Click the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A58krE7bBE
Sunday, February 28, 2021
VP Harris Calls Astronaut Glover on the ISS for Black History Month - GREAT VIDEO!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A58krE7bBE
FREE Farm Products Sunnyside Monday March 1 - thanks efamily member Londa Wilson Singleton!
Good afternoon Donna! Here is another event. DRIVE THRU - HOPE FARMS - MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 We would like to inform you of an upcoming UnitedHealthCare-sponsored food distribution that will take place in the Sunnyside community. On March 1, Hope Farms will host a drive thru event to distribute to 300 free bags of farm produce and donations from Brothers Produce & the Houston Food Bank to our Sunnyside neighbors in need. UnitedHealth Dental and Precinct 1 will also be handing out information & essentials Monday, March 1, 2021 at 8:00am Hope Farms 10401 Scott St. First come-first served
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Save the Date! Win a LAPTOP!! SPRING LINKS - STEM EXPOSED!! Lenovo VIDEO CHALLENGE -WIN A LAPTOP
Get Ready for STEM Exposed 2021 –The Virtual Workshop registration is now open for the scheduled event date of March 27, 2021. It will be hosted simultaneously in multiple time zones: 1 pm CST; 11 am PST & 8 am HST.
Latest Vaccine Info from Efamily Member Sharing
Link below for appointment - Church Without Walls (age 50 and up I am told)
Just got a text from the City - set up your own text alerts! It closes at 1000 appointments
City of Houston Portal for 1a and 1b (Sunday Feb 28th at 11:30am)
This info is from your efamily members -- I have not tried all of these but it seems worth a try!
60 years old and older - get a COVID 19 appt by calling 832-393-4301 - tip is to just hold on the line until someone comes on. I called, its the Area Agency on Aging - they are excellent at helping with any need of a Senior!
Site does not say this but I am TOLD by an efamily member you can get the vaccine at 50 and older with pre-existing conditions at this site.. its an easy sign up.. this takes you to fhe form from clicking the link.. (seems plausible as 1b is 16 and up with pre-existing).
Text sent to me: Methodist has lowered the age to 50+ with pre existing conditions scroll to the bottom and check yes and fill in your info to request the vaccine.
Pfizer COVID VACCINE TSU -- several sources TSU is accepting 1a and 1b for vaccine - at times it is not crowded. This site will be open for a few months (current plans as I understand it). They do sometimes take walk-ins. Must meet 1a or 1b criteria. Sometimes no lines! Baylor St. Luke's administering Locked at the TSU Nabrit Science bldg on the corner of Wheeler and Tierwester across from Lenier Hall.
Another text - just in -- Walmart has openings
60 years old and older - get a COVID 19 appt by calling 832-393-4301 - tip is to just hold on the line until someone comes on. I called, its the Area Agency on Aging - they are excellent at helping with any need of a Senior!
Site does not say this but I am TOLD by an efamily member you can get the vaccine at 50 and older with pre-existing conditions at this site.. its an easy sign up.. this takes you to fhe form from clicking the link.. (seems plausible as 1b is 16 and up with pre-existing).
Text sent to me: Methodist has lowered the age to 50+ with pre existing conditions scroll to the bottom and check yes and fill in your info to request the vaccine.
https://www.houstonmethodist.There is a Facebook group that people post where they get vaccines - yesterday I saw someone post they got one at CVS.org/texas-vaccine-hub/
Pfizer COVID VACCINE TSU -- several sources TSU is accepting 1a and 1b for vaccine - at times it is not crowded. This site will be open for a few months (current plans as I understand it). They do sometimes take walk-ins. Must meet 1a or 1b criteria. Sometimes no lines! Baylor St. Luke's administering Locked at the TSU Nabrit Science bldg on the corner of Wheeler and Tierwester across from Lenier Hall.
Another text - just in -- Walmart has openings
"Several churches (I hear) are registering 50 and older. This weekend! Church without Walls is one"
https://churchwithoutwalls.
https://churchwithoutwalls.
Landlord Rental Assistance
Go to this site https://harveyhomeconnect.
Landlord Enrollment Form
Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Lost Loved One FUND - Get Help!
For more information about the Lost Loved One program, please visit the MAM website at www.mamhouston.org/lostlovedone, or call the information line at (713) 468-4516 ext. 149. Applications to the program are available in English and Spanish.
COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund Press Release
Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Invests Remaining $2.3 Million in Grants, Including Newly Launched COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund
HOUSTON, TX (Oct. 1, 2020) – As families and individuals continue to face the lasting economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund is investing $2.3 million in emergency financial assistance grants. These investments will provide flexible financial aid to families that have lost a primary breadwinner or immediate family member due to COVID- 19, as well as emergency financial and rental assistance to residents of Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties. This round of grants serves as the final investments made from the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund, as all contributions collected to date have now been distributed to support the most vulnerable families and individuals in our community.
The following organizations are receiving grant investments:
COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund ($1,500,000): Grant to Memorial Assistance Ministries
to provide flexible financial assistance to families that have faced a loss of a primary breadwinner or other immediate family member due to COVID-19 in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties. Each family will be provided $3,500 to address immediate/urgent needs such as funeral arrangements, rent/mortgage and utilities assistance. All individuals will receive information and referrals to grief counseling. Visit www.mamhouston.org/lostlovedone for more information.
Outlying Counties Rental Assistance ($500,000): This grant will provide emergency rental assistance to residents of Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties. The following agencies will receive grants:
Fort Bend County: Catholic Charities ($75,000); Second Mile Mission ($75,000)
Montgomery County: Crisis Assistance Center ($56,000); Interfaith of The Woodlands ($56,000); Mission Northeast ($38,000)
Waller County: Family Houston ($100,000); WARM ($100,000)
LISC Houston ($300,000): This grant will be used to implement a COVID-19 eviction prevention pilot program that tests new facilitated landlord-tenant conversations in combination with rental assistance dollars with the goal of increasing the housing stability of vulnerable populations. The grant will be facilitated by LISC in partnership with area nonprofits.
Bo’s Place ($25,000): This grant will provide bereavement support for children whose families are receiving financial assistance through the COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund. Funds support services such as an information and referral line staffed by mental health counselors, grief support groups and an online toolkit that provides information, videos and activities for families to utilize at home.
“Losing a loved one is never easy, and the pandemic and economic crisis has only made that grief and adjustment more challenging as some families are really struggling to rebuild their lives while in the midst of grieving,” said Stephen Maislin, President and CEO of Greater Houston Community Foundation. “These grants are meant to help ease the financial burden that is associated with the death of a family member while supporting the mental health needs of children and families who are struggling with their grief during this time.”
With this latest investment, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund has provided $16.8 million in grants to support trusted nonprofits partners and grassroots charitable organizations in the four-county region. More information on grantees and donors can be found on the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund website.
“When this recovery fund was launched to respond to the sudden disaster conditions created by the pandemic, we stressed that no one fund or organization could address the widespread community needs created by this crisis,” said Anna M. Babin, senior advisor, United Way of Greater Houston. “Even as the remaining funds from the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund are now disbursed, the needs remain great. We will, as always, continue to focus on helping those most in need and it is clear that additional resources, such as federal relief funds, are urgently needed to address the magnitude of community needs this pandemic has created.”
In the coming months, both organizations will continue to convene area nonprofits to discuss and identify community needs related to COVID-19. Those who need assistance are encouraged to call the 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE, the community’s key 24/7 information source during times of disaster.
United Way’s 211 provides callers with the most updated information on assistance with utilities, housing or rental assistance, crisis counseling, access to senior services, information on food pantries in the community and more. Assistance through 211 can also be accessed through the following methods in the event of long wait times due to periods of heavy call volume:
Visit www.211texas.org to search resources online or chat online with a specialist
Email help@unitedwayhouston.org for assistance
Feb 28th Volunteers NEEDED at 11:30AM for 1pm Disaster Service - Mayor, Teamsters, and more! REQUEST from Efamily Member Janice Weaver
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Please arrive 11:30 a.m.
Mayor Sylvester Turner
Teamsters Union
AFL CIO
NACC Disaster Service
Mass distribution Sunday February 28th
1 p.m. at NACC headquarters located at 16605 Air Center Blvd. Houston, TX 77032
3,000 meals, water, etc. to be given out until all gone
Shout out to TSU's Earl Carl Institute... Opal Mitchell Lee Property Preservation Project and much more!
http://www.tsulaw.edu/centers/ECI/
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Current ECI free legal services programs include the Opal Mitchell Lee Property Preservation Project,the ECI Juvenile Justice Project and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Project. ECI provides law students opportunities to gain experience working with clients, lawyers and courts through its three clinics.
ECI’s focus is on providing research based policy advocacy through direct legal services and written materials addressing issues that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, as well as other populations traditionally disenfranchised, on a local, state and national level. Current research projects involving disproportionate minority involvement include: Homelessness, teen dating violence, decriminalizing poverty, pretrial diversion, human sex trafficking, incarceration versus education, and issues involving disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile system.
ECI generally undertakes projects that are interdisciplinary in nature and have one of three outcomes (1) Student Development, (2) Public Policy Initiatives, and (3) Community Education. ECI’s operations are primarily facilitated through its four centers: (1) Center for Civil Advocacy, (2) Center for Criminal Justice, (3) Center for Government Law and (4) Center for Research, Writing and Student Development.
ECI also undertakes Special Projects involving interdisciplinary partnerships and collaborations. Current special projects include the ECI Interdisciplinary Journal for Legal & Social Policy, the TMSL Street Law Program, and annual symposiums on juvenile justice, indigent defense, and the annual ECI Journal Special Issue conference. ECI policy or position papers target academia, the Texas Legislature, other political actors, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Judges, attorneys and other vested interests, including civil rights and advocacy groups, and individuals from other disciplines as well as the community at large.
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