Third Ward Complete Communities
Third Ward, located less than one mile southeast of downtown Houston, is one of Houston's most historic African American neighborhoods. The boundaries of the Complete Community area are consistent with the Super Neighborhood boundaries and span I-45 on the north, State Highway 288/I-69 on the west, Wheeler and Blodgett to the South, and along Texas Spur 5 on the east.
Created as one of the city's numbered political subdivisions shortly after Houston's founding in 1836, Third Ward is best known as a predominately African American community with a rich history and cultural legacy and a renewed sense of purpose and commitment.
Third Ward has been called the cradle of the city's civil rights movement because most of the social activism from the African American community grew out of Third Ward. Robert D. Bullard, a sociologist teaching at Texas Southern University, stated that Third Ward is "the city's most diverse black neighborhood and a microcosm of the larger black Houston community."
Greater 3rd Ward Super Neighborhood 67
Join us Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. for our Monthly SN67 meeting. The meeting is now Hybrid. You can join via Zoom or in Person. We look forward to seeing you again at the Third Ward Multi-Service Center, 3611 Ennis Street.
Please register for the meeting and upcoming meetings as well. https://bit.ly/SN67Meeting
Healthy Outdoor Communities
We hope to see you , TBA , at 6:00 pm during Healthy Outdoor Communities' bi-monthly community meeting via Zoom. The link to register for the meeting is shorturl. at/cgDKP. You will get a Google calendar invite to these meetings in the future.
You can see Zoom video recordings for these meetings in our shared Google folder HERE.
3rd Ward on Tap *TRE EDITION*
Postponed due to weather. May 11 is the new date.
Walking Toward Our Future
START YOUR WALK EARLY! MEET AT LAW HARRINGTON TO WALK TO CUNEY HOMES FRIDAY 8:45 AM, 2222 CLEBURNE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77004
Let's walk from Law Harrington at 8:45 am, then to Cuney Homes Community Center by 9 am to pick up our friends, then onward to Doshi House - together!
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, MEET AT CUNEY HOMES COMMUNITY CENTER AT 9 AM, 3260 TRUXILLO STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77004
Walk & Talk along the Columbia Tap Trail starting at 9 am and arrive at Doshi House after approximately 1.5 miles of walking and talking. Optional: a Ryde service is available for return, or you may walk back with us!
PLAN + PREPARE 2024
Let's RYDE
- Ride Circuit App: Seamlessly request rides and navigate the Third Ward using our user-friendly platform. It's simple and convenient!
- Operating Hours: Our local shuttle runs from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, ensuring convenient transportation during regular business hours.
- Eco-Friendly: RYDE's Third Ward Local Shuttle is 100% electric, promoting climate action and reducing carbon footprint. Together, we can make a difference!
- But it doesn't stop there! RYDE's initiative also tackles pressing community issues:
- Community Resiliency: We provide reliable and convenient transportation options, empowering residents and strengthening the community.
- Food Deserts: RYDE connects residents to grocery stores, making accessing fresh and healthy food options easier and combating food deserts.
- First-Last Mile Connectivity: Our on-demand shuttle fills the gap, ensuring residents can easily reach bus and train stops, reducing reliance on private vehicles.
Houston Toolbank
The Houston ToolBank is a nonprofit that provides fellow not-for-profit and community-focused organizations year-round access to an inventory of tools and equipment for use in projects, programs, and events. We provide tools to enhance the charitable sector’s capacity to serve, scale, and facilitate hands-on volunteerism. Access to ToolBank tools eliminates the need for agencies to incur the expense of purchasing, insuring, repairing, and storing tools, reducing the costs associated with service projects and allowing these agencies to focus more resources on their mission. We have a warehouse of 299 tool types and more than 15,000 tools, from essential items like shovels and hammers to more oversized," ticket items like generators, pressure washers, and high-quality power tools. To support the evolving needs of our community partners, we have added event equipment like a portable riser, folding tables and chairs, and lawn games. We have begun formalizing school partnerships and disaster programs.
Organizations can sign up to become ToolBank members at our website. www.houstontoolbank.org
LISC Houston launched the Small Grants program in 2015 with a focus on making a direct impact within neighborhoods and bringing communities together. Since the inception of this program, now entering its eighth year, over 52,000 participants have organized 100s of projects that leveraged millions towards community building in Houston’s under-resourced neighborhoods. Through this initiative, we strongly encourage 501c3 and 501c4 groups and organizations to work with your community stakeholders and civic leaders to develop and submit project ideas between $500-$5,000 focused on community organizing, strengthening civic engagement, and addressing issues connected to Houston’s GO Neighborhoods five pillars.
Please visit the website to learn more: https://www.lisc.org/houston/what-we-do/community-development/small-grants/
CenterPoint Energy's Agencies in Action Program
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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 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
ALL LIGHTS ON, HOUSTON!
- If there is tree canopy near street lighting, you can report this request to (http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/forestry/urbanforestry.html)
- To report a city tree that needs pruning or to request a tree removal permit, contact the Urban Forestry section by calling 311 or visit the 311 Houston Service Center online at www.houston311.org to submit your request.
- How to use 311 to report: http://www.houstontx.gov/311/images/311-portal-overview.mp4
- Outage Tracker (http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/) for current electric outage information.
For more information on how to report light poles that are out or need maintenance, request a new light pole, and report tree canopy, please utilize the video below with CenterPoint, Public Works, and Urban Forestry. Thank you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBFT-4zLbI
Development and Design Feedback Needed
When you typically see new development in your community the decisions on what's being built were often made years ago without your involvement. One of the ways we look to make real estate more equitable is through responsible development practices. For us that means grasping the concepts of tactical urbanism and incremental development by engaging in community led design.
Third Ward is home to several historic sites and commercial corridors. Our latest project, Project Griffin happens to lie at the intersection of the history and the future of the area. On a once forgotten corner, this site has the potential for new life due to changing development regulations and major public investments in neighborhood infrastructure & quality of life. With your help we'd like to create an engaging space that is walkable and anchored to the context of the surrounding community's design and history.
Take a few moments to learn about the site, area, and answer a few questions about what you think Project Griffin should grow to. Take survey here: https://bit.ly/33f31XR
-Do The Things That Matter http://www.dt3m.com/ Email: dt3m@realincllc.com
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S.H.A.P.E Community Center
Marcos Mazula Technology Center
S.H.A.P.E. Community Center hosted the dedication and grand opening of The Marcos Mazula Technology Center. Marcos Mazula was a long-time S.H.A.P.E. volunteer and children’s educational advocate who started the first technology program at the community center 10 years ago. Marcos was a gifted artist, with a passion for technology and he generously shared his gifts with the students in the S.H.A.P.E. community to expand their natural interests, curiosities, and horizons.
Together, Houston Community College (HCC) and Siemens will enable S.H.A.P.E. to introduce students to computer-aided design (CAD) software, 3D printing and engineering pathways that are not... Continue reading
Planner
Bennie Chambers III
City Planner
City of Houston - Planning & Development Department
Community & Regional Planning Division
Phone: 832.393.6636
City of Houston Disaster Preparedness Guide
The City of Houston Disaster Preparedness Guide (DPG) is updated annually and provides information about emergency planning to Houston residents.
The Guide is available in six languages for download: Click here for the guide: COH-DPG2020.pdf
Community Resources-Presentations
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This virtual meeting provided residents with the tools and resources to combat food insecurities, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Action Plan: Expand access to preventative healthcare ACTION STEPS: Partner with health providers and organizations to raise awareness regarding the importance of wellness and methods for attaining and maintaining wellness, Expand community gardens ACTION STEPS: Identify sites and vacant lots for new gardens or urban farms; Identify policy barriers to urban farming, Expand amenities at existing community gardens ACTION STEPS: Identify needs at existing sites, like Ecotone, Blodgett Urban Gardens and Alabama Gardens; Improvements might include electricity, lighting, wash stations, outdoor kitchens, fencing, seating; identify partners for funding and implementation of improvements; Connect local gardeners and growers with farmers markets or develop farm stands in the community.
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If you want to learn how to preserve your neighborhood's established character. Special Minimum Lot Size, Special Minimum Building Line, and Prohibited Yard Parking Ordinances.
Do you have more questions? Call us at 832-393-6600, or visit us online at https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Min-Lot_Size-Min_Bldg_Line.html.
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For more information on how to report light poles that are out or need maintenance, request a new light pole, and report tree canopy, please utilize the video with CenterPoint, Public Works, and Urban Forestry.
Action Plan: Improve Street Lighting ACTION STEPS: Work in partnership with Code Enforcement, who is surveying area streetlights, reporting broken lights, and working with CenterPoint for repair; Civic leaders should also report streetlight outages to Code Enforcement or CenterPoint; Install new lighting in areas that are not well-lit.
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Learn more at ProtectOurPipes.org.