Infrastructure bill could address past harms to Black, low-income neighborhoods caused by the interstate system
Houston area schools in need of bilingual teachersAs students head back to class, schools across the Houston area are still looking to hire dozens of bilingual teachers.
Third Ward residents express concern about gentrification, believe it could result in loss of culture and history Residents who live in the Historic Third Ward neighborhood said it’s changing.
Stronger Houston: HCSO continues mental health training aimed at helping deputies respond to residents in crisisLaw enforcement is working to help people experiencing a mental health crisis in Harris County.
Stronger Houston: Disparities in COVID vaccine rates in rural and urban areas At the Igloo headquarters along I-10 in Katy, Wednesday morning was all about vaccinations.
Organization works to provide mental health care to underserved children suffering loss from pandemicMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and the pandemic took a major toll on communities across the country.
Alief ISD teacher creates gardening program to help students connect during pandemic Children all across the Houston area are continuing to feel the effects of the pandemic, even as we slowly make our way back to normalcy.
Stronger Houston: Bridging the unemployment gap for people of colorMeka Diamond lost her job as a part-time executive assistant when the insurance company she worked for shut down one year ago at the beginning of the pandemic.
Stronger Houston: The COVID-19 crisis and its impact on Houston’s transgender communityHouston's transgender community share the hardships they're facing since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Volunteers needed: How to be an advocate for foster care children in our communityThe pandemic has had far reaching impacts, but in Galveston County one of the most concerning is the impact on children in the foster care system who have already faced unthinkable hardship in their young lives.
Stronger Houston: Fifth Ward ‘transformation’ takes a villageIf it takes a village to raise a child, the Center for Urban Transformation in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward is part of the new “village” headquarters.
Stronger Houston: Efforts underway to end human trafficking January is human trafficking prevention month.
Christian nonprofit filling the void of missing fathers in small town of BrookshireThe streets of Brookshire, a town of just about 5500 people in Waller County, are often slow and sometimes empty.
How Houston doctors are working to combat maternity-care desertsHaving a child is a momentous occasion, but complications leading up to birth can be nerve-wracking, especially for parents who do not live near specialized medical care.
Survey shows significant barriers to good health for southwest Houston residentsFamilies need food, affordable housing, safe neighborhoods and access to health care in order to survive.
Group works to combat ‘food deserts’ in Houston with gardening classesMore than 500,000 Houstonians are living in “food deserts”-- parts of town where fresh, nutritious food are not immediately accessible.
