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The unique challenges, vulnerabilities, and solutions to youth homelessness

Posted on April 14, 2022 · Today, we discuss youth homelessness – including misconceptions, increased risks, and services available for help. And, a Houston youth tells her own story of healing and getting back on her feet.

Housing

Covenant House Texas breaks ground for its new location, expected to open in 2024

Posted on March 9, 2023 · The new four-story, 104,000 square foot building will occupy more youth, supportive services, clinic and mental health spaces, a computer lab, music studio, fitness center, chapel, outdoor greenspace and other necessities that will help youth transition into adulthood.

Housing

Homeless outreach groups are preparing Houston’s unhoused population for extreme cold

Posted on December 21, 2022 · Outreach teams from across the city have been directing unhoused people to shelters and providing cold weather supplies ahead the incoming freeze.

Houston Matters

Organization Reintegrates Gang Members Into Society Using Mentors

Posted on October 10, 2017 · We revisit our conversation with Charles Rotramel of Houston re:Vision, an organization that works with young people who’ve been involved with gangs, helping reintegrate them into society and pairing them with mentors.

Houston Matters

Organization Reintegrates Gang Members into Society Using Mentors

Posted on March 28, 2017 · This week (March 30-April 1, 2017), the Rothko Chapel is hosting a symposium on issues related to criminal justice. The event is called An Act of Justice: Undoing the Legacy of Mass Incarceration and focuses on the harmful effects of mass incarceration on individuals, families, communities and the nation. There will be workshops, panels and […]

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The unique challenges, vulnerabilities, and solutions to youth homelessness

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