Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) announces registration is now open for its afterschool programs at 23 different clubs in a five-county area, beginning on Aug. 10 and running throughout the school year. The hours of operation are 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. As the region’s leading youth development organization, BGCGH, now celebrating its 70th anniversary, has achieved an enviable record of creatively engaging, educating and empowering low-income youth in ways […]
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YMCA of Greater Houston Welcomes Applications for over 700 Seasonal and Permanent Positions across Greater Houston
Organization prepares for a fun-filled summer with exciting job opportunities at all YMCA locations The YMCA of Greater Houston is excited to welcome new and returning seasonal and part-time employees to the YMCA family. The organization is looking to fill over 700 positions this summer across all locations in the Greater Houston area. To ensure a safe, fun summer for all, the YMCA is in search of lifeguards, swim instructors, day camp counselors, resident camp counselors and […]
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Houston Opens New Club In Mission Bend In Fort Bend County To Serve More Area Youths
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston’s (BGCGH) new Mission Bend Club is now officially open for youths ages six to 17 in the Mission Bend area of Houston at 8709 Addicks Clodine Rd. The Club, the fourth to open in Fort Bend County, has been taking applications for new members. Fort Bend County Commissioner Grady Prestage served as the catalyst for BGCGH moving into the Mission Bend area. Fort Bend County owns the building […]
Aundre Smith with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston’s Johnny Mitchell Club in Galveston named Youth Ambassador by the Afterschool Alliance
Joins the 2020-21 Youth Ambassador class in advocating for strong afterschool programs Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, (BGCGH) announces that Aundre Smith, a member of the Johnny Mitchell Club in Galveston, has been named a 2020-2021 Youth Ambassador by the Afterschool Alliance in Washington, D.C. Smith is 16 and a sophomore at Galveston Ball High School. The Alliance selects qualified teens from organizations around the nation annually and then provides training, technical support and […]
Harmony Public Schools Reopens Today
October 12 marks the first day of school for all students who opted for in-person learning at Harmony Public Schools across the Greater Houston area. The safety and well-being of students and staff members is the number priority of Harmony Public Schools. The following is a list of all implemented safety precautions at every HPS building: Temperature screenings for students and staff Requiring all students and employees to wear a mask when on campus or in other […]
ReUse Textile Recycling Service: Recycling, Collecting and Transporting Donated Textiles Benefiting Houston Nonprofits
ReUse Textile Recycling Services, a Houston recycling service dedicated to reducing textile waste, is offering a simplified, transparent no contact donation collection and transportation of used clothing, shoes, and home goods that benefits local Houston nonprofits. “While recycling continues to grow in the U.S., on average, most people dump half of their body weight in clothing into landfills every year where it can sit for 200 years while 95 percent of used textiles could have […]