Council Member Cisneros and the District H team wish you and your family a happy holiday season! Please note that the District H office will be closed Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27th. You may call 311 with any city-related issue and/or leave a message on the District H voicemail (832-393-3003) or email districth@houstontx.gov. Please Contact 911 in the case of an emergency.

Take steps now to make holiday gatherings as safe as possible and help prevent a COVID-19 surge in January.

Free COVID-19 vaccinations are available at more than two dozen Houston Health Department-affiliated sites this week. Find a nearby free vaccination site or testing site here, or by calling 832-393-4220. All Doses at All Sites!

On Thursday and Friday, December 23rd and 24th, residents will receive normal trash, yard waste and junk waste collection.

Thursday and Friday B-week recycle residents will not receive recycling collection services on December 23 and December 24. Those residents will receive recycling and yard waste collection on their next regularly scheduled collection day. See the complete schedule here.

Citywide collections continue to be impacted by a shortage of drivers. The City is offering a $3,000 signing incentive pay for new drivers. For more information about SWMD and its services, visit houstonsolidwaste.org and download the app HTX Collects on Google Play or IOS Store to stay up to date on service alerts.

Greater Northside Management needs your input for five wayfinding signs in the Greater Northside.

Take the survey here.

The City is conducting an important survey on how to allocate approximately $400 million coming to the City through the American Rescue Plan. We need to hear from you on how best to prioritize the ARPA funding. The survey will remain open through January. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey here and let the City know what is important to you! Please share!

Enroll today! Meals on Wheels delivers a week’s worth of meals, breakfast bags, and weekend meals if needed to seniors and veterans in the program.

Sign up here or Call 713-533-4978

ShotSpotter is a gunfire detection system, where three or more sensors pick up the sound of a gunshot and triangulate its location. If it is gunfire, an alert is sent to HPD. Officers are then dispatched to the call location. FAQs here.

Environmental Career Worker Training Program: Free 12 weeks classroom and hands-on type training hosted by Texas Southern University. More info here.

Free Job Training for Many Careers provided by SERJobs. More info here.

*Please visit the District H Resource Page for more opportunities.*

Check out our District H Resources Page for links and more information about available resources. Resources are updated every week.

Download the 311 app to your Android or iPhone. When you see an issue in your neighborhood, use the app to report it. You can even include photos! If you prefer to talk directly to a representative about your issue, or want to request information about City resources, birth certificates, elections, and more, call 713-837-0311. Remember: Always call 911 in the case of an emergency!