Acres Homes February Updates

February Updates

Greetings Acres Homes! We have some exciting things happening in the community

MEETING

Our February Meeting was held on on 2.1.22 had a packed schedule.Unfortunately, due to permission settings, we could not retrieve the meeting recording.

1. Below are links to meeting presentation materials
2. Meeting Presentation: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/7988/widgets/32803/documents/28004
   • Bethune Empowerment Project Updates: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/7988/widgets/32803/documents/28006
   • Proposed Mobility Study Presentation: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/7988/widgets/32803/documents/28003
   • IEDC Report Findings: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/7988/widgets/32803/documents/28003

Next Meeting : March 1, 2022 @6:30 pm

There is a NEW link for the monthly meetings. They will still occur at the same time and date.

Please cancel the old calendar invite if you have not done so already

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app- Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only) +1 936-755-1521,,320475521#

Phone Conference ID: 320 475 521#

WORKING GROUPS

We are restructuring our working group meeting cadences and objectives for the Complete Communities initiative

• If you are interested in joining the All Lights On Houston working group please sign up here: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/embeds/projects/7988/survey-tools/9587
• If you are interested in joining the Economic Development working group please sign up here: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/embeds/projects/7988/survey-tools/11407

HEALTH & FITNESS

• World Cancer Day, a global initiative to end cancer, was celebrated on February 4^th at MD Anderson Cancer Center highlighting the incredible collective work that is happening as part of Be Well Acres Homes. You can read the article here.
• Houston Parks and Recreation Department is offering fitness programs:
  • Fitness classes of 6-week sessions available at Lincoln Community Center (registration on site)
  • Adult Zumba classes, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.  
  • Senior Fitness program, Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • Youth Fitness program, Tuesdays, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Soccer for Success classes for youth ages 5 – 14 started on February 15^th at Highland Park
  • Register here to attend Houston Parks Board’s Spring Fling event on Saturday, March 12^th at the location of the future Inwood Recreation Phase.

HEALTHY FOOD 

• Through UTHealth School of Public Health’s Nourish program, a culinary medicine program, Harris Health started teaching nutrition classes to patients utilizing their Food Farmacy and Teaching Kitchen on February 1^st
• The food distribution at Lone Star College-Houston North, Victory location, has been rescheduled for February 22^nd and their Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) nutrition classes for adults 50+ started on February 15^th
• Sign up here to volunteer on Wednesdays at the Multi-service Center garden with PVAMU
• If your school is interested in hosting Brighter Bites, the application is now open for summer 2022, and the 2022-2023 school year. Please apply here.