$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:…