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The new episode of the Alief ISD podcast series - "Houston Food Bank - Nourishing Stomachs and Minds" was posted today. Prior to district closures, Superintendent HD Chambers sat down in the studio with Deborah Nichols (CIS Student Support Manager at Outley Elementary School), Angela Loving (Houston Food Bank School Programs Coordinator) and Dee Jones [...]
The first of six upcoming food distributions held in the International District was held at Sunset Crossings last weekend. Almost 7,500 pounds of food were distributed in under an hour with partners Sewa International and Brighter Bites. 250 families received milk, bread, a box of produce, a box of non-perishables, as well as [...]
The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance application portal is now open to all eligible small businesses, non-profits, and agricultural businesses impacted by COVID-19. To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible [...]
Brighter Bites, the YMCA, and the Houston Food Bank are hosting Produce Distributions. Learn more at BrighterBites.org.
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By Lindsay Peyton, Houston Chronicle When business first began drying up Dun Huang Plaza, where Debbie Chen’s restaurant, Shabu House, is located, Chen didn’t understand what was happening. She called other Chinatown business owners she knew. “Everyone saw their business go down about 50 to 90 percent,” she said. “It was literally an overnight drop. [...]
Many restaurants and other businesses are re-opening after the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing customers and traffic back into our Houston-area neighborhoods. This is a welcome change to most people. Unfortunately it also presents scattered opportunities for isolated criminal acts. Business owners, workers and customers can help keep a lid on crime by [...]
In this video, Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers speaks to parents, students and staff. Click on the image above to watch the video, or watch here. En este video, el Superintendente de Alief ISD, HD Chambers, habla con los padres, los estudiantes y el personal. Haga clic en la imagen de arriba para ver el [...]
I’ve literally seen Chinatown grow from its very first days -- I attended Strake Jesuit before and during the construction of Diho Square -- and I make it a point to visit at least once a month, usually with my high-school age daughter with me. What continues to amaze me is how incredibly rich and [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Today, the Agenda Session focused on discussing amendments to the FY21 budget. Item #11 - Approving the annual budgets of the City of Houston, for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions for future adjustment to certain fund balances; making various amendments to the proposed budgets; authorizing certain transfers; redesignating a Cash Reserve in the Fund Balance; establishing a cost for copies [...]
