Reason to be optimistic about public schools
There are 900,000 children who call Harris County home but the reality is, we are not providing all our children with the education they need to achieve their dreams.
Houston Endowment Names New Directors
Houston Endowment today announced the appointment of Melanie Montague Trent and Pedro Alvarez to serve on its board of directors, effective July 1.
Houston Endowment Names New Senior Staff
Houston Endowment today announced the addition of several new senior staff members.
Houston Endowment Headquarters International Design Competition Launches
The foundation opened a global search for an outstanding design team of architects and landscape architects for its new headquarters, which will embed Houston Endowment in the community and strengthen its work bringing people together to achieve lasting positive change.
Houston Endowment Names New Director of Information Technology
Katie Niemann joined Houston Endowment May 6, 2019, as director of information technology.
Houston Endowment Acquires Land For New Office Facility
Houston Endowment announced today it has closed on the purchase of a 1.5-acre site for a new office facility.
Storytelling in times of trauma
Stories and storytelling are powerful tools. Stories can help a community explain who they are, what they want and why it matters.
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.
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.
Houston Endowment Names New Directors
Houston Endowment today announced the appointment of Ann Barnes, M.D., and Arshad Matin to serve on its board of directors, effective April 1.
Jesse H. Jones II named Chair of the Houston Endowment Board
Jesse H. Jones II began a two-year term as chair of the Houston Endowment board of directors January 1, 2018. He has served as a director since 2007.
Houston Endowment Program Officer Featured in “Relationships Matter” Report
The Center for Effective Philanthropy interviewed Houston Endowment Senior Program Officer Elizabeth Love about funder-grantee relationships for the new report, released yesterday.
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Houston Endowment Assessment Finds 310,000 Harris County Youth Have Mental Health Needs
Today, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) and Houston Endowment released a comprehensive assessment of the scope and quality of mental health services available for Harris County children, youth and their families.