Programs

  • COVID-19 Detection Pilot Projects

    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN GREATER HOUSTON, TWO INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED NOVEL SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING COVID-19 IN CITY WASTEWATER, THEREBY ENABLING IDENTIFICATION OF ZIP CODES AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AT GREATEST RISK. FUNDED BY THE CDC FOUNDATION AND THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RICE FACULTY COLLABORATED TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAMS, WHICH WERE THEN SHARED WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $814.6K

  • My Brother's Keeper Houston

    MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (MBK) IS PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. AS STUDENTS RETURNED TO SCHOOL AND IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, MBK HOUSTON WORKED WITH NUMEROUS HOUSTON-BASED PARTNERS INCLUDING SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A CITYWIDE FRAMEWORK FOR WORKING COLLECTIVELY ON INITIATIVES THAT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR STUDENTS. THROUGH THE FREEPORT LNG RISE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND BY WORKING WITH PARTNER MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE URBAN SCHOLARS INSTITUTE, 8 MILLION STORIES AND 100 BLACK MEN, 11 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES IN TEXAS AND OTHER STATES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $274.9K

  • See To Succeed Program

    SEE TO SUCCEED (STS) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ILLUMINATING A PATH FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC EYE CARE AND HIGH-QUALITY CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES. SEE TO SUCCEED IMPROVES VISION AND VISION-RELATED HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL FACTORS BY PROVIDING FREE VISION EXAMS AND CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR TO SCHOOL CHILDREN 6 - 18 YEARS OLD. DURING THE FALL OF 2021 SEE TO SUCCEED CELEBRATED ITS 10TH YEAR MARKING A MILESTONE OF SERVING OVER 92,000 HOUSTONIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $181.2K