QUALITY OF LIFE: SAN JACINTO TEXAS HISTORIC DISTRICT GRANTS SAN JACINTO TEXAS HISTORIC DISTRICT AWARDS GRANTS TO FOUR ENTITIES DURING A PANDEMIC YEAR Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it brought, the San Jacinto Texas Historic District (SJTHD) proudly awarded multiple grants to entities across Harris County Precinct 2 this year. Those projects included: Imelda Assistance Fund, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, City of Morgan’s Point Elevated Storage Tank Painting and The Bridge for Kids. The Imelda Assistance Fund was established by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in an effort to meet the needs of those who have suffered damage during Tropical Storm Imelda and the flooding that followed. The Imelda Assistance Fund will disperse $10,000 of grant money to nonprofit organizations that provide services to individuals impacted by the tropical storm. This grant will help efforts related to cleanup, repairing, rebuilding, and other recovery efforts. The City of Morgan’s Point received one $5,000 matching grant for the placement of their city logo on the water tower located between Wilson Street and Blackwell Street, just south of Main Street. Harris County Precinct2gether received four $5,000 matching grants – for a grand total of $20,000 – for continued participation in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library/Read2gether programs. The initiative gifts free books to children in participating communities from birth through five years, regardless of their income, and the grant funds awarded will cover direct costs for books and postage for enrolled children. Specifically, the four grants cover 30 different elementary schools in the SJTHD footprint, including Jacinto City, Northshore, and East End. The program has already made great strides towards promoting literacy in our region and the world. The program is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia and reached a milestone of one hundred million distributed books in 2019. The final grant awarded this year benefited the women’s shelter of The Bridge Over Trouble Waters. Their capital campaign to expand their facility and create “The Bridge for Kids” center will help support hundreds of kids impacted by family violence and homelessness. The $5,000 grant will go towards the campaign for the new facility, which will double their current capacity and allow the organization to expand their impact. The San Jacinto Texas Historic District is a collaborative entity that brings together the port region communities of East Harris County (Precinct Two). Our mission, carried out in partnership with the Economic Alliance Quality of Life Task Force, is to continue the tradition of showcasing the history and beauty of the communities in our district. SJTHD is committed to funding projects that promote public safety, beautification, special projects, outreach, and other priorities aligned with its mission. To learn more about the the San Jacinto Texas Historic District, visit their Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/SanJacintoTexasHistoricDistrict/.
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