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Community garden volunteer — Third Ward CDC

Help maintain the Third Ward community garden every Saturday morning.

By Third Ward Community Development Corporation -- Apr 10, 2026

Community garden volunteer — Third Ward CDC

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Weed, plant, harvest, and maintain the Third Ward community garden. Produce goes to neighborhood families. Great for youth groups.

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We are building economic power and civic infrastructure in Third Ward — one of Houston's historic African American communities. From affordable housing development to civic engagement programming, we are committed to ensuring Third Ward residents shape the future of their own neighborhood.

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IM Houston

For over 60 years, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston has brought people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration, and service to the most vulnerable in our community. IM Houston operates Texas's largest Meals on Wheels program (delivering 1.5 million meals annually to 4,300+ homebound seniors), resettles refugees from 40+ countries, coordinates thousands of disaster and community volunteers through Volunteer Houston, and fosters interfaith understanding through dialogue programs, youth leadership, and cultural exchange.

Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center

The Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center is a City of Houston facility on W. Fuqua Street serving the southwest Houston community. The center connects residents in Hiram Clarke and surrounding neighborhoods to health department programs, social services coordination, public benefits assistance, and community events. Located in a diverse, working-class area of southwest Houston, the MSC serves as a trusted local point of contact for residents navigating city and county government services and resources. Source: houstonhealth.org.

Kashmere Multi-Service Center

The Kashmere Multi-Service Center is a City of Houston facility on Lockwood Drive serving the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in northeast Houston. The center provides residents with on-site access to health services, public benefits support, social service referrals, and civic programming. Kashmere Gardens is a historically Black neighborhood with strong community identity, and the MSC functions as a critical touchpoint connecting residents to city resources without requiring travel to downtown or distant facilities. Source: houstonhealth.org.

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