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County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2021 Request for Proposal

County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2021, funded directly by Harris County, supports nonprofit organizations that address the need for youth

services during the summer. Initiatives funded by the CASE for Kids County Connections program can provide comprehensive summer programs, short term projects and summer camps hosted in-person or virtually from a variety of locations including schools, community centers, apartment complexes and churches.  In addition, organizations are eligible to apply for synchronous or asynchronous college and career readiness initiatives for older youth to be delivered virtually through CASE for Kids LevelUp online learning platform.

Important Information

  • Application Deadline – Monday, May 10, 2021 by 2:00 p.m.
  • Award Amount – $5,000 to $20,000 per application
  • Grant Term Period – Monday, June 14, 2021 to Sunday, August 15, 2021
  • Award Announcement – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 via the Afterschool Zone

County Connections Request for Proposal Workshop (Optional)

To register for a workshop via ZOOM, click on the preferred date

If you are a nonprofit organization interested in applying for this funding, please go to the Afterschool Zone to download the application.

Any questions regarding this proposal should be directed in writing to casesummer@hcde-texas.org.

Policing and Schools: The Disproportionate Impact on Black Youth

The Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis (IUPRA) and the UT Opportunity Forum have collaborated to present: Policing and Schools: The Disproportionate Impact on Black Youth. Growing evidence regarding persistent disparities in school discipline poses serious implications about the impact of the educational experience for youth. Statewide, Black students in Texas are approximately two times more likely to experience in-school suspensions (I.S.S.), nearly three times more likely to experience out-of-school suspensions (O.S.S) and are admitted to either alternative or juvenile justice education programs at higher rates than white students. The Policing and Schools: The Disproportionate Impact on Black Youth will be a moderated panel discussion around this issue with a focus on equity and school-community solutions.

Date: Friday April 30th Time: 12pm- 2pm

Register

UNICEF Won’t Stop Speaker Series

iWork Hiring Expo

An Unlevel Playing Field – the Myth of Access and Equality in Higher Education – A Zoom dialogue

A facilitated dialogue about Racism and Ableism in Higher Ed from the perspective of the director of the UH ASL Interpreting Program, Professor Sharon Hill. Visit the calendar page for more information and registration.

Eyes On Abolition: Speaking of Social Justice

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We will explore Felon: Poems, by Reginald Dwayne Betts, the 2020 selection for the Dean’s Summer Social Justice Reading Series. Betts, an award-winning author, poet, lawyer, and advocate for criminal justice reform will join us to present an excerpt of the solo show he is developing based on Felon. The work engages with the contemporary moment, mass incarceration, and the challenges of having a complicated conversation about crime, punishment, and sorrow in America.

Reginald Dwayne Betts is an award-winning author, poet, lawyer, and outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform. Betts transformed himself from a sixteen-year old kid sentenced to nine-years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate of the Yale Law School. His latest collection of poetry, Felon, interrogates and challenges our notions of justice. Longtime New York Times critic, Michiko Kukatani calls Betts’ work both “haunting and harrowing.

This presentation will occur LIVE on the Graduate College of Social Work’s Facebook and YouTube page

When: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:00 – 5:30 pm CST

Click for more information and registration.

InHER-Power: The Path to a Deeper Sense of Self

The Soul Focused Group is excited to collaborate with the Human Solidarity Project and Tirza Motivates, LLC. to host our first Women of Color Virtual event, affectionately titled, InHER-Power: The Path to a Deeper Sense of Self. This event is for women who wish to uncover and transcend into their true selves.

Save the Date:
April 17, 2021 @1:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M. EST

To Learn more about the Event and to Register Visit:https://soulfocusedgroup.com/InHER-Power

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Houston Public Library Mobile Bus: hotspot check out

Did you know if you have a library card with the Houston Public Library, that you can have internet access? It’s true. Get online anywhere, anytime with HPL’s Mobile Wifi hotspot. HPL member’s can check out mobile phones, laptops, or tablets. Visit the website for more information on how you or someone you know can benefit from these great options. 

The HPL Mobile Bus will start visiting the Dixon Library and McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library. The Mobile Bus will be in the parking lot.

Where: Dixon Library: 8002 Hirsch Rd. Houston, Tx 77016
Days & Times: Wednesday’s 9am- 4pm and Saturday’s 10am- 4pm

or

Where: Kashmere Multi- Service Center (Kashmere Gardens) 5411 Pardee St. Houston, Tx 77026 (temporary location)

Days & Times: Monday’s 12pm- 7pm, Tuesday’s 12pm- 4pm, Thursday’s 12pm- 4pm, and Friday’s 9am- 4pm

Visit the website for more information on checking out devices or hotspots.

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