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The Texas-based company has provided patrol and support services nationwide for three decades. (Courtesy Alpha & Omega Mounted Patrol)
Mounted patrol marks 30 years, summer activities ranked by COVID-19 risk: News from Houston area
Local restaurants offer special multicourse prix-fixe menus during Houston Restaurant Weeks. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston Restaurant Weeks returns with new takeout, delivery options in 2020
Houston Museum of Natural Science named a new director for the Sugar Land campus and George Observatory on July 15. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
Houston Museum of Natural Science names new director for HMNS—Sugar Land, George Observatory
Esthetician Melissa Reyes gives a client a facial treatment. (Courtesy Trox Photography)
Perfect 10 Beauty Bar in The Woodlands rebounds, Cy-Hope holds food distribution event: News from Houston
Steve Bezner, senior pastor of Houston Northwest Church on Hwy. 249, is one of four pastors who are urging pastors across the region to work together in seeking unity. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
4 Houston-area pastors take steps urging racial unity across region
Gulf Coast Regional has begun testing all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. (Courtesy Pexels)
Gulf Coast Regional now testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies
Grants will be available to eligible nonprofits and government agencies. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas COVID Relief Fund application opens
These tips from Zenae Campbell at Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston are designed to help parents start conversations with their children about difficult topics. (Chase Brooks/Community Impact Newspaper)
Ask an expert: How should I talk to my children about the death of George Floyd, coronavirus and other traumatic events in the news?
Houston Food Bank is looking for more volunteers as it handles increased food distribution during COVID-19. (Courtesy Houston Food Bank)
Houston Food Bank: Volunteers needed now more than ever
The syrup drums being repurposed into rain barrels were donated from Coca-Cola. (Courtesy Galveston Bay Foundation)
Galveston Bay Foundation to host virtual, drive-thru rain barrel workshop
From May 27-29, the Sugar Land Legacy Foundation and city of Sugar Land are distributing supplies businesses need to reopen. (Courtesy city of Sugar Land)
Sugar Land nonprofit, city distribute care packages to help local businesses reopen
The YMCA of Greater Houston announced May 20 that many of its Houston-area locations will reopen with limited services and amenities June 1. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Select YMCA of Greater Houston locations to begin reopening June 1
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With teachers reporting 15% of abuse cases, Houston-area foster care advocates worry of unreported abuse amid pandemic
Texas school districts, nonprofits and government organizations will be able to apply for funding from the Texas COVID Relief Fund to promote economic development, health care and education needs. This new fund—overseen by OneStar Foundation and the state of Texas—launched May 6. (Designed by José Dennis/Community Impact Newspaper)
Texas COVID Relief Fund launched to bring financial help to communities in need
Volunteers pack boxes of food at the food bank. (Photo by Montgomery County Food Bank)
Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invests $764,600 in area nonprofits
Typically an in-person event, the Galveston Historic Homes Tour will feature live walk-throughs of historic homes, lectures and presentations by historians and architectural experts. (Courtesy Galveston Historical Foundation)
Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour goes virtual May 9
Amber and Aubrey Dominguez are some of the thousands of Girl Scouts who navigated new challenges in their cookie-selling endeavors this year. (Courtesy Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council)
Houston-area Girl Scouts lose $3 million in revenue without cookie booths amid coronavirus
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Party On the Plaza benefit concert goes virtual to support Houston Food Bank on May 2
Leaders at addiction support-related organizations said the pandemic has caused many emotional challenges for their clientele. (Photo illustration by Justin Howell/Community Impact Newspaper)
Addiction recovery-oriented nonprofits in Houston provide virtual activities for vulnerable populations