Houston in Action: Equitable Vaccine Distribution Survey
Houston in Action, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative and the United Way of Houston are engaged in understanding how organizations and multiple stakeholders are engaging around equitable vaccine implementation in the City of Houston, Harris County and surrounding areas. We invite you to complete this survey to support this analysis. [...]
SBA Prioritizes Smallest of Small Businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program
SBA Announces Changes to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to Further Promote Equitable Access to Relief Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. Updates include: From Wednesday, February 24th to Tuesday, March 9th (14 [...]
BakerRipley: Enrollment for Entrepreneur Academy classes are currently open
BakerRipley will be offering virtual educational classes for those interested in starting a business or entrepreneurs who have been with their business for more than 1 year and are looking for strategies to expand their business. This is an 8 week program held on Saturday’s, completely in Spanish, and is free to the community. If [...]
Ready Harris: FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas
FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can [...]
Ready Harris: UPDATE | Winter Weather Recovery (Thursday – 1 p.m.)
The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is continuing to monitor and coordinate recovery efforts across the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for Harris County beginning at midnight and lasting until 9:00 a.m. Friday. Remember to protect the 4 P’s – people, pets, pipes and [...]
BBA: Citizenship Event at San Leo the Magno, Feb. 20 Canceled
Due to the inclement weather the citizenship event at San Leo the Magno scheduled for this Saturday, February 20, 2021 located at 2131 Louder Rd has been cancelled. It will be reschedule sometime in March.
Ready Harris: UPDATE | Winter Weather Safety (Tuesday-2:00 pm)
Life-threatening cold weather conditions continue in Harris County. Temperatures are unlikely to move above freezing for more than a few hours until Wednesday. Freezing rain and ice will also return overnight in much of the county. Plan to arrive at the location where you intend to spend the night no later than 5:00 p.m. today. STAY [...]
