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OUR IMPACT ZONE

more than

18,000
residents

88%

speak a language other than English

48%

poverty rate;

2% of households receive public assistance

5X

the population density of any other neighborhood

LOWEST

unemployment rate in Houston; but also one of the lowest median income

19

schools

within a one-mile radius

46%

of residents lack a high school diploma

OUR INITIATIVES

Clear Filters
HTX Sewn Goods
SHOPS @ Connect HighStar
Connect High Star Apartments
A New Vision for the ‘Gateway to Gulfton’
Legacy Southwest Clinic (NEW)
Early Childhood Learning Center
Jane Long Academy Park & Playground
Intersection / Parklet Project
YES Prep Gulfton Athletic Field & Mural
Soccer Field at the Gethsemane Campus of St. Luke’s UMC
(Future) Textile Lab & Entrepreneurship Center
Connect Community Summer Camps
Breakthrough Houston at Connect
Harvey Relief & Reconstruction
Connect to Character: A Social and Emotional Learning Program
The Connect Community Hub

KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

We believe that all students will learn and achieve at high levels when given the opportunity.

THE YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON:

We are a community-centered organization focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

ST. LUKE’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – GETHSEMANE CAMPUS:

Located in the heart of Gulfton, Gethsemane exists to be an epicenter of hope where faith is turned inside out in love for the community.

LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH – SOUTHWEST CLINIC:

Legacy Community Health is a full-service, Federally Qualified Health Center, identifying unmet needs and gaps in health related services and developing client-centered programs to address those needs.

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