By Shondra Muhammad | Deputy Executive Director
Happy New Year and thank you all so much for your continued support!
Since our last report, we were very fortunate to make it through a mild hurricane season. During the early fall, some of the COVID restrictions relaxed and gave us an opportunity to do some planning and rebuilding. We’ve been able to develop new corporate and community partnerships, including a relationship with the Houston Texans football team. With mild weather and the community’s desire to engage in person, we were able to host a small celebration and fundraiser for our Executive Director’s 74th birthday.
Just as we were getting back to some sense of normalcy, the omicron variant hit the Houston-area with a bang. We were able to manage a safe and festive celebration of the first night of Kwanzaa. In light of the quickly spreading virus, we used the event as an opportunity to administer and distribute approximately 30 coronavirus rapid test kits. In the interest of safety for our staff and supporters, we cancelled the remaining nights of Kwanzaa events. Subsequent to that, we also suspended our regular programs, including youth, elder, and restaurant services.
As we acquire more testing kits, we will continue to make them available to the community. Additionally, we will provide opportunities for staff members to work from home, when possible. During this time, we have also sanitized both of our facilities, including all surfaces and vent systems. We have also distributed over 100 packages of disinfectant wipes, along with 12 oz. bottles of hand sanitizer and more than 500 masks.
By SHONDRA MUHAMMAD | Deputy Executive Director
By SHONDRA MUHAMMAD | Deputy Executive Director
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