METRO is excited about a new leadership development program called METRO Transit Academy that is designed to educate advocates about transit operations, initiatives and challenges. The goal of the program is to enhance awareness about METRO, create partnerships with the community and develop a platform for transit advocacy efforts in the Houston region. A key [...]
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Crime Stoppers is committed to educating our community on child abuse prevention and fighting child abuse in our community. They teamed up with Studio Movie Grill to show the award winning documentary Family Affair on a family’s struggle with child abuse, and conduct a panel discussion about fighting [...]
Mike Speck, Senior Trainer at EcoDriving Solutions will talk about EcoDriving as part of H-GAC’s May Brown Bag Series. Mike is a former endurance race driver and professional driver coach who now earns his living as a dynamic speaker and a certified instructor in the process of eco driving as an employee of EcoDriving Solutions. [...]
Come and join us for this free event - a gospel concert - in our Community Park at 4700 Aldine Mail Rd., Houston, TX 77039. Bring your own lawn chair and lots of family and friends to fellowship together! April 28, 2012 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Praise Dancers • Christian Rappers • Singers • Musicians • Christian [...]
April 2012, Edition Dear Education Partner: We are currently in the middle of our busy testing season as our students take the state’s new assessment, STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) for grades 3-8. Eleventh graders will take exit level TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) next week. STAAR EOC (end of [...]
The Lone Star College System presents in its April Newsletter a lot of good information and offers great opportunities to make your small businesses successful. It's Tax Time. Check out these tax tips from Karlins and Ramey...read more The Current Houston Economy At a Glance. A very easy, but detailed view of our local economy [...]
This training can help save lives and protect property. CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) training is designed to help prepare you, your family, and neighbors in the event of disruptions and potential hazards before and after disaster strikes when emergency personnel are not available. This 8 week course is taught by fire service, emergency medical [...]
