Community Bridges

Q&A: Helping bridge the gaps in maternal health care in Houston

The Community Bridges program continues to seek better outcomes for those in need in the Greater Houston area.

Community Bridges fellows continue to advance equitable solutions for Houston

In partnership with 16 nonprofit partner organizations, the 27 fellows in the 2022-2023 Community Bridges cohort grappled with urban inequality and poverty issues within Greater Houston communities.

Data partnership bears fruit for Urban Harvest's work confronting food insecurity

Food insecurity has been an increasingly urgent challenge that has afflicted the Houston region, especially during recent crises like Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Winter Storm Uri.

Community Bridges work demonstrates the need for nonprofits to be responsive, accessible despite disparities

With 25 years of service, the Girls Empowerment Network's focus on listening and being responsive to its clients drove home a key lesson: For any nonprofit to be effective, it needs to continually make its services accessible to people.

In its 10th year, Community Bridges projects confront ever-apparent inequalities in Houston

The inequality that exists across Houston neighborhoods has perhaps never been more evident than it has over the past year.

Harris County's New Marijuana Policies Could Keep Doors From Being Closed on Users

Blacks are more than three times as likely as whites to be prosecuted for marijuana possession. Reforms in Harris County can help address that disparity.

What Happens When Teachers From Different Schools Start Collaborating

School inequities show up in the classroom. One approach seeks to mitigate that.