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Policies & Programs
HISD Superintendent Certification Waiver Application (Board Item 26-170)Policy
Read →Request for discussion regarding concerns about prevailing wage and minimum apprenticeship hour requirements for the LBJ Hospital Expansion Project.Policy
Read →Harris County Flood Control Bond ProgramPolicy
Read →HISD Seeks Waiver for Superintendent Certification RulesPolicy
Read →Houston Affordable Housing Plan — 2025 UpdatePolicy
Read →Houston ISD Board Audit Committee Report AcceptancePolicy
Read →Harris County Mental Health Services ExpansionPolicy
Read →Financial EmpowermentProgram
Read →Christmas Store / Holiday ProgramProgram
Read →Child Development CenterProgram
Read →Camp Fresh (Summer Program)Program
Read →Get Out the Vote Youth MobilizationProgram
Read →Care Connect TexasProgram
Read →The Way Home Continuum of Care SystemProgram
Read →Oyster Gardening Volunteer ProgramProgram
Read →Healthy Corner Store NetworkProgram
Read →WIC Nutrition ProgramProgram
Read →OCA Youth Diversion CenterProgram
Read →Family RestorationProgram
Read →Center to End Trafficking of ChildrenProgram
Read →Best Buy Teen Tech CenterProgram
Read →In-School + Outreach ProgramProgram
Read →Parent Education / Tuition-Hours EngagementProgram
Read →Project AccelerateProgram
Read →Grow the Circle Voter EngagementProgram
Read →Environmental Education Programs for All AgesProgram
Read →Interfaith Relations & Community PartnershipsProgram
Read →8-Week Summer ProgramProgram
Read →Veterans ProgramsProgram
Read →Education and Workforce ServicesProgram
Read →Center for Public Policy | Hobby School of Public Affairs | University of HoustonProgram
Read →AVANCE to CollegeProgram
Read →Young Adult / Opportunity Youth ServicesProgram
Read →Aquatics, Tennis, Pickleball & GymnasticsProgram
Read →Youthworks ProgramProgram
Read →Citizenship Community Navigator ProgramProgram
Read →Homebound Senior Outreach ProgramProgram
Read →Community Health Workers Initiative | The Honors College | University of HoustonProgram
Read →Homeownership Center and Homebuyer EducationProgram
Read →Mentoring ProgramProgram
Read →Programs by The Montrose Center serving Houston, TX | findhelp.orgProgram
Read →Free Small Business Workshops and WebinarsProgram
Read →New Home Construction and HomeownershipProgram
Read →College Degree ProgramsProgram
Read →Entrepreneurship Center / Small Business UniversityProgram
Read →Read Strong (Outreach)Program
Read →Five-Day Job Search Accelerator WorkshopProgram
Read →Grassroots Voter EngagementProgram
Read →Employment ServicesProgram
Read →Healthy LifestylesProgram
Read →Hope Centers (After-School & Summer)Program
Read →Barbed Wire to Business AcceleratorProgram
Read →Hub House Community Resilience NetworkProgram
Read →School Supplies ProgramProgram
Read →Early Childhood EducationProgram
Read →Free Money Classes & One-on-One Help from MAMProgram
Read →Water Resources and SustainabilityProgram
Read →Hatch Youth – the Montrose CenterProgram
Read →TRIO Talent Search at Houston SchoolsProgram
Read →Compassionate Houston Partner NetworkProgram
Read →Wetland Walks and Watershed VisitsProgram
Read →Early Childhood Education / Early Head StartProgram
Read →Individual Development Accounts (IDA) – Matched SavingsProgram
Read →Disaster Preparedness, Recovery & ReliefProgram
Read →Workforce ReadinessProgram
Read →Interfaith Child Development CenterProgram
Read →HBCU Environmental Justice Climate CorpsProgram
Read →Prevention ServicesProgram
Read →Girl Scout Troop MembershipProgram
Read →Summer Literacy Program (CDF Freedom Schools)Program
Read →Collab-Lab Mobile Learning ClassroomProgram
Read →Fifth Ward TIRZ 18Program
Read →Veterans AssistanceProgram
Read →Adolescent & Children's Clinical Services / Kids CampProgram
Read →STEM Camp (Spring & Summer)Program
Read →Veterans Behavioral HealthProgram
Read →Youth Programs / YouthBuild HoustonProgram
Read →Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (RYSS)Program
Read →Community-Based MentoringProgram
Read →Special InitiativesProgram
Read →Early Childhood Education (Los Niños)Program
Read →Girl Scout Cookie & Fall Product ProgramProgram
Read →Goodwill Career Academy Construction TrainingProgram
Read →Professional Women's Group Career DevelopmentProgram
Read →RISE! (Road to Independence, Success and Empowerment)Program
Read →Toddler, Infant, and Parent ServicesProgram
Read →Occupational Training and CertificationProgram
Read →Beyond the Bayous Regional Greenspace ExpansionProgram
Read →Caring For Two (Pregnant and Post-Partum Intervention)Program
Read →eSchool Reentry ProgramProgram
Read →Open Doors Access (Community Outreach)Program
Read →Head Start — free pre-K for low-income familiesProgram
Read →In-Prison Leadership Academy and Mini-MBAProgram
Read →Transitional Housing (Reaching Pines)Program
Read →Programs & Services - BakerRipleyProgram
Read →Mental Health First Aid TrainingProgram
Read →UpRise EnterpriseProgram
Read →Workforce Development & TrainingProgram
Read →Air Quality Research and MonitoringProgram
Read →LULAC National Scholarship FundProgram
Read →EmployAbility ProgramProgram
Read →Adult Education & Workforce DevelopmentProgram
Read →Vulnerable to Vibrant — EPA environmental justice grantsProgram
Read →Good Character & CitizenshipProgram
Read →Veterans Employment and Training ServicesProgram
Read →Environmental Justice Research and PolicyProgram
Read →YouthBuild Houston Construction and Career TrainingProgram
Read →Youth Prevention Programs (School-Based)Program
Read →Community Outreach & EducationProgram
Read →Well Suited (Young Adults)Program
Read →Global AmbassadorsProgram
Read →Investing in Neighborhood Leadership: The 2026 Training 4 Trainers Program | LISC HoustonProgram
Read →Community Outreach & EducationProgram
Read →Be BOLD InstituteProgram
Read →Club Membership & EnrichmentProgram
Read →iLead — youth leadership across cultures and faithsProgram
Read →Civic Engagement and Civil Rights AdvocacyProgram
Read →Academic Support & High-Impact TutoringProgram
Read →Employment ServicesProgram
Read →Justice in the Sewers CampaignProgram
Read →Sam Houston Greenbelt NetworkProgram
Read →Women Veterans Transition ProgramProgram
Read →Community Initiatives and Resident ServicesProgram
Read →Disability ServicesProgram
Read →School-Based PreventionProgram
Read →Women's Empowerment Group — FAM HoustonProgram
Read →Workforce Development (WREDI)Program
Read →Mentor2.0 - Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone StarProgram
Read →Civic Engagement ProgramsProgram
Read →Camps & RecreationProgram
Read →Behavioral Health ScholarshipsProgram
Read →Career My Way (Ages 18-24)Program
Read →Youth Programs / Boys & Girls Club & Summer CampProgram
Read →Field Trips & Field ExperiencesProgram
Read →DV Coordinated Access to Housing (DVCA2H)Program
Read →Short-Term Training ProgramsProgram
Read →After-School Youth Development ProgramsProgram
Read →Adult and Women's ProgramsProgram
Read →Community Action Network for TransitProgram
Read →Economic & Small Business DevelopmentProgram
Read →Education & Community OutreachProgram
Read →Children, Families & J CampsProgram
Read →Healing Choices (Intensive Outpatient Treatment)Program
Read →ACT-SO Academic and Cultural Youth CompetitionProgram
Read →Mentoring ProgramProgram
Read →Primary Prevention Program (D.R.I.V.E.)Program
Read →Entrepreneurship / Business Plan Competition (Phase 2)Program
Read →Public Policy and AdvocacyProgram
Read →Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP)Program
Read →Transitional Living ProgramProgram
Read →Veterans and Military Family SupportProgram
Read →Workforce Development and Job TrainingProgram
Read →Community Gardens ProgramProgram
Read →AVANCE Houston: Early Learning and Parent Education ProgramsProgram
Read →SPRY (Seniors Preparing for Rainbow Years)Program
Read →Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation PlanProgram
Read →Moody Civic Immersion: Civic Leadership at Rice UniversityProgram
Read →The Melinda Webb SchoolProgram
Read →Before and After School CareProgram
Read →BAMBI (Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative)Program
Read →PAIR Houston: Mentorship Programs for Refugee & Immigrant YouthProgram
Read →The Caroline SchoolProgram
Read →Dialogue Institute of the Southwest – Connect2DialogueProgram
Read →Employer-Led Talent Pipeline CollaborativesProgram
Read →Disaster Relief & PreparednessProgram
Read →Youth On The MoveProgram
Read →Places 4 People - Harris County Precinct 4 Infrastructure ProgramProgram
Read →Life Skills ProgramProgram
Read →Permaculture Design Certification ProgramProgram
Read →Uninsured Patient Access ProgramProgram
Read →Entrepreneurship Center and Small Business UniversityProgram
Read →Hand-Up InitiativeProgram
Read →Super Neighborhood 13 - Independence HeightsProgram
Read →Poder Quince Voter Registration at CelebrationsProgram
Read →Community Support (College Phase)Program
Read →YMCA after-school programs — 29 Houston locationsProgram
Read →Children's Wellness ProgramProgram
Read →Knowles-Rowland HouseProgram
Read →One-on-One MentoringProgram
Read →Community Resilience InitiativesProgram
Read →Houston Public Library Awarded $200,000 Grant to Continue Citizenship ProgramProgram
Read →Leadership Development (Texas) - Best Buddies InternationalProgram
Read →Criminal Justice - Houston Peace & Justice CenterProgram
Read →Civic Leadership Development for Young TexansProgram
Read →Bird Survey and Conservation Volunteer ProgramProgram
Read →Mental Health Advocacy & Public PolicyProgram
Read →Jewish Life, Learning & Adults 60+Program
Read →Community Air Monitoring NetworkProgram
Read →Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IVTP)Program
Read →Permanent Supportive HousingProgram
Read →Underserved Communities Initiative (UCI)Program
Read →Friendly PEERsuasionProgram
Read →Houston Ship Channel TREES ProgramProgram
Read →Out of School Time ProgramProgram
Read →Substance Use Treatment & PreventionProgram
Read →Education ServicesProgram
Read →Athletics & Fine Arts (Dierker's Champs / Devine Virtuosos)Program
Read →The Collider (eAspirations and Entre Capital)Program
Read →Youth Services ProgramProgram
Read →Free and low-cost workforce training at HCCProgram
Read →Complete Communities — Kashmere Gardens action planProgram
Read →The Melinda Webb SchoolProgram
Read →Residential Treatment ProgramProgram
Read →Financial Opportunity CenterProgram
Read →Youth / Children's ServicesProgram
Read →Angel Tree / Christmas AssistanceProgram
Read →After-School & Early CareProgram
Read →#ListenFirst CoalitionProgram
Read →After-School High School ProgramProgram
Read →School/Site-Based MentoringProgram
Read →After-School Arts Education ProgramProgram
Read →Care Connect Provider MatchingProgram
Read →Bayou Greenways Trail and Park NetworkProgram
Read →Youth Homelessness Programs (YHDP)Program
Read →TSU HCDPR – Advancing Health Disparities & Policy ResearchProgram
Read →Levy Park (Event Pavilion) - Levy ParkProgram
Read →Hatch Youth ProgramProgram
Read →Summer Camp (Overnight & Day)Program
Read →Mutual Aid and Community Care NetworkProgram
Read →Friendship (Texas) - Best Buddies InternationalProgram
Read →Early Childhood Education ProgramProgram
Read →Literacy & LeadershipProgram
Read →Domestic Violence Assistance Fund (DVAF)Program
Read →Education & Youth DevelopmentProgram
Read →Bilingual Parent ProgramProgram
Read →The Opportunity ShopProgram
Read →Sunburst Summer Arts CampProgram
Read →Leadership Development (Leadership High School)Program
Read →Gear Up (Career Sustainability)Program
Read →Health & WellnessProgram
Read →Pathways Community HUBProgram
Read →Fort Bend Community Prevention CoalitionProgram
Read →Membership / Leadership RoundtableProgram
Read →Emerging Developer ProgramsProgram
Read →Young Adult Program (Right Turn / GO)Program
Read →aniMeals on WheelsProgram
Read →Violence Prevention & Community EducationProgram
Read →Community Development & Capacity BuildingProgram
Read →Children's ProgramsProgram
Read →Affordable Housing Development & LendingProgram
Read →Financial Opportunity Center NetworkProgram
Read →Disaster Behavioral HealthProgram
Read →Recreation & Center ActivitiesProgram
Read →Easter Seals Greater Houston: Adult ServicesProgram
Read →Community Education & OutreachProgram
Read →Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT)Program
Read →Work-Based Learning ProgramsProgram
Read →Education & Outreach (Prevention)Program
Read →Health Access FundProgram
Read →Trainings — Houston in ActionGuide
Read →What Is Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD)?Guide
Read →Help Card and Housing Resource NavigationGuide
Read →Healing Through Dialogue: Facilitated Racism Program for Racial ReconciliationGuide
Read →Speak at City Council | Participate in City Council — Walk and Roll HoustonGuide
Read →Houston Food Banks and Pantries: How to Get HelpGuide
Read →What to Expect at Harris County Commissioners CourtGuide
Read →Understanding Your Houston Water BillGuide
Read →How Houston City Government WorksGuide
Read →ERCOT and the Texas Power Grid: What Houstonians Should KnowGuide
Read →Digital Organizer (Houston, Dallas, or San Antonio) | Texas Organizing ProjectGuide
Read →Air Quality in Houston: What Residents Should KnowGuide
Read →Mayor's Office of Special Events - Frequently Asked QuestionsGuide
Read →Finding Affordable Healthcare in HoustonGuide
Read →What to Expect at Planning Commission and Board of AdjustmentGuide
Read →Property Taxes in Harris County: A Resident's GuideGuide
Read →Your Rights During a Police Encounter in TexasGuide
Read →What to Expect at a TIRZ Board MeetingGuide
Read →A guide to renter rights in HoustonGuide
Read →Redistricting in Harris County: Why Your District Lines ChangeGuide
Read →Microsoft 365 for UHD Students and StaffGuide
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