RESOURCE GUIDE
FOOD ASSISTANCE
YMCA of Greater Houston: The YMCA has partnered with the Houston and Montgomery County food banks and others to provide food to families in need. Its schedule for the rest of this week is:
• Wednesday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Alief Family YMCA (hosted at Leroy Crump Stadium) 12321 Alief Clodine; MD Anderson Family YMCA, 705 Cavalcade; and Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA, 15055 Wallisville Road; 10 a.m.-noon at T.W. Davis Family YMCA (Hosted by Four Corners Community Center), 15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land; and noon-2 p.m. at YMCA International Services, Westpark, Suite 600.
• Thursday: 9-11 a.m. at Aldine Greenspoint YMCA at Tom Wussow Park, 500 Greens Road; 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at East End YMCA (hosted by AAMA Sanchez Charter School), 6001 Gulf Freeway and Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA, 1234 W. 34th; 1-6 p.m. at Greater Grace Church, 10800 Scott; and noon-4 p.m. Tellepsen YMCA Food Pantry, 808 Pease.
• Friday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Alief Family YMCA (hosted at Leroy Crump Stadium), 12321 Alief Clodine, MD Anderson Family
YMCA, 705 Cavalcade, and Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA, 15055 Wallisville Road; noon-2 p.m. at YMCA International Services, Westpark, Suite 600.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA (hosted by North Houston Skate Park), 12351 Kuykendahl, and Connect YMCA, 6700 Bellaire; and 1 p.m. until supplies are gone at Pasadena Convention Center, 7902 Fairmont Parkway.
Attack Poverty: Attack Poverty with Wingstop, the Houston Food Bank and Freedom Automotive will provide nonperishable food, cleaning supplies, toilet paper and children’s resources 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at Stafford High School, 1625 Staffordshire Road, Stafford.
HEALTH
Bey Health: Tina Knowles Lawson has launched the #IDIDMYPART campaign in partnership with daughter Beyonce’s BeyGOOD nonprofit to urge racial and ethnic minorities to get tested for COVID-19 to help curb the spread of the disease.
The United Memorial Medical Center will administer 500 coronavirus tests 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday at Cullen Middle School, 6900 Scott, and another 500 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Forest Brook Middle School, 7525 Tidwell. Participants will not need to leave their vehicles. In addition to the testing, the #IDIDMYPART campaign will distribute face masks, gloves, vitamins and household supplies and BeyGOOD will distribute free H-E-B gift cards and vouchers for a hot meal from Frenchy’s Chicken and Burns Original Bar-B-Q.
HEROES OF COVID-19
Nominate: Houstonians are showing courage and resilience — coming together to help those vulnerable and in need. These everyday heroes make Houston strong, and we want to celebrate them. Nominate the heroes on the front line in your community: doctors, nurses, grocery store workers, business owners and volunteers. Send your nominee’s name and contact information to houstonheroes@chron.com and tell us about your hero.