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Food and toy donations are still being accepted for distribution through Northwest Assistance Ministries' annual Season of Blessings event. (Courtesy Northwest Assistance Ministries)
UPDATE: Northwest Assistance Ministries extends holiday toy collection deadline to Dec. 10
Marcus Smith is a veterans outreach program specialist at the Spring Vet Center office. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
Spring Vet Center helps veterans adjust to civilian life
PTSD Foundation of America seeks to reduce veteran suicides
Read below to find out where to donate items or money to local organizations. (Photo courtesy Canva)
Where to donate for Thanksgiving this year in Houston
The truck is brought to different Houston locations weekly on Saturdays. (Courtesy of Mohammed Nasrullah)
The Hunger Truck comes to Houston to serve food insecure, build community
Stageworks Theatre actors Michael Raabe and Alaina Richard take a bow during a Sept. 30 dress rehearsal of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” which runs Oct. 1-30. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Spring arts organizations gear up for new season despite ongoing pandemic
Kinsmen Lutheran Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first service Oct. 17. (Courtesy Kinsmen Lutheran Church)
Kinsmen Lutheran Church begins 50-year anniversary celebrations Oct. 17
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo met with county commissioners on Aug. 24, passing an initiative to bring needed nurses to Houston-area hospitals. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County Commissioners Court approves $30 million nurse procurement initiative
​​​​​​​Bryce Deadmon celebrates his Olympic accomplishments with members of the community. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Missouri City lauds Olympian Bryce Deadmon; Chipotle expands to Kingwood and more Greater Houston news
Jacob Hubbard, a Klein Lacrosse Club Inc. youth team member, prepares to pass during a game in last year's season. (Courtesy Kory Pippin)
Nonprofit Klein Lacrosse Club Inc. hits 30-year milestone
Located at 5927 Louetta Road, Spring, Plymouth United Church, UCC was founded in 1978 and is led by Senior Pastor Mak Kneebone. (Courtesy Plymouth United Church, UCC)
Plymouth United Church, UCC targets Sept. 5 reopening in Spring following winter storm damage
The venue now features a $330,000 floodgate system. (Courtesy Bruce Frogge)
The Centrum completes renovations, reopens 4 years after Hurricane Harvey
Six Friendswood citizens were honored in Hope Village's fundraiser. (Haley Morrison/Community Impact Newspaper)
Hope Village honors residents from 12 Houston-area cities in 'Faces of Hope' fundraiser
Diners will need to inform participating restaurants they would like to order off the Houston Restaurant Weeks special menu to trigger donations to the Houston Food Bank. (Courtesy Pexels)
4 Spring-area eateries participating in Houston Restaurant Weeks, Aug. 1-Sept. 6
In addition to a new name, Spring Community Church also completed church-wide renovations in early July. Horton said this is the first remodel for the 40-year-old church which has spent the past 37 years in the same facility. (Courtesy Brandi Horton)
Cypress Trails United Methodist Church to become Spring Community Church following renovations Aug. 1
Operation Backpack will aim to serve 30,000 Greater Houston-area students. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
YMCA of Greater Houston launches annual Operation Backpack
Customers do not ride horses during equine-assisted wellness and support appointments. Instead, they pet, learn to take care of and sometimes even paint on horses. (Courtesy The Mane Thing)
Animal-assisted mental wellness service The Mane Thing to host grand opening on July 8
(From right) JD Doyle, Sara Fernandez and Kirk Baxter are the founders of The Banner Project. (Courtesy Kirk Baxter)
Traveling installation tells the story of Houston’s LGBTQ history
Texas was determined a “top-priority” state by the advocacy group Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy Best Friends Animal Society)
Report shows no counties in Greater Houston area achieved "no-kill" status for all animal shelters