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On an international front, Together We See created programs and vision clinics in many countries, such as India and Tanzania, using founder Soham Govande's OcularCheck app. (Courtesy Together We See)
Round Rock student-led nonprofit Together We See sets sights on reducing visual impairments globally
GRACE's new donation site is expected to open this spring. (Courtesy GRACE)
Grapevine nonprofit GRACE begins construction on new donation site
Members of the Cy-Fair Fire Department Emergency Medical Services team respond to an accident on Brittmore Road in Cy-Fair on Jan. 8. (Courtesy Capt. Daniel Arizpe/Cy-Fair Fire Department)
New fund to benefit Cy-Fair firefighters, department members
The barbecue eatery is the second Killen's Restaurant Group venture to launch in The Woodlands area. (Courtesy Killen's Barbecue)
Killen's Barbecue opens in The Woodlands and more Houston-area news
Metta's Local Eats exceeded its $10,000 goal in their most recent fundraiser. (Courtesy David Postma, Genesis Photographers)
Social media group inspires local restaurateurs to raise more than $27,000 for Cy-Fair Helping Hands
Local artist Robert Jones' mural was unveiled Jan. 16 in downtown San Marcos. (Heather Demere/Community Impact Newspaper)
Expansive mural celebrating diversity unveiled in downtown San Marcos
Austin Pizza Garden's menu features specialty pies, salads, sandwiches and starters. (Community Impact staff)
Austin Pizza Garden to close; dogs find homes via Pflugerville nonprofit and more Central Texas news
Zeus & Luna 2 Pay It Forward Foundation unites German shepherd puppies with military veterans, first responders and emergency medical services personnel. (Photos courtesy Carla Carroll)
PHOTOS: Canines find forever homes through Pflugerville nonprofit
From Jan. 19-29, Coalition for the Homeless and staff from The Way Home will conduct the 2021 Homeless Count & Survey, in which they will work to identify sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness across Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. (Adobe Stock)
Coalition for the Homeless, The Way Home to conduct annual Greater Houston-area homeless count Jan. 19-29
Society of Samaritans
Magnolia essential service provider Society of Samaritans food pantry set to expand to 2,500 square feet
Best described as a “gym for tinkerers and makers,” the nonprofit organization not only provides a physical location for collaboration among people interested in subjects such as robotics, coding and 3-D printing—it also hosts meetups and events for its members. (Courtesy TheLab.ms)
TheLab.ms soft opens for members of its Richardson makerspace
The city of New Braunfels is seen from above. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
2020 in photos: This year's news in New Braunfels
Protesters held signs and chanted as they walked down West Main Street in Tomball on June 13. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
A year in review: The 10 most-read stories of 2020 in Tomball, Magnolia
Angel Harris is the United Way of Greater Houston's new vice president and chief advancement officer. (Courtesy United Way of Greater Houston)
United Way of Greater Houston hires new chief fundraiser
From serving children with autism to empowering employees through apprenticeships to feeding the community during the pandemic, Community Impact Newspaper featured these three Sugar Land and Missouri City nonprofits in our print editions this past year. (Courtesy Sheena Abraham, Second Mile Mission Center)
2020 roundup: 3 nonprofits serving the Sugar Land, Missouri City community