On Thursday, February 22, the final two modular homes were installed at Avenue’s newest project at the corner of Fulton and James Street in Houston’s Near Northside. This development includes a total of four new single-family homes, in a desirable location near major transit lines, including the METRO Light Rail, schools, places of worship and
Read More...In March, Avenue and Tecolotl Collective hosted a Building Language Justice workshop with 17 community members in attendance. The workshop gained consensus around the importance and necessity of having multilingual community spaces and how to create them. During the workshop, we launched the Interpreting for Justice Training Fellowship which is currently seeking bilingual applicants for
Read More...As we move into spring, our COVID vaccine work in partnership with Houston in Action is winding down. Avenue coordinated vaccines for more than 1,100 residents at 17 partner sites since August 2021. Vaccine events were strategically organized with local schools and churches to provide equitable access to residents and the community. In addition to vaccine
Read More...Avenue’s Community Initiatives Team has been partnering with schools to deliver COVID vaccines to our residents. Burbank Middle School’s wrap around specialist, Xiomara Ardon, and her colleagues in partnership with the Houston Health Department were able to host several successful events. “We are ecstatic about the impact we are making in the community. This initiative
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