Mayor Sylvester Turner Chosen As 2023 Grand Marshal For The 45th Annual Original MLK Jr. Day Parade |
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Black Heritage Society will host the 45th Annual Original MLK Jr. Day Parade in the heart of Downtown Houston.
The celebration will take place on Monday, January 16, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. The parade is free to the public and will start at Lamar and Smith St.
This year's theme is "Climbing the Mountain to a Better Future." The Black Heritage Society has selected Mayor Turner as the 2023 Grand Marshal.
"I am honored and humbled to serve as the grand marshal and encourage all Houstonians to participate by lining up along the parade route or signing up to sponsor a float," said Mayor Turner.
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"Houston is part of Dr. King's legacy, and he came here during the civil rights movement, and his leadership on behalf of all people is something we should commemorate."
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Houston is Prepared with Emergency Services Planning
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The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is currently updating city-wide emergency and mitigation plans to address flood, extreme heat, winter storms, evacuation, and more. An important part of resilience across Houston is community involvement. OEM will be hosting opportunities to share information and collect feedback this January and February. |
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Kick-off the new year by participating in this important city-wide program! Attend a meeting. Take the online survey by January 31, 2023, to share your priorities for a safer future. The City of Houston needs your input and ideas to become a more prepared, protected, and responsive community. |
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Complete Communities Civic Leadership
Development Training is Available Now
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The Complete Communities Civic Leadership Development (CCCLD) project is a civic leadership training program that teaches knowledge and skills and connects and engages with community resources, experts, and officials. After completion of training, participants will have an opportunity to apply for a mini grant of up to $1,500 to use towards a project that will address social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOH are external factors, not biological or genetic, that affects one’s health and wellness. Funded through the City of Houston Health Department, the project addresses health inequalities through building community capacity. |
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CCCLD will be recruiting individuals who live, work, and/or have roots in one of the ten (10) Complete Communities and surrounding neighborhoods. The project is free of charge and minimum age to participate is 18 years.
Trainings will be a total of 12 hours over four consecutive sessions. We plan to hold trainings in person; however, some online sessions may be incorporated.
CCCLD is starting new classes, if interested, please contact Kelli Bradford at CCCLD@outreachstrategists.com for more details. Deadline to submit the form is Wednesday, Jan. 25. |
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Join the Monthly Super Neighborhood Alliance Meetings |
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The Super Neighborhood Alliance meetings are at 6:30 pm on the Second Monday of each month. The meetings are broadcast on:
· Comcast (Ch. 16)
· Phonoscope (Ch. 73 & 99)
· Suddenlink (Ch. 14)
· AT&T U-verse (Ch. 99)
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New Homes Are Coming to Acres Home |
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The City of Houston is partnering with Oracle City Homes to develop housing sites in the Acres Home community. Oracle City will oversee the new construction of 201 single-family homes, including 133 affordable homes and 68 market-rate homes. The development’s home designs have a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom single-family detached homes restricted to homeowners at 90% to 120% Area Median Income (AMI).
Through the Affordable Home Development Program, the City of Houston will contribute a forgivable loan of $2,190,000.00 from the Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds to finance the infrastructure for the mixed-income development.
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Attend the Acres Home Chamber Business
Networking Luncheon
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The Acres Home Chamber will hold its monthly business networking Luncheon on Thursday, Jan.19, 2023, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at
6112 Wheatley St.
Luncheons are held monthly on the third Thursday.
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Acres Homes Super Neighborhood Council Meetings |
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The Acres Homes Super Neighborhood Council #6 will hold its monthly meeting at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center 6719 West Montgomery Rd. The Super Neighborhood Council #6 meetings are held monthly every 3rd Thursday, at 6 p.m. |
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Attend the Alief Neighborhood Center Grand Opening |
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Join Mayor Sylvester Turner for the Alief Neighborhood Center grand opening. There will be food, music, and activities for all to enjoy on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at 11903 Bellaire Blvd.
Watch the video about new Alief Multi-Service Center featuring the three newly commissioned artworks in the building that are now part of the City of Houston's Civic Art Collection. The video was created by Zainob+Mathew and commissioned by the Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.
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Attend the Super Neighborhood Meetings in District K |
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Fort Bend Houston Super Neighborhood Council Meeting
Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
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Greener Gulfton Master Plan Aims to Improve
Health and Wellbeing
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Gulfton is the most diverse community with over 60 languages spoken. Gulfton is also the most densely populated neighborhood in Houston too much concrete and a lack of greenspace, makes Gulfton the hottest neighborhood.
A new plan aims to help bring change by providing more green space to the community. Greener Gulfton is a community lead plan.
The plan was developed by The Nature Conservancy in conjunction with community leaders and Gulfton residents. This plan is designed to improve green space through nature-based projects, to enhance environmental and climate resilience by reducing heat and mitigating flooding in the community.
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Attend the Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council Meeting |
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Meetings are held every third Monday
of the month at noon.
Contact Sandra Rodriguez for meeting information
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Community Members To Plant Trees
in Kashmere Gardens
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On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon, community members will plant more than 600 mature trees along Homestead Road and Cavalcade Street rights of way. Help make Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood more resilient to heat island effects by planting trees, which provide cooler temperatures, cleaner air and other positive impacts. This event is part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Green Futures partnership. Event sponsors will also host a free tree giveaway for area residents. Tree giveaway will be first come, first served.
Anyone interested in participating can register at tfsweb.tamu.edu/KGLovesTrees. Volunteers are asked to wear closed-toed shoes and bring gloves. In the event of rain, the planting will be rescheduled to Feb. 18.
The Green Futures project is coordinated through Texas A&M Forest Service in partnership with the Northeast Houston Redevelopment Council, the City of Houston, Caddo Sustainable Timberlands, Texas Conservation Alliance, Houston Galveston Area Council and Sun Coast Resources. The project is made possible through the support of Repsol, an international multi-energy company, and is an effort to address the impacts of the urban heat island affecting the Kashmere Gardens community.
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Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood Meeting |
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Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m., and every second Tuesday of the month, the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood Council #52 will be held in-person in the auditorium at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center, 4802 Lockwood Dr. This will be the first in-person super neighborhood meeting since early 2020 as monthly meetings were previously held virtually through Zoom. Join the meeting to kick-start another successful and productive year. |
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Keeping Our Community Protected
with Higher Dumping Fines
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Garbage dumping decreases the quality of life in our communities, creates a health hazard, and contaminates our waterways. It is serious crime that carries with it a $4,000 fine and even possible jail time for violators. Over the years, surveillance cameras have been installed across the city and in District I to catch and prosecute individuals and businesses responsible for illegal dumping. Help protect our community by reporting illegal dumping to 3-1-1. |
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El vertido de basura disminuye la calidad de vida en nuestras comunidades, crea un peligro para la salud y contamina nuestras vías fluviales. Es un delito grave que conlleva una multa de $ 4,000 e incluso posible tiempo en la cárcel para los infractores. A lo largo de los años, hemos instalado cámaras de vigilancia en toda la ciudad y en el Distrito I para atrapar y enjuiciar a las personas y empresas responsables de los vertidos ilegales. Ayude a proteger a nuestra comunidad denunciando los vertidos ilegales al 3-1-1. |
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Community Protection Tool Meetings Coming Soon |
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Super Neighborhood Council (SNC) 65 & 82 and the Planning & Development Department are working together to organize community meetings in 2023. The purpose of these meetings is to educate residents on various free tools the City of Houston provides to protect the character of the neighborhoods.
To learn about these tools and get information about these community meetings, please contact
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Super Neighborhood Council (SNC) 65 & 82 y The Planning and Development están trabajando juntos para organizar reuniones comunitarias en 2023. El propósito de estas reuniones es educar a los residentes sobre las herramientas que la ciudad de Houston proporciona sin costo alguno para proteger el carácter de los vecindarios. .
Si desea obtener información sobre estas herramientas o desea obtener información sobre estas reuniones comunitarias, comuníquese con
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Love Our Parks Fest at Irvington Park |
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Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Love Our Parks Complete Communities initiative is a collaborative effort with Houston Parks and Recreation Department to improve and upgrade neighborhood parks in under-resourced Houston communities. Improvements were celebrated at five neighborhood parks during the first phase, including Earl Henderson Park last fall. In phase two, the Department hosted a Love Our Parks Fest at Irvington Park to celebrate its recent improvements on Saturday, Dec. 17. The fest featured family-friendly activities and programming from Houston Parks and Recreation, Houston Public Library, HPD’s Greater Houston Police Activities League (GHPAL), and other City departments.
The Irvington Park improvements include new playground equipment, new furnishings, new basketball pavilion roof, barbecue pits, sidewalk upgrades, landscaping, and new artwork. Cheniere Energy, Inc. is a major supporter of the “Love Our Parks” initiative. The company has generously donated more than $200,000 for Round Two of the Love Our Parks initiative.
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La iniciativa Love Our Parks Complete Communities del alcalde Sylvester Turner ha sido un esfuerzo de colaboración con el Departamento de Parques y Recreación de Houston para mejorar y modernizar los parques de los vecindarios en las comunidades de Houston de escasos recursos. Las mejoras se celebraron en cinco parques del vecindario durante la primera fase, incluido el parque Earl Henderson el otoño pasado. En la fase dos, el Departamento organizó un Festival Love Our Parks en Irvington Park para celebrar sus mejoras recientes el sábado 17 de diciembre a las 10 a. Liga de Actividades Policiales (GHPAL) y otros departamentos de la Ciudad.
Las mejoras de Irvington Park incluyen nuevos equipos de juegos, muebles nuevos, techo nuevo para el pabellón de baloncesto, asadores, mejoras en las aceras, paisajismo y obras de arte nuevas. Cheniere Energy, Inc. es un firme partidario de la iniciativa "Ama nuestros parques". La compañía ha donado generosamente más de $200,000 para la segunda ronda de la iniciativa Love Our Parks.
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HCPH Connect: Finding the Services You Need |
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HCPH Connect is a resource navigation program that connects Harris County residents with various community resources through collaboration with state public benefit programs. Make sure to take advantage of the opportunity provided by Harris County Public Health. Come out to the
St. Austin Center at 2002 S. Wayside Drive every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. until March 23, 2023 if you are in need of assistance with applying for benefits such as SNAP, WIC, and more.
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HCPH Connect es un programa de navegación de recursos que conecta a los residentes del condado de Harris con varios recursos comunitarios a través de la colaboración con programas estatales de beneficios públicos. Asegúrese de aprovechar la oportunidad que brinda el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Harris. Visite St. Austin Center (2002 S. Wayside Drive) cada segundo y cuarto jueves del mes de 10 a.m. a 1 p.m., hasta el 23 de marzo de 2023 si necesita ayuda para solicitar beneficios como SNAP, WIC y más. |
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New Year, New Multi-Service Center in Sunnyside |
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Join Mayor Turner on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center Open House. Visit the new facility and see all the great amenities that are available to Sunnyside residents. The multi-service center is located at 4410 Reed Road and the event is free and open to the public.
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New Homes Are Coming to South Park |
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The City of Houston is partnering with Horizon Residential Communities, LLC to develop homes near 5003 Almeda Genoa in the South Park neighborhood. Horizon will oversee the new construction of 91 single-family homes, including 60 affordable homes and 31 market-rate homes. The development’s home designs are three-bedroom single-family detached homes for homeowners earning 90% to 120% AMI.
Through the Affordable Home Development Program, the City of Houston will contribute a forgivable loan of $5,602,794 from the Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds to finance the infrastructure for the mixed-income development.
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New Homes Are Coming to
Old Spanish Trail / South Union
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The City of Houston is partnering with Agape CDC to develop homes near 6412 Calhoun Road in the OST / South Union neighborhood. Agape Homes CDC will oversee the new construction of 80 single-family homes, including 57 affordable homes and 23 market-rate homes. The development’s home designs have a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom single-family detached homes restricted to homeowners at 70% to 100% AMI.
Through the Affordable Home Development Program, the City of Houston will contribute a forgivable loan of $2,190,000 from the Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds to finance the infrastructure for the mixed-income development.
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New Homes Are Coming to OST
South Union on MLK Blvd.
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The City of Houston is partnering with Mayberry Homes, Inc and the Midtown Redevelopment Authority to develop the Southern Palms Development on 5230, 5302, and 5306 Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD in the Old Spanish Trail (OST) - South Union neighborhood. Mayberry Homes will build 40 new affordable three-bedroom single-family homes on land purchased from the Midtown Redevelopment Authority. The homes will be sold to homebuyers earning up to 120% of the Area Median Income.
Through the Affordable Home Development Program (AHDP), the City of Houston will contribute a forgivable loan of $2,000,000 from the Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds to finance the infrastructure for the development.
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Sunnyside Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #26 |
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The Sunnyside Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #26 will hold its next meeting on Friday, Jan. 20 at noon. The Board of Directors meet on the third Friday of each month at noon. Meetings are open to the public and are held in a hybrid format. Community members are welcome to join in person at Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway Suite 2400, in the San Jacinto Conference Room or join virtually via Zoom.
Please note: There is a designated time for public comments at the meetings. Any changes or additions will be publicly posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
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Creating a Safer, Healthier Sunnyside |
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The Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization's (SCRO) mission is to create a healthy and sustainable community by advocating, educating, and empowering community residents. SCRO aims to monitor, correct and make equitable the environmental problems and other high-risk factors that affect the wellbeing of our community. Every community needs a safe, secure sustainable and healthy neighborhood to live in. Learn more at scrohouston.org/
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Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood Meeting |
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The Sunnyside Super Neighborhood 71 meets every first Thursday of the month
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New Homes For The Third Ward |
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The City of Houston will partner with a developer to build up to 70 new condo ownership opportunities adjacent to the historic Wesley AME Church at 2209 Emancipation Avenue. The development’s home designs have a mix of efficiency-, one- and two-bedroom condos that will be made affordable for homebuyers earning up to restricted to homeowners at 120% Area Median Income (AMI).
The City will also finance the renovation of the Wesley AME Church in 2023 to enable a transition from its current standing as a spiritual community asset to a mix-used economic development asset for the Third Ward. But before renovation begins, it is crucial to get the input of community members, so we can make the mixed-use space align with the vision that residents have for the community.
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We need your input so take the survey, on the Houston Housing and Community Development website. |
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