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$300,000 was granted to Houston Community College Foundation, in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to establish the Qatar Harvey Fund Scholarship program for Houston Community College students impacted by Hurricane Harvey. As an open-admission, two-year public institution with a high population of non-traditional students, the HCC student body was particularly vulnerable to the economic…
$500,000 was granted to the University of Houston (UH) Foundation, in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to establish the Qatar Harvey Fund Scholarship program. Hurricane Harvey’s broad destruction along the Gulf Coast significantly impacted students across the UH System. The UH System is comprised of four public universities that serve more than 73,000 students,…
$622,627 was granted to the Boys & Girls Clubs in Texas (BGC-TX), in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to cover the cost of hurricane damages to physical structures and supplies as well as supporting additional programming for youth to assist with their post-Harvey needs at 11 Clubs in Houston and southeast Texas. 2017 membership…
$2,500,000 was granted to Harris County towards the renovation and reconstruction of the Riverside Hospital Project in Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood. Medical facilities in the Third Ward were damaged during Hurricane Harvey, reducing healthcare services and support to the area. The newly-named Riverside Center will bring much needed medical care, substance abuse support and many…
$2.5 million was granted to the City of Houston Mayor’s Fund to Reduce Homelessness, created in 2018 after Houston’s homeless population increased for the first time since 2011 due to Hurricane Harvey. The Qatar Harvey Fund is the “Founding Funder” of this new initiative by Mayor Sylvester Turner. Administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the…
$1,154,116 was granted to Lamar University (LU), in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund, to establish the “LU Strong Center for Hurricane Harvey Assistance” as well as the Qatar Harvey Fund Scholarship program to support students affected by Hurricane Harvey. LU and the surrounding Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange area suffered considerable damage from Harvey-related flooding and the…
$1M was granted to the Texas A&M University System in partnership with the Rebuild Texas Fund to establish the Qatar Harvey Fund Assistance Program that will assist students at Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG), Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) and Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) who…
$241,113.57 was granted to the Wesley A.M.E. Church, which was founded in 1877, and suffered extensive roof, wall and ceiling damage from Hurricane Harvey. The Qatar Harvey Fund gift will fund necessary repairs so the Church can fully resume serving its more than 500 members and the broader Third Ward community through outreach programs. Status:…