxious parents wanting COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for their children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster for children 12 to 15 years of age. This means everyone over the age of 12, including adults, can get booster shots. The FDA also allows a third primary series dose for certain immunocompromised children 5 through 11 years of age.
Danté Quick to Succeed DeForest Soaries at New Jersey's First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens Senior Pastor Retires After 30+ Years
Scholar, social justice advocate and Rev. Danté R. Quick, Ph.D., has been elected as the fourth senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG) and will succeed the Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., a prominent preacher who once served as New Jersey’s Secretary of State and is known internationally as the founder of the dfree® Financial Freedom Movement.
Harris Health Receives $2.6M Federal Grant to Expand Opioid Addiction Care
A patient tearfully tells Dr. Mohammad Zare at one of Harris Health System’s community health centers how her life would’ve been so different had she received timely treatment for her opioid addiction. For one, she would still have a home and custody of her child.
Civic Heart Community Services Relocates to One Emancipation Center
New office provides collaborative space, synergy with like-minded non-profit organizations to create a thriving Third Ward community
Civic Heart Community Services (Civic Heart) relocated its headquarters to One Emancipation Center at 3131 Emancipation Avenue in Houston’s Third Ward in June 2023. The 34-year-old organization, the largest black-founded non-profit organization in the Gulf coast region, formerly known as Change Happens!, recently announced its name change to Civic Heart Community Services.
Houston Random Acts of Kindness Day, Life Enhancement Services Hosted Grand Opening of First Student ‘RAK Room’ of the School Year
Life Enhancement Services, a nationally accredited behavioral healthcare agency with offices in Houston, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, and Houston Random Acts of Kindness Day, Inc., (HRAK) will host a ribbon cutting tomorrow, Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:30am to celebrate the Gand Opening of a new “RAK Room” for students at C. E. King Middle School in Houston!
TSU Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine, and UTHealth Receive $2.6 Million NIH Grant to Examine Structural Racism and Perinatal Health Disparities
Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine, and UTHealth McGovern Medical School will receive $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to examine perinatal health disparities, with a particular focus on women in Houston’s high-crime and high-incarceration communities.
AARP Texas Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications
The annual program aims to make communities in Texas more livable for people of all ages
AARP Texas invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and more.
METRO President & CEO Announces Plans to Retire
METRO's longest serving President & CEO Tom Lambert has announced plans to retire from the agency at the end of this year. Lambert began serving as president & CEO in 2013.
Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement Recognized as Ally by United States Department of Education
The Mayor's Office of Education and Youth Engagement has achieved a momentous milestone in its commitment to fostering academic and holistic development among the youth. The United States Department of Education recently recognized the Office as an official ally of the Engage Every Student initiative. A bold new call to action to provide high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child who wants to participate.
Deadline Nears for Public Comment on 2020 Census Controversies
Before the public comment period on the 2020 Census closes at 11:59 pm on August 7, civil rights organizations continue to amplify the clarion call to Americans to denounce the inclusion of a "citizenship question" on the final census form - a question as to whether respondents are U.S. citizens.
HOUSTON TEXANS AND PARTNERS AWARD $400,000 TO 15 LOCAL NONPROFITS
The Houston Texans awarded $400,000 through the Inspire Change Grant Fund to 15 local nonprofits and education programs.
