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Visitors line up in front of Northwest Assistance Ministries to request rental assistance. (Courtesy Northwest Assistance Ministries)
Houston
12:47 PM Aug 6, 2020 CDT
Northwest Assistance Ministries now accepting online applications for rental, mortgage assistance
While home buyouts are used to remove homes from areas that are so low in the flood plain, that other flood damage reduction projects are not cost-effective, experts agree they are not a solution to Cypress Creek’s chronic flooding. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
8:59 AM Aug 7, 2020 CDT
Buying back the flood plain: 3 years after Hurricane Harvey, home buyouts lag in Cypress Creek watershed
Kinsmen Lutheran Church will serve as a Houston Food Bank mobile food distribution site starting Aug. 1 and will continue every first and third Saturday of the month from 8-11 a.m. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
12:20 PM Jul 30, 2020 CDT
Kinsmen Lutheran Church to serve as semi-monthly mobile food distribution site starting Aug. 1
After nine years and the rescue of more than 1,500 kittens, Debrah Rogers, The Kitten House Rescue managing director, announced the nonprofit animal rescue would be closing and reopening under a new name and new ownership via Facebook on July 19. (Courtesy The Kitten House Rescue)
Houston
2:01 PM Jul 20, 2020 CDT
The Kitten House Rescue to reopen under new name, ownership
The Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund is a $30 million fund administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation that aims to financially assist vulnerable individuals and families with essential needs who do not otherwise qualify for other pandemic-related assistance. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
1:59 PM Jun 15, 2020 CDT
UPDATED: Here's how to apply for assistance through the Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund
Two weeks after Houston native George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Harris County Commissioners Court is set to consider several items that relate to criminal justice reform during its June 9 meeting. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
4:04 PM Jun 8, 2020 CDT
Criminal justice reform to take center stage at Harris County's June 9 Commissioners Court meeting
(Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
10:54 AM Jun 2, 2020 CDT
Spring, Klein uninsured rate to grow following layoffs; state sees calls for expanding health care coverage
After their parents were killed in a car crash in January 2019, the four Ferguson children were split up to live with different friends and family members. Last Thursday, they were reunited under one roof in their hometown of Groesbeck, thanks to the Kailee Mills Foundation. (Courtesy Kailee Mills Foundation)
Houston
1:03 PM May 28, 2020 CDT
Spring-based Kailee Mills Foundation gifts house to four siblings orphaned following car crash
More than 49,700 residents within the Spring- and Klein-area's nine ZIP codes are uninsured, according to 2018 five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau—about 13% of the area's total population. (Graphics by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
3:22 PM May 18, 2020 CDT
High unemployment rate further exacerbates resources for medically uninsured, complicating COVID-19 containment in Spring, Klein
Klein Collins High School will serve as a Houston Food Bank distribution site on Fridays from 4-8 p.m starting May 8. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:26 PM May 5, 2020 CDT
Klein Collins High School to serve as weekly Houston Food Bank distribution site
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)
Houston
11:31 AM May 5, 2020 CDT
Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour goes virtual May 9
The virtual festival is free to anyone who is interested, and each of the three video packages will be available to watch from May 11-15. (Courtesy Bayou Land Conservancy)
Houston
3:43 PM Apr 28, 2020 CDT
Bayou Land Conservancy's annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival goes virtual May 11-15
On Wednesday, April 22, members from the U.S. National Guard reported to assist food unboxing and distributions at Bridging for Tomorrow's food pantry, doubling the nonprofit's staff for the day. (Courtesy Bridging for Tomorrow)
Houston
4:42 PM Apr 22, 2020 CDT
Northwest Houston nonprofit Bridging for Tomorrow distributes over 60,000 pounds of food donations in response to coronavirus pandemic
The HCA Healthcare Foundation—HCA Healthcare's philanthropic affiliate—announced in an April 16 news release the distribution of $150,000 in grants to Gulf Coast-area coronavirus relief efforts. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:42 PM Apr 21, 2020 CDT
HCA Healthcare Foundation distributes $150,000 in grants to Gulf Coast-area coronavirus relief efforts
Painting with a Twist is continuing to offer Twist-At-Home kits as well as virtual painting events. (Courtesy Painting with a Twist)
Houston
9:50 AM Apr 15, 2020 CDT
UPDATED: Painting with a Twist now open on Champion Forest Drive
Adriatic Cafe Italian Grill, which has locations in Tomball, Cy-Fair and Spring, provided meals for the Klein Fire Department and health care workers at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. (Courtesy Adriatic Cafe Italian Grill)
Houston
1:09 PM Apr 3, 2020 CDT
See how Spring, Klein businesses are giving back to health care workers, first responders during coronavirus pandemic
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Backpack Friends volunteers fill food kits during Monday night packing parties. (Courtesy Backpack Friends)
Austin
8:25 AM
Pflugerville-based Backpack Friends feeds thousands of area students
A report covering years of Austin Police Department investigations of sexual assault cases is due this month. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:45 PM
Multiple improvements recommended for Austin Police Department's sexual assault investigations
A long-standing nonprofit in Houston announced an office relocation in early August as officials move forward with a new work structure that includes a smaller office footprint. (Screenshot courtesy Google Maps)
Houston
1:48 PM
Nonprofit Family Houston relocates to smaller office amid transition to hybrid work structure
An extension of the Cypress Park stormwater detention basin could start in 2027. (Danica Lloyd/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:00 PM
Flood mitigation efforts in Cy-Fair continue 5 years after Hurricane Harvey
Northwest Assistance Ministries will be hosting a Bowl-a-thon fundraiser Aug. 5-6 at iTZ Family Food & Fun, located at 183555 Hwy. 249, Houston. The local nonprofit is looking to the community to help it meet its goal of raising $25,000. (Courtesy Northwest Assistance Ministries)
Houston
11:59 AM
15 events happening this weekend in the Houston area, Aug. 5-7
The Spring Creek County Historical Association operates the Tomball Museum Center. (Peyton MacKenzie/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
9:25 AM
Spring Creek County Historical Association is looking for volunteers
Lewisville City Council appointed Ashleigh Feryan and Council Member William Meridith to the Serve Lewisville board during its Aug. 1 meeting. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Dallas - Fort Worth
12:22 PM
Lewisville City Council appoints Ashleigh Feryan, William Meridith to Serve Lewisville board
Austin City Council members moved the $1.18 million program forward this spring. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:09 PM
City program could start sending $1K monthly checks to 135 Austin-area families in September
Electric vehicles charging
Houston
2:35 PM
TxDOT plans for more electric vehicle charging stations; Houston starts the process
Lewisville City Council approved plans to create a nonprofit facility during its July 18 meeting. (File photo)
Dallas - Fort Worth
11:03 AM
Lewisville City Council approves plans to create nonprofit facility