GrantWatch is a great blog/resource that explains the types of grants available and publishes available grants. Click on the following link to learn how to differentiate between a legitimate and illegitimate grant.
Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge is a pitch contest for students throughout the nation in grades K-12. It is a simple set of activities that help kids learn creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Pitch Challenge teaches essential workforce readiness skills and helps kids develop a mindset for 21st century careers whether or not they become an entrepreneur. Educators can download a free Pitch Challenge Toolkit here. All Entries Must Be Received by July 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Enter here: National Pitch Challenge | Young Entrepreneur Institute
The Making After-School Cool Podcast is an essential part of the CASE for Kids push to increase the awareness of resources that improve quality in the after-school and out-of-school time field. Join Mike Wilson and field experts as they discuss best practices, the growth mindset, project-based learning, social emotional learning, restorative practices and student engagement all with after-school providers in mind. Brought to you by Case4Kids.
The Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration (TX RPC) Project develops resources available to policymakers to provide facts and evidence on health-related topics.
The TX RPC Project has created multiple health policy resources related to public health topics of interest expressed by Texas legislators. If you would like to request information, please complete this form. If you intend to share information from these TX RPC Project reports or overviews with your constituents or media, we ask you to please reference this project as the source if possible: The Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project is conducted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at the UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin. Questions or inquiries should be directed to: TXRPCNetwork@uth.tmc.edu.
Houston Public Library’s Community Book Collections is an exciting new service available to community partners! Partnership organizations are invited to participate in this pilot program which seeks to place temporary, mini library collections in daycares, senior facilities, and other community gathering places. These collections remain onsite for 6 months at a time, and comprise collections of 50-200 books (specified by partner).
The items in the Community Book Collections are not designed to check out to individual readers, but rather are intended to be onsite, temporary, mini libraries for customers to use while in the building. The book collection will be delivered to and picked up from the partner site by Houston Public Library staff. If the partner wishes for a new collection, they can indicate interest prior to materials pick up so that a new collection can be brought at the same time as the old collection is returned. Materials in the Community Book Collections will reflect the partner institution’s preferred audience ages, genres, and languages as closely as available Houston Public Library materials allow. No fines or fees for lost or damaged items will be associated with the Community Book Collections. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Rebecca Denham, Library of Things Coordinator, at Rebecca.Denham@houstontx.gov.
Enroll here: Community Book CollectionApplication (smartsheet.com)
OCA-Greater Houston and Mi Familia Vota – Education Fund are partnering together to host the 2023 Youth Advocacy Summit. The mission of this annual youth leadership program is to educate and empower over 100 Houston-area high schools to become community advocates. This is done by learning about issues through experts, developing leadership and organizing skills, and meeting with elected officials at every level of government. Our theme for this year’s Youth Advocacy Summit is “Seeds of Change,” to represent both the beauty and the unique challenges of coming from diverse backgrounds. The seeds our parents have planted grow into emerging leaders, aspiring advocates, inspired organizers that break cycles and use generational wisdom to build a better future. Past youth summit participants have gone on to testify at City Council, lead voter engagement campaigns at their school, speak at press conferences at the Texas Capitol, and represent their community in a variety of actions through participation in the school year program.
Register Here: 2023 Houston Youth Advocacy Summit (everyaction.com)
From June 1 – August 31, 2023, K-12 and college students with a valid, active discounted METRO Q® Fare Card ride free on the following services:
- Local bus
- Park & Ride
- METRORail
- METRORapid
- METRO curb2curb
Students may apply in person at a RideStore or provide supporting documents to submit an application online at the METRO Online RideStore.
Learn more: Students Ride Free | 2023 Summer of Fun | METRO | Houston, Texas (ridemetro.org)
Every year Shipt invests in organizations and nonprofits that are innovating to advance economic mobility, address food insecurity, and support communities in need.
Shipt’s purpose is to “spark the connections that show why every person counts”. We focus on high-impact initiatives dedicated to meeting the many needs of our communities. As such, we invite interested organizations across the U.S. to apply for grants ranging from $1,000-$25,000.
For this cycle, Shipt is prioritizing applications that serve the following markets: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and New York City, NY. However, applications serving other markets will still be considered.
APPLY HERE: 2023 Shipt Community Impact & Innovation Grant Application (typeform.com)