Alief - Westwood

Neighborhood Support Team and Work Groups Meeting!

GREAT NEWS!

The Alief-Westwood Complete Communities Action Plan has been approved by council. All your hard work on action items has helped formulate the final plan. Now we will begin to bring your action items to reality. It’s important to join a working group to get these projects done. Final plan is here: Alief-Westwood Action Plan

New! Upcoming Virtual Community Listening Sessions for Harwin Park and Forum Park in Alief-Westwood Complete Communities!

Alief

On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 6:00pm, the Alief-Westwood Complete Communities will host a community listening session to gather community feedback on potential improvements to Harwin Park. To attend this Complete Community meeting and listening session, see meeting details:

Westwood

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 6:00pm, the Alief-Westwood Complete Communities will host a community listening session to gather community feedback on potential improvements to Forum Park. To attend this Complete Communities meeting and listening session, see meeting details:

This listening session is part of Mayor Turner’s 50/50 Park Partners initiative. To read more about the initiative, click here: houston5050parkpartners.org

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 6:30-8:00pm

Microsoft Teams meeting

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+1 936-755-1521,,607920259# United States, Huntsville

Phone Conference ID: 607 920 259#

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Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 6:30-8:00pm

Microsoft Teams meeting

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+1 936-755-1521,,876131519# United States, Huntsville

Phone Conference ID: 876 131 519#

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Houston LISC is offering small grants to support community-led projects, activities, and campaigns. The goal of these grants is to seed community building and improve quality of life at the grass roots level. Grants are for $500-$5000. Ideal applications are for projects that develop civic engagement, community relationship building, and support existing neighborhood plans. Anyone interested in applying for a grant is encouraged to bring project ideas to a grant workshop. Click the following links for: information packet and grant application. Applications due no later than April 15, 2021.

Here is the LISC presentation below:

2021 Small Grants Info Session presentation.pdf - Google Drive

The LISC Sports & Recreation team is excited to announce a new round of funding for the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program. The program offers matching grants up to $250,000 to build, refurbish or add amenities to multi-purpose playing fields that feature youth football programming. Click here for the Request for Proposals and here to get more information about the program. Proposals are due May 31, 2021. LISC will host a web meeting January 14, 2021 to inform and answer any questions about the program.

Houston Virtual Job Fair

Wed, Jan 27, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST

This Virtual Job Fair will allow you to discover who is hiring and what they are looking for. An online virtual event utilizes chat and video interviewing to help you land your dream job. Sending your resume every day and not getting a response can be very tiresome. Dress professional, hop online and give your best first impression at this virtual job fair. You could be the next Best Hire.

When you register for this online job fair you will get a confirmation email. Next you will receive communication about the upcoming event which will be delivered via email and a text reminding you to log on the day of the job fair. When you log in you will have the opportunity to interview with each company from the comfort of your home.

Link below to register:

https://www.besthirecareerfairs.com/event/houston-virtual-job-fair-january-27-2021/