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Alief ISD: Superintendent’s Video Message, June 24, 2020

In this video, Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers speaks to parents, students and staff.  Click on the image above to watch the video…

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District F: Harris County Mask Order In Effect Until June 30th, Youth-Led Conversation on Public Safety – July 1st

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE   Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued an order last Friday mandating that businesses require customers to wea…

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Weekly Census infogram and news

Public News Service: On the Virtual Road in Texas to Promote the 2020 Census

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City of Houston looking for artists to add to the City’s Art Collection

New art acquisitions will grow the City’s public collection while supporting artists impacted by the COVID-19 economic downturn The May…

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Application for COVID-19 Relief Fund Opens June 23 and 24

Dear friends, The Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund will open its online and phone application process for financial assistance to eli…

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IMD Catalina Apartments Food Drive 2020

The International District, along with Sewa Houston, VPSS Haveli Houston and Brighter Bites, distributed 400 food kits and masks to famil…

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SBA: Virtual Business Meetup & More, June 19

Meetup for Houston Small Businesses Network with representatives from SBA, SCORE, Small Business Development Center, Women’s Business C…

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District F: Juneteenth Spotlight, Houston COVID-19 Cases on the Rise, Alief Community Center Retrospective Video

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Yesterday, the Agenda Session again took place online.  Council meetings will be online through the end of this mon…

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Alief ISD: ImpactED Podcast – Houston Food Bank

The new episode of the Alief ISD podcast series – “Houston Food Bank – Nourishing Stomachs and Minds” was posted …

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Community 1 min read

Video and Photos: IMD and SEWA Food Drive

The first of six upcoming food distributions held in the International District was held at Sunset Crossings last weekend. Almost 7,500 p…

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EIDL & EIDL Advance Portal Reopened

The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance application portal is now open to all eligible small businesses, non-profits, a…

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Brighter Bites, the YMCA, and the Houston Food Bank are hosting Produce Distributions

Brighter Bites, the YMCA, and the Houston Food Bank are hosting Produce Distributions. Learn more at BrighterBites.org.

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