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LINC to Success – bridging cultures for refugee and immigrant youth

LINC stands for Language Institute for New Comers. The LINC program is designed to assists students in accelerating their acquisition of the English language while learning academic content knowledge and skills and preparing them to participate successfully on their home campus in the English as a Second Language program. Alief is home to immigrants with [...]

2016-11-14T13:42:21-06:00November 14th, 2016|Community News|

Video and Photos: The Schwartz Gazebo Dedication at Willow Waterhole

Friends, family and com­munity members gathered at Willow Waterhole on Monday, Oct. 17, to honor Bob Schwartz for his many years of community service by naming the gazebo at Willow Waterhole in his honor. BOMD Schwartz Gazebo Dedication Ceremony Oct/17/2016 from ev1pro.com on Vimeo. Bob Schwartz was a founding member of the Brays Bayou Association [...]

2017-01-30T15:24:52-06:00November 9th, 2016|Community News, Photos|

YMCA: Upcoming Events

Y Rewards - NCAA Men's College Cup The NCAA Men's College Cup is in Houston this December at BBVA Compass Stadium! It's your chance to see the "Final Four" of collegiate soccer. Y members can receive a discount ($15 off for 100 Level Sideline tickets, and $6 off for 100 Level Endline tickets). Click here [...]

2016-11-08T12:47:36-06:00November 8th, 2016|Community News|

Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Celebration

Friday, November 11, 2016 Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby, Houston 77002 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. AT&T Veterans Job and Resource Fair and the US Family Health Plan Veterans Health Fair 10:00 a.m. Formal ceremony recognizing our local heroes featuring: Gospel recording artist Kathy Taylor Houston Grand Opera Soprano, Yelena Dyachek US Army Ranger Lisa [...]

2016-11-07T13:11:49-06:00November 7th, 2016|Community News|

Your Opinion Counts: Willow Waterhole MiniMural

The Mini Murals is a project that reimagines traffic signal control cabinets (also referred to as electrical or utility boxes) as blank canvases brimming with creative opportunity, inviting artistic expression for all to enjoy. Once painted by local artists, the cabinets, which are located at every intersection with a traffic signal, are intended to help [...]

2016-11-03T12:40:20-05:00November 3rd, 2016|Community News|

A PSA to Avoid Tragedy – Kids in Hot Cars

Constant driver distractions can result in tragedy. In this year alone, 39 children have perished in hot vehicles across the United States. Seven of those deaths occurred in Texas. In most of those cases, the young passenger was forgotten by the driver. Houston TranStar’s “Have A Strategy to Avoid Tragedy” PSA reveals a simple, yet [...]

2016-11-02T19:44:35-05:00November 2nd, 2016|Articles, Public Safety|
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