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World Harvest Outreach is hosting a job fair in Sunnyside! Whether you're an employer looking to find the right talent or a job seeker ready to take the next step in your career, this event is for you! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register and don't miss this chance to connect and explore new opportunities.


CenterPoint Energy's Agencies in Action Program

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  • You are a residential customer of CenterPoint Energy Electric.
  • Your home is at least 16 years old.
  • Your annual household income qualifies you to meet income guidelines or you receive benefits from a public assistance program.
  • (SNAP, Medical Assistance or Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, Public Housing, Children’s Health Insurance, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)

GIVE US A CALL! (855-751-6432) or visit CenterPointEnergy.com/AgenciesinAction


Building Food Security: 101

Thank you for joining the Building Food Security: 101 Panel Discussion meeting on Tuesday, March 29 to hear about the challenges of food insecurity in our communities and learned about how residents can advocate for fresh foods at their local grocery stores, create farmers' markets, and connected with partners to achieve food security.
This virtual meeting provided residents with the tools and resources needed to combat food insecurities, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
























USEFUL COMMUNITY RESOURCE!




World Harvest Outreach is hosting a job fair in Sunnyside! Whether you're an employer looking to find the right talent or a job seeker ready to take the next step in your career, this event is for you! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register and don't miss this chance to connect and explore new opportunities.


CenterPoint Energy's Agencies in Action Program

Provides...

You qualify if:

  • You are a residential customer of CenterPoint Energy Electric.
  • Your home is at least 16 years old.
  • Your annual household income qualifies you to meet income guidelines or you receive benefits from a public assistance program.
  • (SNAP, Medical Assistance or Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, Public Housing, Children’s Health Insurance, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)

GIVE US A CALL! (855-751-6432) or visit CenterPointEnergy.com/AgenciesinAction


Building Food Security: 101

Thank you for joining the Building Food Security: 101 Panel Discussion meeting on Tuesday, March 29 to hear about the challenges of food insecurity in our communities and learned about how residents can advocate for fresh foods at their local grocery stores, create farmers' markets, and connected with partners to achieve food security.
This virtual meeting provided residents with the tools and resources needed to combat food insecurities, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.























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  • Share Grand Opening of Sunnyside’s Newest Little Library on Facebook Share Grand Opening of Sunnyside’s Newest Little Library on Twitter Share Grand Opening of Sunnyside’s Newest Little Library on Linkedin Email Grand Opening of Sunnyside’s Newest Little Library link

    Grand Opening of Sunnyside’s Newest Little Library

    by lindsey.williams, almost 3 years ago

    In April 2022 the South Union CDC Solar Outdoor classroom held a grand opening event for Sunnyside’s newest little library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization with more than 100,000 registered Little Free Library book-sharing boxes worldwide.

    Ben Litofsky constructed and donated a new little library to the Sunnyside Complete Community as his Bar Mitzvah project. Ben reached out to the Complete Communities team to identify a site that would be able to receive the donation and greatly benefit. His focus was to promote literacy for all and help amplify an area that the Kid's Meal team was trying... Continue reading

  • Share DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATION on Facebook Share DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATION on Twitter Share DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATION on Linkedin Email DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATION link

    DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE COMMUNITIES UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL CLASS GRADUATION

    by lindsey.williams, over 3 years ago


    The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) is proud to announce the inaugural Complete Communities University (CCU) Class of Fall 2021 graduation. Twenty-three graduates were honored at a graduation ceremony held on December 1, 2021 at the Houston Public Library Barbara Bush Literary Plaza. The ceremony featured brief remarks by representatives of DON, the Mayor’s Office, and City Council Districts F and At-Large 2, and the presentation of certificates of course completion to the graduates.

    HOUSTON - The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) is proud to announce the inaugural Complete Communities University (CCU) Class of Fall 2021 graduation. Twenty-three graduates were honored at... Continue reading

  • Share Two Houston Artists Selected to Commission Works For New Sunnyside Multi-Service Center on Facebook Share Two Houston Artists Selected to Commission Works For New Sunnyside Multi-Service Center on Twitter Share Two Houston Artists Selected to Commission Works For New Sunnyside Multi-Service Center on Linkedin Email Two Houston Artists Selected to Commission Works For New Sunnyside Multi-Service Center link

    Two Houston Artists Selected to Commission Works For New Sunnyside Multi-Service Center

    by lindsey.williams, over 3 years ago
    The City of Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) announced today the selection of two local artists whose work will become an integral part of the new Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center.
    Creative concepts from Houston-based visual artists Jesse Lott and Irene Antonia Diane Reece were selected out of more than 92 artists and artists groups for commissioning and will debut with the opening of the new facility.
    "Our city's multi-service centers provide social services for communities in Houston and address the needs and well-being of multiple generations – from our elders to our young mothers and their children,"
    ... Continue reading
  • Share Dumpstoppers Clean up by Sunnyside Neighborhood Taskforce Huge Success on Facebook Share Dumpstoppers Clean up by Sunnyside Neighborhood Taskforce Huge Success on Twitter Share Dumpstoppers Clean up by Sunnyside Neighborhood Taskforce Huge Success on Linkedin Email Dumpstoppers Clean up by Sunnyside Neighborhood Taskforce Huge Success link

    Dumpstoppers Clean up by Sunnyside Neighborhood Taskforce Huge Success

    by lindsey.williams, over 3 years ago

    The Sunnyside Neighborhood task force took on their first big project. This resident led effort was aided by a LISC grant awarded to Mel Young of Young Community and Culture group. Over 100 resident leaders, students, and stakeholders were able to clean Cloverand Park, Worthing High School surrounding area, and Scott & 610 intersection. With the help of Sunnyside CC, District D Councilmember Carolynn Evans Shabazz and staff, the Precinct One team, Worthing High School, and the Houston Parks Board this event was able to make a big impact in the Sunnyside Complete Community




  • Share Honorary Street Marker Placed for Clifford Branch, Jr. on Facebook Share Honorary Street Marker Placed for Clifford Branch, Jr. on Twitter Share Honorary Street Marker Placed for Clifford Branch, Jr. on Linkedin Email Honorary Street Marker Placed for Clifford Branch, Jr. link

    Honorary Street Marker Placed for Clifford Branch, Jr.

    by lindsey.williams, over 3 years ago




    Sunday, August 1, family, friends, and residents of Larkspur Street in Sunnyside celebrated one of their own com with City of Houston honorary street markers dedicated to ex-Raider football legend Clifford Branch, Jr. on what would have been his 73rd birthday. The blue markers were placed at either end of the 4800 Block of Larkspur between Chain and Coffee streets.

    Branch started his road to athletics by playing catch and having foot races with his neighborhood friends up and down Larkspur. From there he played football and track at Houston’s Worthing High School and nearby Wharton Junior College before transferring... Continue reading

  • Share New Sunnyside Health And Multi-Service Center Construction Kicks Off on Facebook Share New Sunnyside Health And Multi-Service Center Construction Kicks Off on Twitter Share New Sunnyside Health And Multi-Service Center Construction Kicks Off on Linkedin Email New Sunnyside Health And Multi-Service Center Construction Kicks Off link

    New Sunnyside Health And Multi-Service Center Construction Kicks Off

    by lindsey.williams, almost 4 years ago

    Work is officially underway on a new Houston Health Department facility to better serve the Sunnyside community, a focus of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Houston Complete Communities Initiative. Read More HERE



  • Share Stronger Together- Two Young Black Sunnyside Farmers featured in Edible Houston on Facebook Share Stronger Together- Two Young Black Sunnyside Farmers featured in Edible Houston on Twitter Share Stronger Together- Two Young Black Sunnyside Farmers featured in Edible Houston on Linkedin Email Stronger Together- Two Young Black Sunnyside Farmers featured in Edible Houston link

    Stronger Together- Two Young Black Sunnyside Farmers featured in Edible Houston

    by lindsey.williams, almost 4 years ago

    Find out how two young Black Sunnyside resident farmers & PVAMU alums Ivy Walls and Jeremy Peaches are working to feed and reinvigorate and feed the Sunnyside community! Take a peak at the Edible Houston Article to learn more.

  • Share Complete Community Meeting: 03.17.2021 on Facebook Share Complete Community Meeting: 03.17.2021 on Twitter Share Complete Community Meeting: 03.17.2021 on Linkedin Email Complete Community Meeting: 03.17.2021 link

    Complete Community Meeting: 03.17.2021

    by lindsey.williams, about 4 years ago

    On March 17, 2021, at 6 pm, the Sunnyside Complete Community held a meeting to update the community on exciting ongoing projects in the Sunnyside Community.

    The Agenda included:

    • Houston Parks Board & Precinct One– Updates for Hill at Sims Project
    • Houston Public Library – Johnson Neighborhood Library Program Updates
    • Houston Financial Empowerment Center – Winter Storm Resources
    • AIA / HNOMA Designing For Impact
    • Ivy Leaf Farm
    • FEMA to Sunnyside for Disaster Assistance Event
    • LISC Grant Opportunities Community Announcements led by Sasha Marshall