You Are What You Eat: The Potential of Community Gardens
Angela Aie | Class of ’16 | May 4, 2015 The food environment of a community is extremely important because it can affect the health and well-being of the population living there. For a class assignment, we had to examine the food environment in the Greater Fifth...
Sowing Seeds, How Small Steps Can Make a Big Impact
Vickie Wang | Class of ’16 | April 27, 2015 It doesn’t seem quite right to call what I get to do through Community Bridges “work” because I would be more than willing to do this type of activity during my leisure time. Every Monday and...
Collaboration & Corn with CAN DO Houston
Kayla Hatchell | Class of ’15 | April 21, 2015 “TEAM – Together Everyone Achieves More”. This is one of Kelvin William’s favorite sayings. Kelvin, also known as the Urban Farmer, has a close relationship with CAN DO Houston, the organization I work with through...
If You Have Only Been Driving, You Might Need to Take Closer Look at Your City
Maggie Colson | Class of ’15 | April 13, 2015 How do you get around Houston? Despite being a sprawling and car-dependent city, for many low-income Houstonians the answer would be “public transportation.” But using public transportation (or not) doesn’t just...
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program: A Local Discussion on Neighborhood Issues
Felipe Arenas Gallo | Class of ’17 | April 6, 2015 Studying urban inequality in Houston through our SOCI 470 course has certainly been interesting for me as a Civil Engineering major. Our discussions on topics ranging from transportation to criminal justice,...Subscribe by Email
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