Houston Endowment Names New Vice President for Finance
Sheel Patel will be the top financial leader at the Foundation and member of the executive leadership team.
Why We Support the Harris County Youth Collective
Dual-status youth are among our most vulnerable. What we learn from better serving children in both systems will help us better serve children in either.
Houston Endowment Names New Education Program Officer
Alexandra Chung Rouse will join Houston Endowment Oct. 1, 2018, as program officer for education.
Now live: The Houston Flood Museum
New online “museum” invites visitors to share their own experiences of Harvey
Coming Soon: the Houston Flood Museum
HFM will give everyone who experienced Harvey the opportunity to share their own stories in their own way.
Houston Endowment Speaks Out Against Family Separation and Detention Policies
As a philanthropic institution that is working to improve the quality of life of residents in greater Houston, we know it is not possible to do so without justice for all people.
Hispanics in Houston underrepresented at the ballot box and in local offices
The 2018 Houston Civic Health Index, commissioned by Houston Endowment, examines the degree to which Greater Houston residents participate in political discussion, engage in nonpolitical civic behavior, volunteer and interact with one another.
New Community Plan Offers Recommendations to Improve Maternal Health in Harris County
The culmination of a year-long planning and research effort, the plan identifies the most important forces behind Harris County’s high rate of maternal morbidity – defined as unexpected complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery – and offers recommendations for action to improve maternal health.
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium report conveys need to accelerate paradigm shift
“Strategies for Flood Mitigation in Greater Houston, Edition 1” calls for accelerating the paradigm shift underway in how the Houston area plans for and recovers from flooding and its consequences.
Houston Endowment Co-hosts Funders’ Network Conference; Senior Program Officer Appointed to Network’s Board
Houston Endowment co-hosted the 2018 Annual Conference of the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, a national affinity group of foundations with an interest in the intersection of environmental sustainability, community development and social equity.