See the 2026 County Connections grantees
Updated
The County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2026, funded directly by Harris County, supports nonprofit organizations that address the need for youth services during the summer. Funding for the County Connections project is provided by Harris County and administered by the Center for Afterschool, Summer, and Enrichment for Kids or CASE for Kids, a division of Harris County Department of Education. Initiatives funded by the CASE for Kids County Connections project provide comprehensive summer programs, short-term projects and summer camps hosted in-person or virtually from a variety of locations, including schools, community centers, apartment complexes, and churches.
The nonprofit organizations listed have been awarded a County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2026 grant. This year, 78 organization applications were received requesting over $2.2M in funding across all four Commissioner Precincts. In total, more than $1.4M was awarded to over 70 organizations to provide engaging summer activities to sites across the county. The organizations listed on the following pages will provide diverse activities for youth during the summer months in 2026. Activities offered will include fine arts, academic enrichment, college exploration, and youth mentoring.
Congratulations to all grant recipients! We are grateful to Harris County for their investment and support of out-of-school time programming.
Commissioner Rodney Ellis - Harris County Precinct 1
|
Grantee |
Award Amount |
|---|---|
|
AFA (American Festival for the Arts) |
$14,000 |
|
Art League Houston (Ash) |
$14,000 |
|
Autism Meets Faith |
$20,000 |
|
Be A Champion, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
BenCheri Educational Center |
$14,000 |
|
Bethel's Family Baptist Church |
$5,100 |
|
Bethel's Family Christian Academy, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston |
$20,000 |
|
Brave Little Company |
$5,100 |
|
Change Happens |
$10,500 |
|
College Community Career |
$14,000 |
|
Comp-U-Dopt, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Consumer Energy Education Foundation |
$14,000 |
|
Diaz Music Institute |
$20,000 |
|
DiscoverU |
$10,000 |
|
Girls Inc. of Greater Houston |
$18,400 |
|
Gordon Education Initiatives for the Performing Arts |
$5,100 |
|
HITS Theatre |
$5,100 |
|
HYPE Freedom School, Inc. |
$20,000 |
|
Intertwined |
$19,150 |
|
JS & D Sports Development Outreach Ministries |
$14,000 |
|
Legends Do Live |
$14,000 |
|
Living Word Christian Academy |
$20,000 |
|
MEN, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
Mentoring Mighty Minds |
$5,100 |
|
Monarch Academy |
$5,100 |
|
Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts |
$14,000 |
|
Perfect Connection |
$10,000 |
|
Project Row Houses |
$14,000 |
|
Reaching Houston |
$5,100 |
|
Recipe for Success Foundation |
$9,500 |
|
RSA of Dance & Performing Arts |
$14,000 |
Commissioner Adrian Garcia – Harris County Precinct 2
|
Grantee |
Award Amount |
|---|---|
|
Attack Poverty |
$5,100 |
|
Autism Meets Faith |
$20,000 |
|
Avenue CDC |
$14,000 |
|
Be A Champion, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston |
$20,000 |
|
College Community Career |
$14,000 |
|
Community Family Centers |
$14,000 |
|
Diaz Music Institute |
$20,000 |
|
Fellowship of Purpose Early Childhood Learning Center (Purpose Kids) |
$5,100 |
|
Gordon Education Initiatives for the Performing Arts |
$5,100 |
|
Houston Youth Symphony |
$7,400 |
|
Mentoring Mighty Minds |
$5,100 |
|
Neighbors In Action, Inc, |
$15,000 |
|
Precinct2gether, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Safe Diversity Communities |
$5,100 |
|
Segundo Barrio Children's Chorus |
$20,000 |
|
The Artist Boat |
$14,000 |
|
The PRYDE Foundation |
$5,100 |
|
The Woods Project, Inc. |
$14,000 |
|
TWST4Girls |
$5,100 |
|
Wesley Community Center |
$10,500 |
|
World Youth Foundation, Inc. |
$14,000 |
|
Young Audiences, Inc. of Houston |
$20,000 |
|
Young Men Christian Association of Greater Houston Area (YMCA) |
$14,000 |
Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey – Harris County Precinct 3
|
Grantee |
Award Amount |
|---|---|
|
Autism Meets Faith |
$20,000 |
|
Barrett Economic & Community Development Organization |
$20,000 |
|
Be A Champion, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
College Community Career |
$14,000 |
|
Consumer Energy Education Foundation |
$14,000 |
|
Da Camera Society of Texas |
$5,100 |
|
Diaz Music Institute |
$20,000 |
|
EZ Kids Creativity Shell |
$20,000 |
|
Gordon Education Initiatives for the Performing Arts |
$5,100 |
|
JS & D Sports Development Outreach Ministries |
$14,000 |
|
Mentoring Mighty Minds |
$5,100 |
|
Monarch Academy |
$5,100 |
|
RaRa Foundation |
$5,100 |
|
Reaching Houston |
$5,100 |
|
Sewa International, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
The Artist Boat |
$9,900 |
|
TWST4Girls |
$5,100 |
|
World Youth Foundation, Inc. |
$14,000 |
|
Young Audiences, Inc. of Houston |
$20,000 |
|
Young Men Christian Association of Greater Houston Area (YMCA) |
$14,000 |
Commissioner Lesley Briones - Harris County Precinct 4
|
Grantee |
Award Amount |
|---|---|
|
Autism Meets Faith |
$20,000 |
|
Be A Champion, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston |
$20,000 |
|
Brave Little Company |
$5,000 |
|
Bricks Foundation |
$5,100 |
|
CHAT (Culture of Health-Advancing Together) |
$10,000 |
|
Chinese Community Center, Inc. |
$20,000 |
|
College Community Career |
$14,000 |
|
Consumer Energy Education Foundation |
$14,000 |
|
Diaz Music Institute |
$20,000 |
|
FamilyPoint Resources |
$5,100 |
|
Girls Inc. of Greater Houston |
$18,900 |
|
Good News Full Gospel Fellowship Church |
$5,100 |
|
Gordon Education Initiatives for the Performing Arts |
$5,100 |
|
Houston reVision |
$14,000 |
|
JJ's I'm Me Foundation |
$5,100 |
|
Making It Better, dba Literacy Now |
$15,000 |
|
Mentoring Mighty Minds |
$5,100 |
|
Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees |
$14,000 |
|
Sewa International, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
Sisters Empowering S.I.S.T.A.S., Inc. |
$8,000 |
|
Spectrum Linx Foundation, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
SpringSpirit, Inc. |
$5,100 |
|
The Artist Boat |
$10,000 |
|
The Sanders Hand |
$14,000 |
|
The Woods Project, Inc. |
$14,000 |
|
Today's Youth |
$5,600 |
|
TWST4Girls |
$5,100 |
|
World Youth Foundation, Inc. |
$14,000 |
|
Young Audiences, Inc. of Houston |
$20,000 |
|
Yuth United Through Heartz |
$20,000 |